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Argentina's lower house approves draft legalizing abortion
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Lawmakers in Argentina's lower house on Friday passed a bill that would legalize abortion in most cases, responding to long-sought demands from women's rights activists. The ...
Dec 11, 2020
Hezbollah member sentenced to life in Hariri assassination
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands - A U.N.-backed tribunal sentenced a member of the Hezbollah militant group to life imprisonment Friday for his involvement in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime...
Dec 11, 2020
Ontario's vaccine rollout plan and charges in Beirut blast: In The News for Dec. 11
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 11 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Dec 11, 2020
Tipping point? Experts say the Paris agreement changed the climate on climate
Five years after it was passed, the Paris agreement may finally be changing the climate on climate change. "I've always known we're not going to act as soon as we could have," said Mark Jaccard, a wid...
Dec 11, 2020
Psychiatrist retained by prosecution to continue testimony at van attack trial
TORONTO - The prosecution's final witness in Toronto's van attack trial will continue his testimony today. Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Scott Woodside says Alek Minassian told him he believed he would fa...
Dec 11, 2020
EU leaders struggle to break deadlock on climate deal
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders were still looking Friday for an agreement to cut the bloc's net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared to 1990 levels following a...
Dec 10, 2020
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under security law
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been charged under the city's national security law, amid a widening crackdown on dissent, according to local media reports. Lai, who fo...
Dec 10, 2020
Mexico's COVID-19 deaths average 55 years vs. 75 in Europe
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's coronavirus spokesman said Thursday the country's median age of death from COVID-19 was a shockingly young 55, as compared to an average of 75 in many European countries. Assist...
Dec 10, 2020
Biden, Harris named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year'
WASHINGTON - Time magazine has named President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris its "Person of the Year." Time's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal says Biden and Harris won the h...
Dec 10, 2020
Akers runs wild, Newton benched as Rams rout Patriots 24-3
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Cam Akers rushed for 171 yards in a breakout performance, Kenny Young returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown and the Los Angeles Rams clinched their fourth straight winn...
Dec 10, 2020