Italy risks missing another major soccer tournament
ROME – After failing to qualify for the last two World Cups, Italy now risks missing next year’s European Championship, too. As defending champion. On coach Luciano …
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Japan beats Germany 4-1 in friendly
WOLFSBURG, Germany – Germany was jeered by its home crowd Saturday after slumping to a 4-1 loss to Japan to pile yet more pressure on coach Hansi Flick, nine …
Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to more than 2,000
MARRAKECH, Morocco – A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to …
2024 GOP prospects vie for attention at the Iowa-Iowa State football game
AMES, Iowa – Donald Trump crossed paths with several Republican rivals Saturday as he attended Iowa’s in-state college football grudge match, one of the former president’s few visits so …
Conservatives vote on party policy at convention
QUEBEC – Conservative party delegates voted Saturday that as a future government, it should prohibit “life-altering medicinal or surgical interventions” for transgender minors. Members were gathered in Quebec …
Israeli army kills 16-year-old Palestinian in West Bank
JERUSALEM – Israeli security forces on Saturday killed a 16-year-old Palestinian in a confrontation in the southern occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said, the latest violence to roil …
AI technology behind ChatGPT was built with a lot of water
DES MOINES, Iowa – The cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be hard to measure. But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI needed for its technology …
Mississauga restaurant to donate to victims of Morocco earthquake
A Moroccan restaurant in Mississauga is donating its weekend’s profit to help the victims of a powerful earthquake in Morocco that left more than 1,000 people dead. “It’s gonna go …
Near TIFF, striking actors, writers rally at Canadian offices for Amazon, Apple
Film and TV star Patricia Arquette joined dozens of actors and writers who rallied outside the Canadian headquarters of Amazon and Apple to support ongoing labour protests. Members …
80th Venice Film Festival: ‘Poor Things’ wins top prize
ROME – “Poor Things,” a film about Victorian-era female empowerment, won the Golden Lion on Saturday at a Venice Film Festival largely deprived of Hollywood glamour because of the …