Greek army helps remove vehicles on snow-plagued road
ATHENS, GREECE — Greek army and municipal crews removed hundreds of vehicles Wednesday that had been stranded in snow for three days along a road linking Athens to its international …
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Ghostly monkey among 224 new Mekong region species, WWF reports
BANGKOK — A monkey with ghostly white circles around its eyes is among 224 new species listed in the World Wildlife Fund’s latest update on the greater Mekong region. The …
Read MoreMeet Methuselah, the oldest living aquarium fish
SAN FRANCISCO — Meet Methuselah, the fish that likes to eat fresh figs, get belly rubs and is believed to be the oldest living aquarium fish in the world. In …
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Winter welcome: Stranded drivers freed in Istanbul, Athens
ISTANBUL — Rescue crews in Istanbul and Athens dug through snow and ice Tuesday to clear paralyzed rxjmtzywoads and rescue people stranded overnight in their cars after snowstorms and a …
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Tonga eruption was ‘hundreds of times’ more powerful than Hiroshima atomic bomb, NASA says
The eruption this month of an underwater volcano near Tonga was hundreds of times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb, according to NASA. Jim Garvin, chief scientist at NASA’s …
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Snowstorm strands thousands in Istanbul, Athens
ISTANBUL — Rescue crews in Istanbul and Athens scrambled on Tuesday to clear roads that came to a standstill after a massive cold front and snowstorms hit much of Turkey …
Read MoreAttitude on carbon tax rebate defined by politics, not facts, survey suggests
Rebates on carbon taxes haven’t helped Canadians warm to them, a new survey suggests. Results published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change say that not only did rebates …
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Shoppers entering Quebec’s big-box stores now must have COVID-19 vaccine passports
Starting Monday, Quebecers will have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter big-box stores with a surface area of more than 1,500 square metres, except for grocery stores or …
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Pop-up clinics, phone line launched to reach Quebec’s unvaccinated
Quebec will launch pop-up clinics and a phone line to reach unvaccinated citizens in an effort to increase first vaccinations in regions where rates are lowest. Deputy health minister Lionel …
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccine passports now required to enter big-box stores in Quebec
Starting Monday, Quebecers will have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter big-box stores with a surface area of more than 1,500 square metres, except for grocery stores or …
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