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Facing hard wartime choices, Ukraine puts spotlight on men abroad who are absent from fight
News/World | Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:52:23 EDT
World Central Kitchen resuming Gaza aid mission after Israeli strikes killed Canadian, 6 other workers
News/World | Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:15:44 EDTThe organization suspended food delivery in the region after the attack on three World Central Kitchen vehicles full of food from a nearby warehouse. read more
These TikTok influencers exploit trending topics and hashtags to get political
News | Sun, 28 Apr 2024 04:02:23 EDTA number of influencers are using trending hashtags and video formats across social media platforms to discuss otherwise serious issues such as war, LGBTQ rights and abortion access. In fact, it's become a popular strategy to entice people to watch political content they might not otherwise see. read more
Students set up 'indefinite' pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University amid Israel-Hamas war
News/World | Thu, 18 Apr 2024 04:01:00 EDT
Russian missiles pound Ukrainian thermal power stations in escalating campaign
News/World | Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:39:29 EDTA Russian missile attack pounded power facilities in the centre and west of Ukraine on Saturday, mounting pressure on the ailing energy system as the country faces a shortage of air defences despite a breakthrough in U.S. military aid. read more
Ending Sudan's civil war may require help of the very countries inflaming it
News | Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:00:43 EDTPlayers beyond the borders of Sudan — from its African neighbours to the Gulf States and beyond — are influencing the course of the conflict for their own purposes and increasing the chances of it metastasizing, analysts say. read more
King Charles set to resume public duties after stepping away for cancer treatment
News/World | Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:20:28 EDTKing Charles will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. read more
#MeToo founder says Weinstein's rape reversal hasn't killed the reckoning's movement
News/Entertainment | Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:05:41 EDT#MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there's a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it's alive again. read more
Antony Blinken takes aim at China's support for Russia's war in Beijing visit
News/World | Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:09:53 EDTU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns on Friday about China's support for Russia's military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between the world's biggest economies. read more
If this Ukrainian city falls, 4 others could, too | About That
| Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:07:00 EDTRussian forces have set their sights on capturing the small Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar. Andrew Chang breaks down its strategic value and why both countries have tight deadlines in the fight. read more
Burkina Faso blocks media, aid group over reports army massacred 223 people
Radio/As It Happens | Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:48:29 EDTBurkina Faso’s government has responded to allegations its army massacred hundreds of villagers by censoring the aid group and media outlets that reported it. read more
Prehistoric giant 'sabre-toothed salmon' renamed after new discovery
News/Science | Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:15:44 EDTThe giant prehistoric 'sabre-toothed salmon' has been renamed the 'spike-toothed' salmon after scientists uncovered new information about its weird, giant tusks. read more
TikTok parent company says it won't sell, despite possible U.S. ban
News/World | Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:08:51 EDTTikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a new U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with ByteDance, its China-based parent company. read more
Paris organizers take delivery of Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games
Sports/Olympics | Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:58:37 EDTThe flame will depart for France on Saturday on a 19th century sailing ship across the Mediterranean Sea, to make landfall 12 days later in the southern port city of Marseille. read more
Dubai deluge likely made worse by warming world, scientists find
News/Climate | Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:21:04 EDTA powerful rainstorm that wreaked havoc on the desert nation of the United Arab Emirates last week was likely made more intense because of climate change, a team of international scientists has found. read more
Bombardier gets federal exemption from sanctions on Russian titanium
News/Politics | Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:25:05 EDTBombardier is now the second large Canadian corporation known to have been granted an exemption from federal government sanctions on Russian titanium. read more
U.S. Supreme Court weighs extent of immunity for former presidents like Trump
News/World | Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:01:28 EDTA lawyer representing the special counsel was beginning his presentation on whether a former U.S. president can be prosecuted for acts while he was in office. Earlier, Donald Trump's lawyer argued that the prospect of being indicted could constrain a president. read more
Accusers 'gutted' as Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction in New York overturned
News/Entertainment | Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:35:57 EDTNew York's highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren't part of the case. read more
Haiti's prime minister resigns, transitional leadership takes over as gang violence persists
News/World | Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:50:37 EDTHaitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, his office said on Thursday, as a transitional council took power with the aim of returning stability to a country where gang violence has caused chaos and misery. read more
Venice is struggling with overtourism: Will a €5 fee help?
| Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:53:28 EDTTourism officials in the popular Italian city of Venice are introducing a new €5 fee that will apply to day trippers on busy summer days as the city tries to balance the desires of tourists with the needs of locals. read more
