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Nagorno-Karabakh truce frays amid reports of new shelling
YEREVAN, Armenia - Reports of renewed shelling on Monday challenged the new cease-fire in the conflict over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where heavy fighting between Armenian and Azer...
Oct 19, 2020
UK, EU inch toward more Brexit talks but hurdles remain
LONDON - Britain and the European Union edged toward resuming their troubled trade talks on Monday, after the bloc's chief negotiator said he was ready to "intensify" negotiations on the legal text of...
Oct 19, 2020
Greece finalizes plan to build wall on border with Turkey
THESSALONIKI, Greece - Greece's government says it has finalized plans to build a wall along its northeast border with Turkey, over concerns that migrants may try to stage mass crossings into the Euro...
Oct 19, 2020
Vaccine storage issues could leave 3B people without access
GAMPELA, Burkina Faso - The chain breaks here, in a tiny medical clinic in Burkina Faso that went nearly a year without a working refrigerator. From factory to syringe, the world's most promising coro...
Oct 19, 2020
Thai authorities seek to censor coverage of student protests
BANGKOK - Thai authorities worked Monday to stem a growing tide of protests calling for the prime minister to resign by threatening to censor news coverage, raiding a publishing house and attempting t...
Oct 19, 2020
Morales party claims win as Bolivia seems to shift back left
LA PAZ, Bolivia - Bolivia appeared Monday to be shifting sharply away from the conservative policies of the U.S.-backed interim government that took power last year after leftist President Evo Morales...
Oct 19, 2020
Quebec town of Abestos votes to change name to Val-des-Sources
ASBESTOS, Que. - The Quebec town synonymous with the cancer-causing fibre asbestos has voted for a new name: Val-des-Sources. During a livestreamed council meeting Monday night, Mayor Hugues Grimard a...
Oct 19, 2020
Extraordinary voting available for PBCN, LLRIB members
All Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) members, as well as a select few from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB), are eligible for extraordinary voting. "Chief Peter Beatty and council made a decisi...
Oct 19, 2020
Morrow pledges to bring 'professionalism, respect and empathy' to city hall
Prince Albert mayoral candidate Josh Morrow is promising to bring a "family first approach" to city governance if elected. Morrow touted his collaborative leadership style at a press conference Monday...
Oct 19, 2020
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe promises more support for businesses if re-elected
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe celebrated the start of Small Business Week today with a special launch outside Battleford Furniture.Moe said businesses are resilient, and play an important role."...
Oct 19, 2020