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Hong Kong police arrest 8 over university protest
Hong Kong authorities arrested eight people Monday in connection with an unauthorized protest at a university campus last month, amid a widening crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese ter...
Dec 07, 2020
Will the US ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?
NEW YORK - As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden's administration will put in place something Donald Trump's has not - a comprehensive national testing strategy. Such...
Dec 07, 2020
Egypt's El-Sissi pays state visit to France; activists angry
PARIS - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was meeting Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron for talks on fighting terrorism, the conflict in Libya and other regional issues as part of a ...
Dec 07, 2020
In Georgia, Loeffler again refuses to say Trump lost
ATLANTA - Sen. Kelly Loeffler repeatedly refused to acknowledge that President Donald Trump lost reelection in November, as she debated her Democratic opponent, Rev. Raphael Warnock, ahead of twin Geo...
Dec 07, 2020
Asia Today: South Korean minister warns of virus 'war zone'
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's health minister said Monday that the Seoul metropolitan area is now a "COVID-19 war zone," as the country reported another 615 new infections and the virus ap...
Dec 07, 2020
Psychiatrist to testify for sixth day at Toronto van attack trial
TORONTO - A psychiatrist retained by the defence will testify for a sixth straight day at the trial for the man who killed 10 people while driving a van down a Toronto sidewalk. Dr. Alexander Westphal...
Dec 07, 2020
Anglers seek protection for Alberta river they say is threatened by gravel plan
One of Alberta's largest grassroots conservation groups is to plead this week for the protection of a much-loved river from gravel mines it fears would damage a world-class trout fishery and undo year...
Dec 07, 2020
Meng's lawyers fight on against extradition as reports swirl of proposed plea deal
VANCOUVER - The legal fight against extradition to the United States for Meng Wanzhou is back on in a Vancouver court amid a report that the American Justice Department is discussing a deal in the cas...
Dec 07, 2020
Biden picks Calif. AG to be first Latino health secretary
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his ...
Dec 06, 2020
Duvernay-Tardif among five activist athletes named "Sportsperson of the Year" by SI
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif's busy 2020 has included a Super Bowl victory, working on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic and a return to school. He can now add another accolade to his resume. The 29-...
Dec 06, 2020