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Soviet cosmonaut made pioneering spaceflight 60 years ago
MOSCOW - Crushed into the pilot's seat by heavy G-forces, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin saw flames outside his spacecraft and prepared to die. His voice broke the tense silence at ground control: "I'm...
Apr 12, 2021
Greece pins hopes on mandatory home testing, opens schools
ATHENS, Greece - High schools have reopened in Greece to students in the final three grades with the mandatory use of test kits for COVID-19 being rolled out across the country to help with mass scree...
Apr 12, 2021
Russia: Feminist activist on trial on pornography charges
MOSCOW - A Russian court on Monday opened the trial of a feminist activist and artist charged with disseminating pornography after she shared artwork depicting female anatomy online - a case in line w...
Apr 12, 2021
Danes vaccinate 100,000 people in a day to test system
COPENHAGEN - Denmark's Health Minister declared Monday "the big vaccine day," with 100,000 people to be vaccinated in one day as officials test the system ahead of a June rollout where four times as m...
Apr 12, 2021
Thailand sees record new infections ahead of major festival
BANGKOK - Thailand reported 985 new coronavirus cases on Monday, its highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic, and health officials said they were worried the number of new infections co...
Apr 12, 2021
White House issuing reports on states' infrastructure needs
WASHINGTON - The Biden White House is amplifying the push for its $2.3 trillion infrastructure package with the release of state-by-state breakdowns that show the dire shape of roads, bridges, the pow...
Apr 12, 2021
Chilly weather doesn't dampen UK joy at lockdown easing
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged people to "behave responsibly" as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and beer gardens reopened after months of lockdown. Monday brought th...
Apr 12, 2021
Man shot, killed during Minnesota traffic stop sparks unrest
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - Crowds of mourners and protesters gathered in a Minnesota city where the family of a 20-year-old man say he was shot by police before getting back into his car and driving awa...
Apr 12, 2021
For Canadian Muslims, second pandemic Ramadan is a time of hope and sadness
MONTREAL - Bilal Abdul Kader, president and founder of the As-Salam mosque in downtown Montreal, said his mosque has been serving meals during the holy month of Ramadan for 15 years. The Iftar evening...
Apr 12, 2021
NDP government to lay out priorities with B.C. throne speech
VICTORIA - British Columbia's NDP government is set to present its throne speech later today, laying out its priorities more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began.NDP house leader Mike Farnwor...
Apr 12, 2021