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Ex-'Survivor' contestant charged with larceny in Virginia

DANVILLE, Va. - A former "Survivor" contestant has been charged in Virginia with grand larceny, authorities said. Jonny Fairplay, who while competing on the show in 2003 became known for orchestrating...

Dec 24, 2020

Africa CDC: New virus variant appears to emerge in Nigeria

NAIROBI, Kenya - Another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa's top public health official said Thursday, but further investigation is needed. "It's a separate lin...

Dec 24, 2020

Court orders release of man charged in Daniel Pearl killing

KARACHI, Pakistan - A provincial court in Pakistan on Thursday ordered the man charged in the 2002 murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl freed, his defence lawyer said. The Sindh High Court's rel...

Dec 24, 2020

China steps up pressure on Alibaba with anti-monopoly probe

BEIJING - Chinese regulators on Thursday announced an anti-monopoly investigation of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, stepping up the ruling Communist Party's efforts to control fast-growing tech indus...

Dec 23, 2020

A look at the 29 people Trump pardoned or gave commutations

WASHINGTON - For a second night in a row, President Donald Trump issued a round of pardons and commutations in the final weeks of his presidency, giving full pardons to his former campaign chairman, h...

Dec 23, 2020

OKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violation

HOUSTON - The James Harden soap opera in Houston now comes with a cancelled season opener - and a $50,000 fine for the league's leading scorer. Houston's opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on We...

Dec 23, 2020

Trump plan to curb drug costs dealt setback in court

WASHINGTON - A late-term manoeuvr by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare's own costs suffered a legal setback Wednesday that appears likely to keep ...

Dec 23, 2020

With a video filmed in secret, Trump keeps sowing chaos

WASHINGTON - The video message that plunged Washington into chaos was filmed in secret. President Donald Trump stood in the White House's Diplomatic Reception Room, holiday garland and gleaming orname...

Dec 23, 2020

Trump vetoes defence bill, setting up possible override vote

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defence policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially set...

Dec 23, 2020

Rage, reckoning come to forefront in ‘Promising Young Woman’

Emerald Fennell wanted to write about female rage. Before #MeToo became ubiquitous, she had been thinking about complacency and the teen movies of her youth where consent was often little more than a ...

Dec 23, 2020