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Northern Ireland police appeal for calm after violent unrest
LONDON - Police in Northern Ireland have appealed for calm after officers were attacked and cars were set on fire during a second night of unrest. Three cars were hijacked and set on fire Saturday nig...
Apr 4, 2021
Myanmar anti-coup protesters launch 'Easter egg strike'
YANGON, Myanmar - Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, adept at finding themes to tie together protests nationwide, took to the streets holding painted eggs in a nod to the Easter holiday on Sunday. In...
Apr 4, 2021
Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays
PARIS - The main stadium in the French city of Lyon opened as a mass vaccination centre during Easter weekend, and thousands of people spent the holiday lining up for injections elsewhere in France as...
Apr 4, 2021
Jordanian prince's criticism put kingdom's allies in bind
JERUSALEM - Jordan's allies on Sunday rallied around King Abdullah II after his half-brother unleashed unprecedented public criticism of how the country is run, complaining of corruption and lack of f...
Apr 4, 2021
No plans to change warships despite PBO cost warning, top official says
OTTAWA - Canada's top military procurement official says there are no plans to change directions on the construction of a fleet of new Navy warships despite a recent warning about escalating costs fro...
Apr 4, 2021
Heavy rains trigger landslide, floods in Indonesia; 23 dead
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 23 people and displaced thousands, the disaster agency said Sunday. Mud rolled down fro...
Apr 4, 2021
Bulgarians elect new parliament amid pandemic
Bulgarians are heading to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for a new parliament after months of anti-government protests and amid a surge in coronavirus infections. The 12,000 polling stations open...
Apr 4, 2021
Ottawa Senators snap Montreal's three-game win streak, defeating the Canadiens 6-3
MONTREAL - Evgenii Dadonov scored twice for Ottawa and Artem Anisimov had a goal and two assists to help the Ottawa Senators defeat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 Saturday.It was an entertaining back-and-...
Apr 3, 2021
Officials investigating “significant outbreak” involving COVID-19 variant of concern in Alberta, linked to returning traveller
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 550 new variant cases of COVID-19 were reported in Alberta Saturday.The province is only providing preliminary data over the long weekend.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hin...
Apr 3, 2021
Sánchez homers again, Kluber debuts, Yanks beat Jays 5-3
NEW YORK - Gary Snchez joined Elston Howard in 1963 as the only Yankees catchers to homer in each of the first two games and Jay Bruce blooped a two-run single in the seventh for his first hit with hi...
Apr 3, 2021