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Iran newspaper: Strike Haifa if Israel killed scientist
TEHRAN, Iran - An opinion piece published by a hard-line Iranian newspaper on Sunday suggested Iran should attack the Israeli port city of Haifa if Israel carried out the killing of the scientist who ...
Nov 29, 2020
Asia Today: Cambodia tracks contacts after family infected
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian officials say a family of six and another man tested positive for the coronavirus in a rare case of local infection, and Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed concern that ...
Nov 29, 2020
Turkey's new virus figures confirm experts' worst fears
ANKARA, Turkey - When Turkey changed the way it reports daily COVID-19 infections, it confirmed what medical groups and opposition parties have long suspected - that the country is faced with an alarm...
Nov 29, 2020
North Korea toughens rules of entry to sea to fight virus
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea is further toughening restrictions on entering seawaters as part of elevated steps to fight the coronavirus pandemic, state media said Sunday, two days after So...
Nov 29, 2020
Hungarian official compares George Soros to Hitler
BUDAPEST, Hungary - A Hungarian ministerial commissioner has come under fire for an article comparing American-Hungarian billionaire and philanthropist George Soros, a staunch critic of Hungary's gove...
Nov 29, 2020
Angry Indian farmers reject government offer for talks
NEW DELHI - Protesting farmers on Sunday rejected the Indian government's offer to hold immediate talks if they ended their blockade of key highways they've held as they seek the scrapping of legislat...
Nov 29, 2020
Pope, with new cardinals, warns church against mediocrity
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, joined by the church's newest cardinals in Mass on Sunday, warned against mediocrity as well as seeking out "godfathers" to promote one's own career. Eleven of the 13 new ...
Nov 29, 2020
Conservatives attack Trudeau's 'reset' but they have ideas for their own
OTTAWA - Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre says building up the Canadian economy after the COVID-19 pandemic can't be achieved without a massive overhaul of the tax system and regulatory re...
Nov 29, 2020
Vanderbilt K Fuller becomes first woman to play in Power 5
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller became the first woman to participate in a Power Five conference football game when she kicked off to start the second half against Missouri on Saturday. Full...
Nov 28, 2020
COVID-19 cases in Canada remain on troubling course, Tam says, amid rising numbers
Canada's top doctor says the country is still on a troubling track for new COVID-19 infections as case counts continue mounting in much of the country. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam say...
Nov 28, 2020
