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CMT Music Awards to feature trio of hosts, outdoor stages
NASHVILLE - A trio of new hosts will lead fans through a new look at this year's CMT Music Awards, which replaced the live arena audience with performances in scenic outdoor locations around Nashville...
Oct 21, 2020
Romance song master Armando Manzanero has more music to give
MEXICO CITY - Armando Manzanero still has music to give. At 84, the Mexican master of romantic music, who has penned Spanish classics such as "Somos Novios" and "Contigo Aprend", is still working the ...
Oct 21, 2020
Think tank uses UN Security Council appearance to appeal for Canadian's release
The president of a prominent think tank used a high-level U.N. Security Council meeting Tuesday to appeal for the release of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig, who has been held by Beijing for n...
Oct 21, 2020
Stampede kills 11 Afghans seeking visas to leave country
KABUL - At least 11 women were trampled to death when a stampede broke out Wednesday among thousands of Afghans waiting in a soccer stadium to get visas to leave the country, officials said. Attaullah...
Oct 21, 2020
Still unknowns in oil and gas taxation changes for municipal leaders
One local municipal leader says changes for oil and gas well taxation means a loss of revenue, but also understands the work was done to find a balance to help the energy industry.The province announc...
Oct 21, 2020
Grande Sunset Theatre gears up for big Halloween weekend
The Grande Sunset Theatre is gearing up for one final big weekend before winter fully hits the Peace Region. With Halloween falling on a weekend this year, Theatre president Lionel Robbins says there ...
Oct 21, 2020
Cathay Pacific cuts 8,500 jobs, shutters regional airline
Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways said Wednesday it would cut 8,500 jobs and shut a regional airline as it grapples with the plunge in air travel due to the pandemic. About 5,300 employees base...
Oct 21, 2020
The Latest: Pakistan warns of new lockdown as deaths rise
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's military-backed National Command and Operation Center has issued a warning that another lockdown could be imposed to contain COVID-19 deaths if people don't stop violating socia...
Oct 21, 2020
Nigeria protesters break curfew amid gunfire, chaos in Lagos
LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigeria's anti-police protesters stayed on the streets in Lagos on Wednesday, breaking the government curfew following a night of chaotic violence in which demonstrators were fired up...
Oct 21, 2020
Barack Obama to hold his first in-person event for Joe Biden
WASHINGTON - Former President Barack Obama is returning to Philadelphia on Wednesday for his first in-person 2020 campaign event for Joe Biden. In 2016, the man known as one of the Democratic Party's ...
Oct 21, 2020