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Moldova re-elects pro-West president in vote marred by Russian meddling claims, bomb threats

Sun, 2024-11-03 17:34

Moldova's pro-Western President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff against a Russia-friendly opponent. The race was overshadowed by claims of Russian interference, voter fraud and intimidation in the European Union candidate country.

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'Get out,' Spain's king and queen told by protesters flinging mud at them after devastating flood

Sun, 2024-11-03 07:09

A crowd of enraged survivors hurled clots of the mud left by storm-spawned flooding at the Spanish royal couple — King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia — on Sunday during their first visit to the epicentre of the nation's deadliest natural disaster in living memory.

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A royal tour 'built around social media': King Charles finds moments of informality and controversy Down Under

Sun, 2024-11-03 01:00

The recent visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla to Australia and Samoa was a pared-down, carefully planned and jam-packed visit that offered a look at the evolving nature of royal tours.

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Kamala Harris makes surprise appearance on SNL as U.S. election looms

Sat, 2024-11-02 17:12

U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris made an unannounced trip to New York to appear on Saturday Night Live, briefly stepping away from the battleground states where she's been campaigning with just three days to go before the election.

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India criticizes Canada for linking minister to plots targeting Sikhs, calling allegation 'absurd'

Sat, 2024-11-02 06:42

India has officially protested the Canadian government's allegation that the country's powerful Home Minister Amit Shah had ordered the targeting of Sikh activists inside Canada, calling it "absurd and baseless."

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Butter prices soar in Russia amid surging inflation in war economy

Sat, 2024-11-02 06:00

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia's war economy is well balanced to supply both guns and butter, but the price of butter itself is now soaring as surging inflation distorts parts of the economy.

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Spain mounts largest peacetime disaster recovery operation as storm death toll tops 200

Sat, 2024-11-02 05:28

The deadliest flash floods in Spain's modern history have killed at least 214 people, and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Saturday.

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How Rumble went from a family-friendly Canadian startup to a megaphone for U.S. election deniers

Sat, 2024-11-02 00:00

Started in Toronto in 2013, Rumble was once mainly known as a site where you could find wholesome pet videos. But it changed radically after investments by pro-Trump financiers.

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Roof collapse at Serbian rail station kills 14

Fri, 2024-11-01 13:56

A concrete roof above the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad collapsed Friday, killing at least 14 people with more feared buried under the rubble, officials said.

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Ohtani, his dog and Dodgers celebrate World Series title with parade, stadium party

Fri, 2024-11-01 12:52

The Los Angeles Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani and his dog, celebrated their eighth World Series championship with a downtown parade and a raucous on-field party on Friday.

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Death toll in Spanish flooding rises to 205 as regions brace for more rain

Fri, 2024-11-01 08:20

The death toll from historic flash floods in Spain climbed to least 205 people on Friday, with many more believed to be missing, as the initial shock gave way to anger, frustration and a wave of solidarity.

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Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon

Fri, 2024-11-01 05:42

Prospects of a ceasefire between Israel and its foes Hamas and Hezbollah ran aground on Friday as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 64 people in the Gaza Strip, according to medics in the Palestinian enclave, and battered Beirut's southern suburbs.

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8 races that will help determine Senate control in the U.S. election

Fri, 2024-11-01 05:08

There are 34 Senate seats up for grabs on Tuesday. Of those seats, 11 are currently held by Republicans, meaning Democrats have many more seats to defend in order to retain control of the chamber.

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How the U.S. election could impact the loonie and your investments

Fri, 2024-11-01 00:00

Canada and the U.S. are each other's largest trade partners with about $3.6 billion worth of goods and services crossing the border each day.

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Alex Ovechkin scores 858th goal, on pace to break Wayne Gretzky's record this season

Thu, 2024-10-31 21:33

Nine games into the Washington Capitals' season, Alex Ovechkin is scoring at a rate that would put him past Wayne Gretzky as soon as this spring.

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What displacement looks like for Palestinians in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war continues

Thu, 2024-10-31 13:00

Displacement has affected the majority of Palestinians in Gaza living through the year-long war between Israel and Hamas. International organizations, including the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center, have set the number of internally displaced people at 1.9 million in the Gaza Strip.

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Trial date set for 2 men charged in deaths of migrant family on Manitoba-U.S. border

Thu, 2024-10-31 10:28

A trial date is set for two men accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in Manitoba in January 2022.

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How one city learned to love congestion pricing

Thu, 2024-10-31 10:00

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we get the story on how drivers in one city went from fighting to supporting congestion pricing, see how Canada's high-speed rail plans compare to others and consider what to do about gas-powered leaf blowers.

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Spain flooding death toll rises to 158, with several people still missing

Thu, 2024-10-31 08:44

Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as people tried to salvage what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the region of Valencia.

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