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Biden attempt to resurrect Iran nuke deal off to bumpy start
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration's early efforts to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are getting a chilly early response from Tehran. Though few expected a breakthrough in the first month of ...
Feb 23, 2021
GOP working to block Biden's health care pick; Dems unfazed
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's pick for health secretary, Xavier Becerra, faces two days of contentious Senate hearings. Republicans are portraying the Californian as unfit, but Democrats are unfa...
Feb 23, 2021
Georgian police storm opposition office to arrest leader
TBILISI, Georgia - Police in Georgia stormed the headquarters of the country's main opposition party and arrested its leader on Tuesday. The arrest of Nika Melia, head of the United National Movement,...
Feb 23, 2021
Lam backs Hong Kong electoral changes excluding opponents
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam gave her clear support Tuesday to electoral reforms that would likely further exclude opposition voices and cement Beijing's control over the semi-autonomous Chine...
Feb 23, 2021
Security officials to answer for Jan. 6 failures at Capitol
WASHINGTON - Congress is set to hear from former U.S. Capitol security officials for the first time about the massive law enforcement failures on Jan. 6, the day a violent mob laid siege to the buildi...
Feb 23, 2021
Ex-US priest on trial in East Timor on sex abuse charges
OECUSSE, East Timor - A defrocked American priest went on trial Tuesday to face charges he sexually abused young girls at his shelter for orphans and children from impoverished families, in the first ...
Feb 23, 2021
Improper storage, use of explosives killed 10 Chinese miners
BEIJING - Improper storage and use of explosives caused a massive blast at a gold mine in eastern China that killed 10 people last month, state media reported Tuesday. A total of 45 people are facing ...
Feb 23, 2021
Not to be sniffed at: Agony of post-COVID-19 loss of smell
NICE, France - The doctor slid a miniature camera into the patient's right nostril, making her whole nose glow red with its bright miniature light. "Tickles a bit, eh?" he asked as he rummaged around ...
Feb 23, 2021
Malaysia deports Myanmar migrants despite court order
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's immigration authorities said Tuesday they have deported 1,086 Myanmar migrants, breaking a court order to halt their repatriation following an appeal by two human r...
Feb 23, 2021
Nunavut government to table first budget since pandemic started
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government is to table its budget, the first since the COVID-19 pandemic started, in the legislative assembly today. Finance Minister George Hickes will deliver the draf...
Feb 23, 2021