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After Biden win, McConnell says Trump OK to fight election

WASHINGTON - Despite President-elect Joe Biden's victory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Donald Trump is "100% within his rights" to question election results and consider legal...

Nov 09, 2020

Ukraine's president tests positive for COVID-19

MOSCOW - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced Monday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and will be working in self-isolation while being treated. "There are no lucky people ...

Nov 09, 2020

Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump fired Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept election defeat and angry at a Pentagon leader he believes w...

Nov 09, 2020

Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition

WILMINGTON, Del. - President Donald Trump is facing pressure to co-operate with President-elect Joe Biden's team to ensure a smooth transfer of power when the new administration takes office in Januar...

Nov 09, 2020

GM recalls 217K vehicles to fix leak that can stop travel

DETROIT - General Motors is recalling more than 217,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because transmission oil can leak, causing them to stop moving or possibly catch fire. The recall covers ce...

Nov 09, 2020

Roles aren't for keeps on 'Crown,' even newcomer Princess Di

LOS ANGELES - For viewers, "The Crown" offers a peek into a modern royal family's life and times, or at least an engaging dramatization. For the cast, it's meant the lofty equivalent of gig work as th...

Nov 09, 2020

Actors connect in 'subconscious' to play young, old Hokusai

TOKYO - A new film portraying the life of Edo-era painter and printer Hokusai features the artistry of two modern-day Japanese actors. Yuya Yagira, who won a Cannes Best Actor award for his role in Hi...

Nov 09, 2020

Hard-hit Belgium sees light at the end of virus tunnel

BRUSSELS - Belgian health authorities are confident the second wave of hospital admissions related to COVID-19 has peaked in the hard-hit country. Speaking at a news conference by the coronavirus cris...

Nov 09, 2020

Russia's Putin says time for Syrian refugees to return home

DAMASCUS, Syria - Millions of Syrian refugees who fled their country's civil war should start returning home to help rebuild Syria now that large parts of the Arab nation enjoy relative peace, Russian...

Nov 09, 2020

EU moves ahead with tariffs on US but hopes for Biden change

BRUSSELS - The European Union pressed ahead Monday with plans to impose tariffs and other penalties on up to $4 billion worth of U.S. goods and services over illegal American support for plane maker B...

Nov 09, 2020