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For want of a pipeline: Canadian LNG should power low-carbon revolution, report says

For want of a pipeline: Canadian LNG should power low-carbon revolution, report says

WASHINGTON — As the world struggles to find the right balance between a carbon-free future and a present that still runs on fossil fuels, Canada could be leveraging its natural-gas riches to help fuel both, a new report suggests.
Poland marches defend John Paul II from abuse cover-up claim

Poland marches defend John Paul II from abuse cover-up claim

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of Poles joined marches Sunday in defense of the late pope, St. John Paul II, following a TV documentary that alleged he covered up child sex abuse involving clergy in his native Poland before his election as pontiff.

Protests held in Kosovo to support ex-war leaders on trial

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets in Kosovo on Sunday holding signs and chanting slogans in support of former guerilla leaders on trial for their alleged roles in atrocities during the 1998-99 war for independence from S
Japan protests China's detention of citizen, maritime action

Japan protests China's detention of citizen, maritime action

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi protested in a meeting Sunday with his Chinese counterpart the detention of a Japanese national in Beijing and raised “strong concern" about China's escalating military activity near Taiwan and
How to run against Trump? GOP considers lessons from 2016

How to run against Trump? GOP considers lessons from 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Christie, one of the only 2016 presidential candidates to seriously consider taking on Donald Trump again, says he and his fellow Republican rivals made a strategic error in that race.
Blinken: Russia must immediately free 2 detained Americans

Blinken: Russia must immediately free 2 detained Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call between the diplomats since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another i
Israel advances national guard force for right-wing minister

Israel advances national guard force for right-wing minister

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Sunday gave preliminary approval for the creation of a national guard overseen by an ultranationalist Cabinet minister with a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stun
Ukrainian official offers plan for a Crimea without Russia

Ukrainian official offers plan for a Crimea without Russia

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A top Ukrainian official on Sunday outlined a series of steps the government in Kyiv would take after the country reclaims control of Crimea, including dismantling the strategic bridge that links the seized Black Sea peninsula to
Voters with disabilities often overlooked in voting battles

Voters with disabilities often overlooked in voting battles

WASHINGTON (AP) — Patti Chang walked into her polling place in Chicago earlier this year, anxious about how poll workers would treat her, especially as a voter who is blind.
Donald Trump isn't first ex-president to face legal trouble

Donald Trump isn't first ex-president to face legal trouble

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has made history so many times. The first president without government or military experience. The first to be impeached twice . The first to aggressively challenge the certification of his successor .
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