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Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic

ROME - Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their conspira...

Nov 23, 2020

Google faces UK scrutiny over new advertising data revamp

LONDON - Google faces fresh regulatory scrutiny in Britain over plans to revamp its ad data system, after a group of competitors complained to regulators that the changes would cement the U.S. tech gi...

Nov 23, 2020

In Italy, theatre reopens in town devastated by COVID

MILAN - In a signal of rebirth, the Donizetti theatre in the northern Italian city of Bergamo, devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, reopened this weekend after three years of renovations. But the p...

Nov 23, 2020

Artists sing social anthems for United Nations anniversary

NASHVILLE - For Grammy-winning international star Angelique Kidjo, her artistry and her activism inform each other because music has the power to connect beyond skin colour, language or countries. "Mu...

Nov 23, 2020

US tells GM to recall nearly 6M trucks with Takata inflators

DETROIT - The U.S. is making General Motors recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The decision announced Monday by...

Nov 23, 2020

Asia Today: South Korea capital announces new virus controls

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Authorities in the South Korean capital on Monday announced a tightening of social distancing regulations, including shutting nightclubs, limiting service hours at restaura...

Nov 23, 2020

Tourists few, NY gift shops struggle but don't lose (heart)

NEW YORK - In souvenir shops from Times Square to the World Trade Center, shelves full of T-shirts and trinkets still (heart) New York. But the proprietors wonder when their customers will, again. The...

Nov 23, 2020

Rights experts: Japan was wrong to detain Carlos Ghosn

GENEVA - A panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations says former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained in Japan and has urged "compensation" and "other reparations"...

Nov 23, 2020

China in final preparations for latest lunar mission

WENCHANG, China - Chinese technicians were making final preparations Monday for a mission to bring back material from the moon's surface in what would be a major advance for the country's space progra...

Nov 23, 2020

New Zealand leader Ardern offers virus know-how to Joe Biden

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday became the latest world leader to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory, saying she offered to sh...

Nov 23, 2020