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Province commits $55M to transform infrastructure in Norway House Cree Nation
The Manitoba government is committing $55.2 million toward infrastructure upgrades in Norway House Cree Nation, including a ...
German regional lawmaker admits drawing swastika on ballot paper next to far-right candidate's name
BERLIN (AP) — A German regional lawmaker admitted Friday that he drew a swastika next to a far-right candidate’s name in a ...
Culling of infected cows leads to shortened 19th stage of Tour de France
LA PLAGNE, France (AP) — The 19th stage of the Tour de France was shortened on Friday after cows infected by a contagious ...
How to watch two meteor showers peak together in late July
The Southern Delta Aquariid and the Alpha Capricornid meteor showers peak at the same time — in the early morning of July 30.
India's Modi announces credit worth $565 million to the Maldives and launches free trade talks
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a $565-million line of credit to the Maldives during a visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago, as the two countries ...
Rescuers expand search in northern Pakistan for 12 missing tourists swept away by floods
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Rescue teams in northern Pakistan expanded their search Friday for at least a dozen tourists who went missing earlier this week after being swept away by flash floods ...
School roof collapse in western India kills 7 children and injures at least 21
NEW DELHI (AP) — The roof of a government middle school building collapsed Friday in India’s western state of Rajasthan, killing seven children and injuring at least 21, a senior police official said.
PHOTO ESSAY: Many Californians lack safe tap water and don't trust cleanup efforts
The Environmental Protection Agency has been working with a local nonprofit to restore safe drinking water to some Eastern Coachella residents. Last year, the agency announced that more than 900 ...
Deportation flights from Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center have begun, DeSantis says
The White House has delighted in the area’s remoteness _ about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Miami — and the fact that it is teeming with pythons and alligators. It hopes to convey a message to ...
'He was the catalyst': Toronto referee remembers Hulk Hogan, the man behind the myth
TORONTO — Even as Hulkamania was catching fire around the world, former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas says Hulk Hogan always treated him like “one of the boys.” When Korderas joined what was then called ...
Despite rainy weather, Catholics in a Paraguayan town dress as birds to honor their patron saint
EMBOSCADA, Paraguay (AP) — The rainy weather did not prevent Blanca Servin from dressing her 7-year-old son like a bird. They joined a procession honoring St. Francis Solanus, the patron saint of a ...
Russian parliament approves a bill punishing online searches for information deemed 'extremist'
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian parliament’s upper house on Friday quickly approved a bill that punishes online searches for information officially branded “extremist,” the latest in a series of moves by ...