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Biden played 'sheriff' on '09 aid, now salesman on COVID law
WASHINGTON - In 2009, then-Vice-President Joe Biden was "Sheriff Joe," the enforcer making sure federal dollars from a massive economic aid package were getting to the right places and quickly. This t...
Mar 13, 2021

Biden boosts US vaccine stockpile as world waits
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has directed his administration to order another 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, growing a likely U.S. surplus of doses later this ...
Mar 13, 2021

New Zealand marks 2 years since Christchurch mosque killings
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand on Saturday marked the second anniversary of one of its most traumatic days, when 51 worshippers were killed at two Christchurch mosques by a white supremacist gu...
Mar 13, 2021

UK policeman charged with woman's murder appears in court
LONDON - A serving British police officer accused of the kidnap and murder of a woman in London appeared in court for the first time Saturday. Wayne Couzens, 48, is charged with kidnapping and killing...
Mar 13, 2021

Afghan bomb kills at least 8; UN slams high civilian deaths
KABUL - A powerful car bomb killed at least eight people and wounded 47 in Afghanistan's western Herat province, officials said Saturday. Hours later, the U.N. condemned an "alarming" increase in atta...
Mar 13, 2021

4 killed as Myanmar forces continue crackdown on protesters
MANDALAY, Myanmar - Security forces in Myanmar on Saturday again met protests against last month's military takeover with lethal force, killing at least four people by shooting live ammunition at demo...
Mar 13, 2021

UN urges Somalia to organize elections without delay
CAMEROON, Cameroon - The U.N. Security Council urged Somalia's government on Friday to organize elections "without delay" in a resolution that stressed the pressing threat to the country's security fr...
Mar 13, 2021

Iroquois lacrosse team aims to make Olympic competition under its own flag
Iroquois Nationals lacrosse star Randy Staats was angry at first, but he now says an international snub of his team only fuelled his desire to play on the world stage. Three years ago, the Internation...
Mar 13, 2021

Iroquois lacrosse team aims to make Olympic competition under its own flag
Iroquois Nationals lacrosse star Randy Staats was angry at first, but he now says an international snub of his team only fuelled his desire to play on the world stage. Three years ago, the Internation...
Mar 13, 2021

Misconduct allegations put spotlight on military leaders' rise in sexualized culture
OTTAWA - Emerging allegations of sexual misconduct against senior members of the Armed Forces are raising concerns about the extent to which the top brass is tainted by such behaviour - and prompting ...
Mar 13, 2021