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Chloé Zhao becomes 1st woman of colour to win top DGA honour
Chlo Zhao's "Nomadland" continued its tour of dominance through awards season Saturday night, when Zhao took top honours at the 73rd annual Directors Guild Association Awards. She is the second woman ...
Apr 11, 2021
Son says Philip's death has left 'huge void' in queen's life
LONDON - The death of Prince Philip has left a "huge void" in Queen Elizabeth II's life, their son Prince Andrew said Sunday, as well-wishers continued to leave floral tributes outside the gates of ro...
Apr 11, 2021
Jordan king, prince appear together for 1st time since rift
JERUSALEM - Jordan's King Abdullah II and his half brother Prince Hamzah made their first joint public appearance Sunday since a palace feud last week. Members of the Jordanian royal family marked the...
Apr 11, 2021
Bouquet-bearing public honours Philip, ignoring COVID warning
LONDON - British authorities have implored people to stay away from royal palaces as they mourn the death of Prince Philip in this time of COVID-19, but they keep coming. Not just to honour him, but t...
Apr 11, 2021
Chadians vote as Deby seeks to extend 3-decade presidency
N'DJAMENA, Chad - Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno was widely expected to win re-election Sunday, extending his three-decade-long rule in this central African nation after three top opposition polit...
Apr 11, 2021
Armed man fired shots, barricaded inside Honolulu hotel room
HONOLULU - An armed man barricaded himself inside a hotel room at a resort in Honolulu and fired shots through the door, a police official said. No one was hurt in the gunfire late Saturday at The Kah...
Apr 11, 2021
Thailand hits new daily record with nearly 1,000 virus cases
BANGKOK - Thailand's Health Ministry warned Sunday that restrictions may need to be tightened to slow the spread of a fresh coronavirus wave, as the country hit a daily record for new cases. The minis...
Apr 11, 2021
Official: Chinese vaccines' effectiveness low
BEIJING - In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country's top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them ...
Apr 11, 2021
The COVID-19 wasteland: searching for clues to the pandemic in the sewers
OTTAWA - When Ottawa Public Health officials are trying to decide whether restrictions in the city need to tighten up, they look to the normal markers like positive tests, patients in hospital, and ou...
Apr 11, 2021
'Rocks,' 'Nomadland' lead race for COVID-curbed BAFTA awards
LONDON - British teen drama "Rocks" and American gig-economy Western "Nomadland" lead the race for the British Academy Film Awards, which are being handed out Sunday during a pandemic-curbed ceremony....
Apr 11, 2021