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Renowned Canadian epidemiologist to lead coronavirus study team: WHO

OTTAWA - Renowned Canadian epidemiologist Bruce Aylward will be leading a team of World Health Organization experts in China to study the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Aylward arrived in Chi...

Feb 10, 2020

Hollywood barriers fall in milestone Oscars for ‘Parasite’

LOS ANGELES - Before Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" made history as the first non-English best picture winner in Academy Awards history, he made a modest plea to American moviegoers: Don't be afraid of sub...

Feb 10, 2020

Latino group say Census must dispel doubts on citizenship

A prominent Latino organization said Monday the U.S. Census Bureau needs to explicitly communicate there will be no citizenship question ahead of the 2020 count __ or risk undercounting minority group...

Feb 10, 2020

Melania Trump asks governors' spouses to tackle cyberassault

WASHINGTON - Melania Trump on Monday cited the influence of "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus as she asked spouses of the nation's governors to address cyberassault in their states. "I know t...

Feb 10, 2020

Carolina Herrera brings big bows, pops of colour and drama

NEW YORK - It was all about drama at Carolina Herrera's show Monday with signature oversized bows, sweeping gowns with long trains and bright pops of colour contrasted with optic whites and jet blacks...

Feb 10, 2020

Police: 2 officers, 1 other person shot at Arkansas Walmart

FORREST CITY, Ark. - At least three people, including two police officers, were shot Monday morning at a Walmart in eastern Arkansas, police said. Arkansas State Police said in a Facebook post that tw...

Feb 10, 2020

Buttigieg on defence as rivals aim to blunt his momentum

DOVER, N.H. - Pete Buttigieg has been on defence all weekend as his Democratic presidential rivals attacked him on everything from his struggle to connect with black voters to accepting campaign contr...

Feb 10, 2020

Bong's 'Parasite' focuses on plight of South Korea's poor

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Koreans are reveling in writer-director Bong Joon Ho's dark comic thriller, "Parasite," which won this year's Academy Awards for best film and best international feat...

Feb 10, 2020

Weinstein rape trial winds down with more defence witneses

NEW YORK - Lauren Marie Young says that after Harvey Weinstein groped her in a Beverly Hills hotel room bathroom in 2013, there was another woman there who did nothing to stop it. Taking the witness s...

Feb 10, 2020

China virus cases rise again, 65 more on ship in Japan

BEIJING - China reported a rise in new virus cases Monday, denting optimism that disease control measures including isolating major cities might be working, while the operator of a cruise ship in Japa...

Feb 10, 2020