China tests 2 million in Beijing, lifts COVID-19 lockdown in Xi’an
BEIJING — Less than two weeks before the opening of the Winter Olympics, a few dozen COVID-19 cases in Beijing have prompted authorities to test millions of people in the …
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Syria Kurdish forces close in on Islamic State-controlled prison wing
BEIRUT — U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters deployed inside a prison in northeast Syria on Monday, closing in on the facility’s last wing controlled by militants for days, the force and …
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Prosecutor: 3 officers stood by as Chauvin killed Floyd
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights did nothing to intervene as fellow officer Derek Chauvin pinned the Black man’s neck …
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Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin opts for trial by judge only in sexual assault case
MONTREAL — The senior military officer once tasked with overseeing Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination drive is opting to have his sexual assault case tried by a Quebec judge without a jury …
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At-home testing for coronavirus? Here’s why you should keep pets away
TORONTO — Self-testing COVID-19 rapid antigen tests authorized by Health Canada for purchase and use by the general public contain very low quantities of ingredients that are potentially harmful in …
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Evan Rachel Wood discusses alleged abuse by Marilyn Manson in new documentary
Evan Rachel Wood powerfully speaks out about the abuse she says she experienced in a new docxjmtzywumentary. "Phoenix Rising — Part I: Don’t Fall" premiered over the weekend at the …
Read MoreAt-home testing for coronavirus? Here’s why you should keep pets away
TORONTO — Self-testing COVID-19 rapid antigen tests authorized by Health Canada for purchase and use by the general public contain very low quantities of ingredients that are potentially harmful in …
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More migrants seek asylum through reopened Canadian border
CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. — Whenever a bus arrives at the Greyhound station in Plattsburgh, New York, a small band of taxi drivers waits to drive passengers on a half-hour trip to …
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UAE, U.S. intercept Houthi missile attack targeting Abu Dhabi
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — The United Arab Emirates and the U.S. military intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the skies of Abu Dhabi early Monday, …
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WHO chief warns against talk of ‘endgame’ in COVID-19 pandemic
GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s director-general on Monday warned that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and it’s dangerous to assume Omicron is the last one …
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