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Moscow court rejects opposition leader Navalny's appeal
MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Saturday rejected Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's appeal against his prison sentence, even as the country faced a top European rights court's order to free the Kr...
Feb 20, 2021
Powdering sleeping beauty's nose: Virus eases Louvre works
PARIS - The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but rarely this: Almost four months with no Louvre visitors. As she stares out through bulletproof glass into the silent ...
Feb 20, 2021
Thailand's prime minister survives no-confidence vote
BANGKOK - Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha survived a no-confidence vote Saturday in parliament amid allegations that his government mismanaged the economy, bungled the provision of COVID-1...
Feb 20, 2021
Extreme weather testing Biden's disaster management skills
WASHINGTON - Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden's plate. A month into the job and focused on the coronavirus, Biden is seeing his disaster management skills tested after wi...
Feb 20, 2021
Myanmar forces use tear gas, rubber bullets on protesters
YANGON, Myanmar - Security forces in Myanmar ratcheted up their pressure against anti-coup protesters Saturday, using water cannons, tear gas, slingshots and rubber bullets against demonstrators and s...
Feb 20, 2021
Deep freeze, power crisis enveloping Texas sparks fresh climate-change falsehoods
WASHINGTON - The catastrophic cold snap that paralyzed the electrical grid in Texas has opened up a new front in the age-old battle between green-energy champions and their fossil-fuel rivals. One sid...
Feb 20, 2021
Federal plans to close fish farms stir emotions on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - As a commercial fisherman and salmon farmer, James Walkus says he sees the merits of both industries and he's convinced the two can coexist. The 81-year-old Indigenous leader and entreprene...
Feb 20, 2021
Federal plans to close fish farms stir emotions on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - As a commercial fisherman and salmon farmer, James Walkus says he sees the merits of both industries and he's convinced the two can coexist. The 81-year-old Indigenous leader and entreprene...
Feb 20, 2021
Afghan police: 3 separate Kabul explosions kill 5, wound 2
KABUL - Three separate explosions in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded two others, a police official said, amid a surge in violence in the war-torn country. ...
Feb 19, 2021
Winnipeg Jets down Vancouver Canucks 2-0, Brossoit earns second career shutout
VANCOUVER - Laurent Brossoit earned his first shutout in more than two years Friday, leading the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets (10-6-1) ...
Feb 19, 2021