Support your children if they are gay, pope tells parents
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said on Wednesday that parents of gay children should not condemn them but offer them support. He spoke in unscripted comments at his weekly audience …
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Picasso heirs launch digital art piece to ride ‘crypto’ wave
GENEVA — Pablo, meet Crypto. Heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famed 20th-century Spanish artist, are vaulting into 21st-century commerce by selling 1,010 digital art pieces of one of his ceramic …
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COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers not causing food shortage, empty shelves: Alghabra
OTTAWA — Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is assuring Canadians there’s no reason to fear food shortages will result from a small minority of truck drivers refusing to comply with a …
Read MoreWinter weather, vast expanse make patrolling Canada-U.S. border a daunting challenge
SAINT VINCENT, MINN. — A bleak panorama of frozen, windblown prairie extends in every direction behind Katy Siemer as she points north, past a barren stand of trees to a …
Read More‘Fight Club’ has a new ending in China where the authorities win
More than two decades after its release, "Fight Club" has been given a very different ending in China — and this time, the authorities win. Chinese fans of David Fincher’s …
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U.K. not ruling out sanctions against Russia’s Putin
LONDON — Britain is not ruling out sanctions targetted at Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin in person if Russia invades Ukraine, U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Wednesday. U.S. President …
Read MoreIndia’s Republic Day parade curtailed amid COVID-19
NEW DELHI — Thousands of people braved a morning chill Wednesday on a ceremonial boulevard in India’s capital to watch a display of the country’s military power and cultural diversity, …
Read MoreUN chief decries antisemitism, urges stand against hatred
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres decried the resurgence of antisemitism in comments Tuesday night at a service commemorating victims of the Nazi Holocaust, and he urged people around the …
Read MoreCelebrations and protests mark polarizing Australia Day
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA — Australians celebrated and protested the anniversary of British colonization of their country Wednesday on a day that is officially known as Australia Day but is considered by …
Read MoreEthiopia PM open to talks with Tigray forces, diaspora group says
NAIROBI, KENYA — Ethiopia’s prime minister has said there will be negotiations on a cease-fire between his government and the rival Tigray forces who have been waging war for almost …
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