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Prosecutor: Danish teen convict should go to mental asylum
COPENHAGEN – A Danish prosecutor says she is appealing a six-year prison sentence given to…
3 centenarian sisters honoured at Ohio high school graduation
CANTON, Ohio – Three centenarian sisters have been honoured at the final graduation ceremony of…
Eurozone inflation falls to lowest level this year
LONDON – Inflation across the 19-country eurozone has fallen to its lowest level this year,…
Philippine leader slams Chelsea Clinton over rape criticism
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte denounced the daughter of former U.S. President Bill…
France issues chilling warning to Islamic State recruits
PARIS – France’s new government has issued a thinly-veiled warning that its citizens who become…
U.S. softwood lumber duties to cost 2,200 jobs, Conference Board of Canada says
MONTREAL – The Conference Board of Canada says U.S. softwood lumber duties will cut $700…
Social media rushes to define Trump’s ‘covfefe’ tweet
WASHINGTON – A midnight tweet from President Donald Trump has social media trying to find…
Death toll in Sri Lanka mudslides, floods climbs past 200
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The death toll from mudslides and floods in Sri Lanka has…
NBC’s Megyn Kelly newsmagazine features Putin in debut
NEW YORK – Megyn Kelly’s debut on NBC News this Sunday is a real-life cliffhanger…
N.B. drivers will have to keep distance from cyclists under ‘Ellen’s Law’
FREDERICTON – Drivers in New Brunswick will have to abide by a new law that…
Russian opposition leader Navalny loses defamation case
MOSCOW – A Moscow court on Wednesday ruled in favour of multi-billionaire Alisher Usmanov in…
Tokyo organizers reach agreement on allocation of 2020 costs
TOKYO – Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics reached a broad agreement Wednesday on the allocation…
Norway police: Do not pay ransom to hackers
COPENHAGEN – Norwegian police are urging people not to pay any ransom after a chain…
British police investigating killing of zookeeper by tiger
LONDON – Police in Britain are investigating the killing of a female zookeeper by a…
Actress Gal Gadot discovers Wonder Woman’s power in costume
LOS ANGELES – Despite wielding the golden lasso and deflecting bullets with her bracelets on…
Don’t let swimsuit anxiety suck the fun out of summer
NEW YORK – Farewell spring and hello bathing suit season, for some an anxious time…
Daughter of woman central to SKorea scandal returns to Seoul
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – She is probably the most loathed 20-year-old in South Korea,…
Man convicted in Germany for dragging ex-partner behind car
BERLIN – A man in Germany has been convicted of attempted murder for tying up…
‘Into the Water’ by Paula Hawkins tops Maclean’s fiction list
Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week…
Southeastern B.C. search for teacher who vanished while checking field trip spot
CRAWFORD BAY, B.C. – Searchers backed by a dog team and a helicopter continue to…
Poland’s former health minister questioned in 2010 crash
WARSAW, Poland – After autopsies revealed coffins with the remains of multiple victims, Polish prosecutors…
Former employee kills 2 in Saudi Arabia school shooting
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Two people were killed in a school shooting in the…
Prince Charles tours churches to be restored in Transylvania
VISCRI, Romania – Britain’s Prince Charles stepped into the Transylvanian countryside on Wednesday, touring medieval…
JetBlue flight diverted after laptop battery fire
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Pilots of a JetBlue flight from New York to San Francisco…