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COP15 nature negotiations racing to finish line but disagreements still plentiful

MONTREAL — The draft text of a new agreement to protect nature from destructive human behaviour is still littered with disagreement as COP15 talks in Montreal barrel toward their conclusion on Monday.
Dignitaries, family and friends gather for funeral of Manitoba politician Jim Carr

Dignitaries, family and friends gather for funeral of Manitoba politician Jim Carr

WINNIPEG — Politicians of all stripes joined hundreds of mourners who gathered on Saturday to pay tribute to Jim Carr, the Liberal member of Parliament who died five days earlier at the age of 71 following a battle with cancer.
Low turnout in Tunisia parliament vote amid economic vows

Low turnout in Tunisia parliament vote amid economic vows

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisians on Saturday voted to elect a new parliament, to the backdrop of a soaring cost-of-living crisis and concerns of democracy backsliding in the North African country — the cradle of Arab Spring protests a decade ago.
McCarthy's race for speaker risks upending House on Day One

McCarthy's race for speaker risks upending House on Day One

WASHINGTON (AP) — In his quest to rise to House speaker, Kevin McCarthy is charging straight into history — potentially becoming the first nominee in 100 years unable to win the job on a first-round floor vote.
Oppenheimer wrongly stripped of security clearance, US says

Oppenheimer wrongly stripped of security clearance, US says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has reversed a decades-old decision to revoke the security clearance of Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist called the father of the atomic bomb for his leading role in World War II’s Manhattan Project. U.S.
COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased

COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased

BEIJING (AP) — Outside a funeral home in eastern Beijing, dozens of people were bundled up in parkas and hats against the freezing temperatures Friday evening as workers in full protective suits wheeled out coffins one by one.
Garland moves to end disparities in crack cocaine sentencing

Garland moves to end disparities in crack cocaine sentencing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has taken action to end sentencing disparities that have imposed harsher penalties for different forms of cocaine and worsened racial inequity in the U.S. justice system .
Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence

Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence

In the days after a gunman killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado last month, much of social media lit up with the now familiar expressions of grief, mourning and disbelief.
Varadkar returns as Irish leader in political job-share deal

Varadkar returns as Irish leader in political job-share deal

LONDON (AP) — Leo Varadkar returned for a second term as Ireland’s prime minister on Saturday as part of a job-sharing deal made by the country’s centrist coalition government.
After 10 years, Muskrat Falls has left 'deep wounds' in Newfoundland and Labrador

After 10 years, Muskrat Falls has left 'deep wounds' in Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — It's been exactly 10 years since the government in Newfoundland and Labrador green-lit Muskrat Falls, a hydroelectricity project that plunged the province into financial and political turmoil.
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