Parents calling for better air quality at schools
Kate Laing’s family managed to avoid COVID-19 for more than two years. When her oldest son went back to school last year, she said it only took three …
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Hurricane season in Canada to be ‘busy,’ CHC says
Hurricane Lee is predicted to reach Canadian waters early Saturday morning as a post-tropical storm, likely to bring wind and rain to southern Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. It is …
Vatican opens one of Renaissance Rome’s most spectacular palazzos
ROME – The Vatican on Tuesday opened the doors to one of Renaissance Rome’s most spectacular palazzos, normally hidden from public view since it houses some of the Holy …
U.S. sanctions network accused of financing Hezbollah
BEIRUT – The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday slapped terrorism sanctions on a family network of seven individuals and businesses in Lebanon and South America accused of financing the militant …
Russian jet carrying 170 people makes emergency landing
MOSCOW – A Russian passenger plane with 170 people on board made a successful wheels-down emergency landing in a field Tuesday, and no one was seriously injured, officials said. …
Israel’s Netanyahu first hearing on divisive judicial overhaul
JERUSALEM – Israel’s Supreme Court heard the first challenge Tuesday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, deepening a showdown with the far-right government that has bitterly divided …
Libyan floods kill 700, thousands missing
CAIRO – Emergency workers uncovered hundreds of bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could spiral with 10,000 …
Google search engine dominance under crackdown by U.S. regulators
WASHINGTON – Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice charged Tuesday at the opening of …
How deepfake scams use celebrities to lure victims
Wondering why you’re seeing videos of a national news anchor promoting a cannabis company on YouTube? Or why tech billionaire Elon Musk is being featured in an ad promoting …
Ukranians are choosing Germany over Poland
WARSAW, Poland – Poland is losing large numbers of Ukrainian refugees from its workforce as they travel to Germany to seek higher wages and government benefits in the rich …