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Asia Today: S. Korea reports 950 cases, biggest daily jump
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea has reported 950 new coronavirus cases, its largest daily increase since the emergence of the pandemic, as fears grow about overwhelmed hospitals in the greater...
Dec 12, 2020
Shadowy Ethiopian massacre could be 'tip of the iceberg'
UMM RAKOUBA, Sudan - The only thing the survivors can agree on is that hundreds of people were slaughtered in a single Ethiopian town. Witnesses say security forces and their allies attacked civilians...
Dec 12, 2020
Flamethrower drone incinerates wasp nests in China
BEIJING - A drone has been converted into a flying flamethrower in central China in a fiery campaign to eradicate more than 100 wasp nests. Blue Sky Rescue, a volunteer group that conducts search and ...
Dec 12, 2020
Mortar shells hit Afghan capital, airport; 1 dead
KABUL - An early morning barrage of mortar shells slammed into the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least one civilian and wounding a second, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. Three shells hi...
Dec 12, 2020
Chemical weapons watchdog criticizes Syria over 19 issues
TANZANIA, Tanzania - The global chemical weapons watchdog criticized Syria for failing to declare a chemical weapons production facility and respond to 18 other issues, while Russia accused the watchd...
Dec 12, 2020
Italy's staggering virus toll poses uncomfortable questions
ROME - Italy could soon reclaim a record that nobody wants - the most coronavirus deaths in Europe - after the health care system again failed to protect the elderly and the government delayed imposin...
Dec 12, 2020
Uncertain future looms for refugees seeking a pandemic-era fresh start in Canada
OTTAWA - Ali Mansour spent his first two weeks in Canada watching through a window as winter give way to spring and squirrels ran across the lawn. As one of the last refugees to arrive in Canada befor...
Dec 12, 2020
Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Saturday executed a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017, authorities said, just months after he returned to Tehr...
Dec 11, 2020
Vets groups demand Wilkie's dismissal after scathing audit
WASHINGTON - Four of the nation's biggest veterans groups on Friday called for the immediate dismissal of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie following a scathing government audit that found he h...
Dec 11, 2020
Short on ice time, Hockey Canada announces men's junior team roster
Hockey Canada chose 25 players Friday to represent the host country at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton. Three goalies, eight defencemen and 14 forwards were picked from a selection-ca...
Dec 11, 2020