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Nevada GOP brings election complaints to Secretary of 2021-03-04 17:05:08CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Pro-Trump demonstrators convened in front of the Nevada Capitol to hand-deliver complaints of election fraud to Secretary of

Nevadans in Congress proposing big new federal lands 2021-03-04 16:57:21LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada’s entire congressional delegation, governor and several advocacy groups have lined up behind a bid for Congress to set a

UN aid chief calls for Eritrean forces to 2021-03-04 15:15:06UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock warned Thursday that “a campaign of destruction” is taking place in Ethiopia&rs

House members urge Russia once more to immediately 2021-03-04 13:29:50A resolution urging Russia to free imprisoned U.S. Marine Corps veteran Trevor R. Reed was reintroduced Wednesday by Republican members of the House o

Israel, Denmark and Austria join forces against COVID-19 2021-03-04 13:26:59TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel, Denmark and Austria agreed on Thursday to join forces in the fight against COVID-19 with an investment in research and

Pew survey shows hardening American attitudes toward China 2021-03-04 10:45:34BEIJING (AP) - New polling from the Pew Research Center shows strong negative attitudes among Americans toward China, with almost nine out of 10 adult

U.S. orders federal agencies to patch Microsoft products 2021-03-04 10:34:00The U.S. government ordered federal agencies on Wednesday to update Microsoft products that were recently discovered to contain vulnerabilities being

Iran to meet with UN technical experts over 2021-03-04 08:16:37BERLIN (AP) - Iran has agreed to sit down with international technical experts investigating the discovery of uranium particles at three former undecl

EU regulator starts a review of Russia's COVID-19 2021-03-04 05:18:26MOSCOW (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has started a rolling review of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, many months after it was fi

Hospitalized Prince Philip has successful heart procedure 2021-03-04 04:40:33LONDON (AP) — Prince Philip has had a successful heart procedure at a London hospital and is expected to remain for several days of "rest and r

Israel still weighing cooperation with ICC investigation 2021-03-04 04:23:19JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel has yet to decide whether it will cooperate with the International Criminal Court's investigation into alleged crimes in the

Myanmar crackdown on protests, widely filmed, sparks outrage 2021-03-04 03:52:35YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Footage of a brutal crackdown on protests against a coup in Myanmar unleashed outrage and calls for a stronger internatio

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How a bridge to Canada got the axe 2021-03-04 22:52:18As American lawmakers inch toward approving a bill with an eye-watering 13-digit price tag, it's apparently a bridge to Canada that's a bridge too f

EU, Italy halt AstraZeneca vaccine shipment to Australia 2021-03-04 19:54:36A shipment of over a quarter million AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccines destined for Australia has been blocked from leaving the European Union.

YouTube to lift ban on Trump channel when 2021-03-04 15:53:12Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube will lift its suspension on former U.S. president Donald Trump's channel when it determines the risk of real-world violence

U.K. police won't probe journalist over 1995 Diana 2021-03-04 12:46:18British police said Thursday that they will not launch a criminal investigation into the journalist Martin Bashir over his 1995 interview with Princes

Capitol Police chief asks lawmakers to push for 2021-03-04 12:23:09The acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police appealed to congressional leaders Thursday to use their influence to keep National Guard troops at the Cap

People waste way more food than thought, UN 2021-03-04 11:12:40A new UN report estimates 17 per cent of the food produced globally each year is wasted. That represents a big environmental toll. Canadians are

Jack Dorsey's Square buys Jay-Z's Tidal music streaming 2021-03-04 10:21:50Financial technology company Square, Inc. says it has reached an agreement to acquire a "significant majority ownership" of Tidal, the music st

New Zealand downgrades tsunami threat, says people can 2021-03-04 09:54:32New Zealand downgraded its tsunami threat level hours after several strong earthquakes, after the National Emergency Management Agency said

8 killed in latest attacks on civilians in 2021-03-04 09:18:31At least seven Afghan civilians were shot and killed by a group of gunmen overnight in the country's east and a physician died when a bomb attached t

WHO says most African countries to begin vaccination 2021-03-04 08:06:28Most African countries will kick-start their COVID-19 vaccination programs by the end of March as efforts to procure doses for the continent's 1.3 bi

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the 2021-03-04 07:46:09The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to begin debating President Joe Biden's $1.9-trillion US coronavirus aid bill, setting up what is likely

Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip has had a 2021-03-04 06:20:16Prince Philip has had a successful heart procedure at a London hospital, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.

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McManus: The Republican Party's biggest problem is spelled 2021-03-03 07:00:35The former president's threat to wreak revenge in the 2022 midterm elections against Republicans who weren't loyal to him could be a gift to Democra

Single shot of two-dose COVID-19 vaccine can prevent 2021-03-03 06:00:32Just one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was 60% to 70% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 disease in people age 70 and older, a new rep

QAnon and conspiracy theories are taking hold in 2021-03-03 06:00:08The Jan. 6 Capitol attack has compelled many pastors across the country to speak out on their struggles to combat the spread of misinformation, conspi

The indignity of Philippines' 'homeless' dead: leased graves 2021-03-03 05:00:07The remains of thousands killed in the Philippines' war on drugs could be tossed in pits as families struggle to pay for burial sites amid a pandemic

FBI director says Capitol riot was 'domestic terrorism' 2021-03-02 17:49:41FBI Director Christopher Wray defends the bureau's actions days before a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol in a deadly insurrection.

Supreme Court leans toward approving Arizona GOP voting 2021-03-02 16:53:26Supreme Court weighs Democrats' challenge to Republican-sponsored election rules in Arizona. Do the rules discriminate based on race?

Biden response to report on Khashoggi killing angers 2021-03-02 13:54:01The Biden administration's first test over what it promised would be a tough approach to Saudi Arabia has left both Riyadh and its critics unhappy.

U.S., European Union to sanction Russia for poisoning 2021-03-02 08:57:48The United States and European Union will jointly impose additional sanctions against Russia for poisoning Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

'Whoa! What's happening?' Horny toads are disappearing. Can 2021-03-02 08:00:04Texas horned lizards, beloved creatures celebrated in local lore, were once so common that few people noticed when their numbers started declining. No

Op-Ed: It's official. Mohammed bin Salman is responsible 2021-03-02 06:00:11President Biden's failure to punish the Saudi crown prince defies justice and weakens the rule of law everywhere.

Boy Scouts propose more than $300 million, Norman 2021-03-02 00:50:21Victims' lawyers criticized the proposal, which would also include money from the Boy Scouts of America's insurers.

El Salvador president consolidates power amid fears of 2021-03-01 22:41:21The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, will likely have the ability to override any objections from the opposition to appoint officials of his ch

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Indigenous groups sue French retailer over destruction of 2021-03-04 15:51:06Indigenous activists backed by environmental groups have filed a lawsuit in a French court against the supermarket chain Casino, alleging that its sto

Clashes in Senegal kill one after arrest of 2021-03-04 15:17:02Senegalese police clashed with supporters of arrested opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Thursday, leaving one person dead in the south of the country

The Pope in Iraq: What future for Christians 2021-03-04 15:01:35High stakes, high risks for the first papal visit ever to Iraq. It is a trip Pope Francis said he could no longer put off. This is despite the sanitar

In Myanmar, journalists covering anti-coup protests fear for 2021-03-04 13:23:56A live-streamed video of a Myanmar journalist being attacked and shot at in his home by military authorities on the night of March 1 has gone viral, a

Amazon deforestation: Indigenous Amazonians sue French supermarket chain 2021-03-04 13:07:06The owners of one of France's largest supermarket chains, Casino, have been accused of selling beef sourced from cattle reared in the Amazon Rainfore

France aims to vaccinate 30 million against Covid-19 2021-03-04 12:41:07France aims to have vaccinated at least 10 million people by mid-April, 20 million by mid-May and a total of 30 million by the summer, Prime Minister

Nearly one fifth of all food available to 2021-03-04 12:02:09Seventeen percent of the food available to consumers worldwide in 2019 -- almost one billion tonnes -- was thrown away by households, retailers, insti

Five questions raised by Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction 2021-03-04 11:38:21On March 1, Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former president of the Fifth Republic to be sentenced to prison for corruption and influe

Murdered journalist Khashoggi's fiancée calls for US action 2021-03-04 08:13:28In an interview with FRANCE 24, the fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hailed the recent decision by the Biden administration to

France convicts ex-defence minister, acquits ex-PM Balladur in 2021-03-04 06:41:25A French court on Thursday acquitted former prime minister Edouard Balladur on corruption charges after he was accused of using kickbacks from an arms

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim missile attack against Saudi 2021-03-04 06:21:02Yemen's Houthi forces fired a cross-border missile at a Saudi Aramco facility in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah, a Houthi military spokesman

Myanmar pro-democracy protesters back on streets after ‘bloodiest 2021-03-04 02:51:28Police in Myanmar broke up demonstrations in several places with tear gas and gunfire on Thursday as protesters took to the streets again undeterred b

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Tuchel makes it 10: Chelsea’s run goes on 2021-03-04 17:28:12 Thomas Tuchel has started his reign as Chelsea boss by going 10 games unbeaten after his side won at Liverpool on Thursday, condemning the reigning c

Iraq approves Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine 2021-03-04 17:06:51 The Iraqi Ministry of Health has given emergency use authorization to Russia’s Sputnik V, the world’s first vaccine against Covid-19, joi

WATCH: People flee to higher ground, boats rush 2021-03-04 16:56:20 New Zealand has issued evacuation orders in the wake of three powerful earthquakes and a string of aftershocks, sending residents fleeing to safety a

‘People deserve to have choice’: Russia ‘open’ to 2021-03-04 16:54:57 Russia is ready to supply European nations with its Sputnik V jab as it believes people “deserve” to have a choice of vaccines but it is

eBay to remove Dr. Seuss books over ‘hate 2021-03-04 16:11:17 Six of Dr. Seuss’ books recently deemed offensive and pulled from publication will now not even be able to be bought second-hand through online

Academic intolerance on the rise, study finds, highlighting 2021-03-04 16:11:04 Surveying both victims and perpetrators of political discrimination in the US, the UK and Canada, researchers at an academic think tank have found in

‘Stop murdering and jailing protesters’: UN rights chief 2021-03-04 15:44:50 The security forces being led by Myanmar’s military junta must halt their violent crackdown on peaceful protestors, the United Nations High Com

Tsunami watch for Hawaii & Samoa lifted after 2021-03-04 14:49:55 American Samoa was briefly placed under a tsunami warning and Hawaii on a tsunami watch after an 8.1 magnitude earthquake was registered in the Kerma

YouTube CEO says will lift suspension on Trump’s 2021-03-04 14:48:30 YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is claiming the suspension on Donald Trump’s channel will be lifted, but at the moment the “risk of violence&r

Black teen calls 911 on SELF, claims racial 2021-03-04 14:29:30 Seattle police responded to a call claiming a young black man was brandishing a handgun, only to later find out the man in question called 911 himsel

Activists occupy Paris theater as protesters across France 2021-03-04 14:05:07 Dozens of demonstrators have taken over Paris's Odeon Theater as part of national protests against the continued closure of cultural venues as the F

Sputnik V beats AstraZeneca in popularity: People in 2021-03-04 14:02:27 Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, which still hasn’t been approved in the EU, has nevertheless seemingly won the favor of people in Germany, Sw

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UN tells Myanmar military to 'stop murdering' protesters 2021-03-04 13:12:12The comments come after the deadliest day of protests in Myanmar, with at least 38 dead on Wednesday in rallies where security forces were seen firing

Covid cases rising again in Europe, warns WHO 2021-03-04 11:45:44"Last week, new cases of Covid-19 in Europe grew nine per cent to touch a little over one million. This ends a promising six-week decline in new case

When will children be able to get Covid-19 2021-03-04 10:24:50

Yard sale find turns out to be artifact 2021-03-04 09:24:03Talk about your yard sale finds. A small porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale turned out to be a rare, 15th century Chinese artifa

UN envoy: Myanmar army is ‘surprised’ at opposition 2021-03-04 07:54:56The UN special envoy for Myanmar said the generals who have seized power in the Southeast Asian nation indicated they don’t fear renewed sanctio

Imran Khan's party wins 18 seats in Pak 2021-03-04 04:41:35

Hong Kong activists' court hearing enters 4th day 2021-03-04 04:24:42

Bowing to pressure, Merkel eases virus curbs 2021-03-04 04:07:03

US ‘revulsed' to see violence against people of 2021-03-04 03:56:16

Buckingham Palace to probe 'concerning' Meghan bullying claims 2021-03-04 03:33:16Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it is "very concerned" and will investigate newspaper reports that Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle faces a bully

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China biggest geopolitical test for US: Antony Blinken 2021-03-04 02:45:43

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U.S. CDC’s zombie apocalypse tips rise again for 2021-03-04 14:07:13The CDC's zombie preparedness guide is capturing renewed attention due to a prophecy attributed to Nostradamus.

Police ask National Guard to stay at U.S. 2021-03-04 13:57:17The more than 5,000 Guard members currently in Washington, D.C., are all slated to go home on March 12, ending the mission.

U.K. launches probe into Apple App Store for 2021-03-04 11:56:30The Competition and Markets Authority said Thursday it was looking into ``suspected breaches of competition law'' by Apple.

Why QAnon believers hoped March 4 would bring 2021-03-04 11:47:37Some believers in the QAnon hoax expected Donald Trump to make a dramatic return to the White House on March 4, based on false information.

17% of food produced globally wasted every year, 2021-03-04 11:02:56The waste is far more than previous reports had indicated.

EU blocks vaccine export to Australia as it 2021-03-04 09:23:04The measures mean companies must get EU authorization before they can export COVID-19 vaccines.

New Zealand issues new tsunami warning after 8.0 2021-03-04 09:11:23The earthquake occurred east of New Zealand's North Island and was the third one of the day.

Germany approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for people over 2021-03-04 07:34:32Germany declined initially to authorize AstraZeneca's vaccine for seniors, saying there was a lack of evidence from clinical trials confirming its ef

Prince Philip has successful heart procedure, will remain 2021-03-04 07:27:05Prince Philip was admitted to hospital on Feb. 16 after he felt unwell, to receive treatment for an unspecified, but not COVID-19-related, infection.

Myanmar military ‘very surprised’ that coup is facing 2021-03-04 02:26:13Christine Schraner Burgener told U.N. correspondents that military leaders effectively shrugged when told they would face sanctions and isolation afte

U.S. House cancels Thursday session after police uncover 2021-03-03 18:00:55The House had been scheduled to debate and vote on a police reform bill on Thursday.

‘When will it end?’: New data suggests COVID-19 2021-03-03 16:57:47Scientists now believe that SARS-CoV-2 will not only remain with us as an endemic virus but will likely cause a significant burden of illness and deat