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Proposed coronavirus quarantine period for Canadians sufficient, says expert

A reception and integration centre is being prepared at CFB Trenton where the returning Canadians, along with government officials and air crew involved in the ...

Court issues arrest warrant for Zuma, suspended until May

The Pietermaritzburg High Court has issued a warrant of arrest for South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma after be missed a scheduled court appearance. Zu...

Hong Kong closes more border checkpoints for virus control

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Minnesota woman finds long-lost dog after seeing picture printed on beer can

According to WWSB , Monica Mathis said she read a story about the brewery's new line of Adoptable Dog Cruiser Kölsch and spotted her lost dog "Hazel", who esca...

14 pupils killed in Kenya school stampede

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First coronavirus death outside China

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Barnier and Johnson clash over post-Brexit ties

In a speech to business leaders and worldwide diplomats in London, Johnson plans to say "we want a free trade agreement", but not at any cost. "The choice is ...

Maldives rejoins The Commonwealth after 3 year gap

The Commonwealth Secretariat conducted the First Assessment Mission in January 2019 after President Solih formally requested the Secretary General to allow Mald...

Former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi Dies At 95

President Uhuru Kenyatta shared a proclamation statement confirming the passing on of Moi. "He died at his house", in Kenya's west, the relative - who asked...

Netanyahu in Uganda to boost ties

There was no immediate confirmation from Khartoum but the Palestinians denounced the meeting as a " stab in the back ". As he left Israel, Netanyahu said that...

Canada to fly 325 citizens out of Wuhan

The Liberal government insisted China let parents and other primary caregivers accompany their Canadian children after leaving Wuhan, the epicentre of an outbre...

Cruise ships to ban recent China visitors

CLIA members will deny boarding to anyone who has travelled from or through mainland China within the previous 14 days, the association has stated. 83 United ...

European Union top diplomat Borrell visits Iran ‘to de-escalate tensions’ over nuclear program

The visit also seeks "to convey the E.U.'s strong commitment to preserve" the 2015 nuclear deal , also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),...

Rush Limbaugh has advanced lung cancer

First realized something was wrong on my birthday weekend, January 12th. Limbaugh reassured his listeners that he intends to do his show while he undergoes tr...

Sunday is the first global palindrome date in 909 years

At just after 2 am, it was 02:02:20 on 02/02/2020. Some users also noted that it's the 33rd day of the year with 333 days left in 2020. The date was cause f...

2 dead in shooting at university residence hall in Texas

In October near the Commerce campus, two people were killed and about a dozen more wounded at an off-campus Halloween party jammed with more than 750 party-goer...

Driver charged after 4 children killed on Sydney sidewalk

Antony Abdallah, 13, and his sisters Angelina, 12 and Sienna, 9, were killed, along with their cousin Veronique Sakr, 11, when a auto struck them while they wer...

Des Moines Register pulls results of final poll before Iowa caucuses

Buttigieg, in an interview Sunday on ABC's "This Week", said it was his "understanding is that there was an issue, it was raised and they made a decision to ...

John Kerry says he is 'absolutely not' thinking about joining Democratic race

Any report otherwise is [expletive] (or categorically) false", Kerry wrote on Twitter. We'll go over what to expect next and what an acquittal could mean for th...

Bound Air Canada flight due to make emergency landing in Madrid

With an average of 1,200 flights per day, the Adolfo Suarez-Barajas worldwide airport in north-eastern Madrid is the one with the most traffic in Spain and on...

Florida senator's Iowa ad attacks former VP Joe Biden

Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden on Friday criticized President Donald Trump for reducing US oversight of global health issues before the coronavirus...

GOP Senator Sees Path to Biden Impeachment

Republican Senator Jony Ernst from Iowa on Sunday warned that President Donald Trump's impeachment by the Democrat-led House has "opened" the doors to the GOP...

Jamia firing: Wrestler who supplied weapon to juvenile held

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6 shot on Greyound bus traveling from LA to San Francisco

The shooting occurred at about about 1:27 a.m. local time when the bus was near Lebec, about 80 miles north of Los Angeles . The five survivors have been tra...

Recording shows Iran knew immediately it had shot down plane: Zelenskiy

Iranian officials should have had immediate access to air traffic control recordings and Zelenskiy told 1 + 1 that "the recording indeed shows that the Iranian ...

Sunday is a very rare palindrome day

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China says 'urgently needs' medical masks to tackle virus

With no end in sight to the outbreak, authorities in Hubei and elsewhere extended the Lunar New Year holiday break, due to end this week, well into February to ...

Singapore evacuates 92 citizens from virus-stricken Wuhan

The man reported that he was asymptomatic during his flight to Singapore . She is now warded in an isolation room at NCID. The move came as the seventh case of...

Flu-HIV drug mixture helps treat coronavirus, Thai doctors say

Thailand's health ministry said it was now waiting to receive the results to prove the findings. Thailand has recorded 19 confirmed cases of the virus which i...

Trump Headed For Speedy Acquittal After Senate Votes Against Additional Witnesses

Adam Schiff , the leader of the House prosecutors, known as impeachment managers, told CBS on Sunday that it was "pretty remarkable" that senators on both sid...

Ernst: GOP Could Impeach Biden

Earlier on Sunday, Ernst denied on CNN that last week's remark indicated that it was focusing on Biden because it poses the greatest threat to Trump. " Joe Bide...

Rashida Tlaib Backpedals After Booing Hillary Clinton

You all, my sisters-in-service on stage, and our movement deserve better", she wrote . "You all know, I can't be quiet". 'This is about building a just and e...

Here’s what to expect from Friday’s weather forecast

Rain to start the weekend... TUESDAY: A chance of sct. snow showers otherwise mostly cloudy and breezy. TODAY: Mostly sunny, windy & warmer. The forec...

Chinese stocks crash as virus gloom infects markets

Monday's losses were the biggest since the 2015 market rout, though the composite index managed to pare some of the losses, helped by the central bank's decisio...

McCarthy Puts Pelosi on Notice Over Impeachment Acquittal

U.S. President Donald Trump , seen here on January 30, 2020, has denied doing anything wrong, disputing that the aid was part of a "quid pro quo" for investiga...