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Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage
DAMASCUS, Syria - Firefighters extinguished a blaze Sunday in a distillation unit at one of Syria's two oil refineries, Syrian state TV reported. No one was hurt, but the fire caused some damage to th...
May 09, 2021
In tense Jerusalem, flag-waving Israeli march to go ahead
JERUSALEM - Police on Sunday gave the go-ahead to the annual Jerusalem Day parade, a flag-waving display of Israeli claims to all of the contested city, despite days of unrest and soaring Israeli-Pale...
May 09, 2021
As cases grow, India's vaccination campaign falters
BENGALURU, India - Since India opened vaccinations to all adults this month, hoping to tame a disastrous coronavirus surge sweeping across the country, the pace of administering the shots has dropped ...
May 09, 2021
Maldives police say key suspect in Nasheed attack arrested
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Maldives police said Sunday they arrested a person believed to be the prime suspect in an explosion that critically wounded the country's former president and which was blamed on ...
May 09, 2021
Putin tells Red Square parade that Nazi ideas persist
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe with a speech warning that Nazi beliefs remain strong. Speaking to the annual military parade on M...
May 09, 2021
Eyeing reelection bid, Macron looks to repair French economy
PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron's plans for bringing France out of the pandemic aren't just about resuscitating long-closed restaurants, boutiques and museums. They are also about preparing his poss...
May 09, 2021
Johnson calls for UK talks after Scottish Nationalists win
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday invited the leaders of the U.K.'s devolved nations for crisis talks on the union after Scotland's pro-independence party won its fourth straight...
May 09, 2021
For a view of a COVID-19 future, Canadians should look across the pond
OTTAWA - On May 3, the British government announced that only one person had died of COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours. It was a sharp turn around in a little over three months, from the country's wor...
May 09, 2021
Grappling with how to press the virtual flesh, parties gear up for election showdown
OTTAWA - The three main national parties are firing up their election engines, even as they insist they want to steer clear of a campaign. Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats are on the move in ...
May 09, 2021
Two-year EI review needed to buy time for needed tech upgrades, Qualtrough says
OTTAWA - Canada's employment minister says a budgetary pledge for funding to study changes to the employment insurance system reflects realities that improvements to the safety net can't happen overni...
May 09, 2021