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Canada to match donations to Lebanon relief

OTTAWA - The federal government will match all individual donations from Canadians to humanitarian relief efforts in Lebanon following this week's deadly explosion in Beirut. International Development...

Aug 09, 2020

Masks in class? Many questions as Germans go back to school

BERLIN - Masks during class, masks only in the halls, no masks at all. Distance when possible, no distance within same-grade groups, no distance at all. As Germany's 16 states start sending millions o...

Aug 09, 2020

Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing

TOKYO - The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a...

Aug 08, 2020

Canada to match donations to Lebanon relief

OTTAWA - The federal government will match all individual donations from Canadians to humanitarian relief efforts in Lebanon following this week's deadly explosion in Beirut. International Development...

Aug 08, 2020

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine again tests negative for coronavirus

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The fourth COVID-19 test result for Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine came back negative Saturday after he received conflicting positive and negative results two days before, ahead of a scheduled...

Aug 08, 2020

Joe Arpaio loses sheriff’s race in 2nd failed comeback bid

PHOENIX - Joe Arpaio on Friday was narrowly defeated in his bid to win back the sheriff's post in metro Phoenix that he held for 24 years before being voted out in 2016 amid voter frustrations over hi...

Aug 07, 2020

Liberty U's Falwell takes leave after social media uproar

RICHMOND, Va. - Jerry Falwell Jr. agreed Friday to take an indefinite leave of absence as the leader of Liberty University, one of the nation's top evangelical Christian colleges, days after apologizi...

Aug 07, 2020

US consumer borrowing up in June after 3 months of declines

WASHINGTON - The pandemic still has Americans easing off the plastic. U.S. consumer borrowing rose in June after three months of declines but the key category of credit card debt extended its decline....

Aug 07, 2020

US sees election threats from China, Russia and Iran

WASHINGTON - The director of US intelligence on Friday raised concerns about interference in the 2020 election by China, Russia and Iran. U.S. intelligence has assessed that China is hoping President ...

Aug 07, 2020

US sanctions leader of Hong Kong, Chinese authorities

WASHINGTON - The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong officials, including the pro-China leader of the government, accusing them of roles in squashing freedom in the former British colony. Th...

Aug 07, 2020