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Sabotage hits trains in north Germany, forcing 3-hour halt

Sabotage hits trains in north Germany, forcing 3-hour halt

BERLIN (AP) — A train communications system in Germany was targeted by sabotage Saturday, forcing both passenger and cargo trains to halt for nearly three hours across the northwest of the country, authorities said.
UN: Ukraine nuclear power plant loses external power link

UN: Ukraine nuclear power plant loses external power link

BERLIN (AP) — Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant , the biggest in Europe, has lost its last remaining external power source as a result of renewed shelling and is now relying on emergency diesel generators, the U.N.
As child care expands in Ontario, advocates wonder who will staff those spaces

As child care expands in Ontario, advocates wonder who will staff those spaces

TORONTO — Andrea Lewis has been having trouble recruiting and retaining staff at her Manitoulin Island child-care centre, to the point where she has been forced to close the daycare for six weeks.
Latest in string of strikes brings most UK trains to a halt

Latest in string of strikes brings most UK trains to a halt

LONDON (AP) — Most train services across the U.K. were canceled Saturday as thousands of rail workers staged the latest in a string of strikes over jobs, pay and working conditions.
Veterans, legion butt heads over use of poppy on election signs

Veterans, legion butt heads over use of poppy on election signs

OTTAWA — Two veterans running for municipal council north of Toronto have run afoul of the Royal Canadian Legion for using the image of the poppy on their election campaign signs.
Ukrainian authorities take stock of ruins in liberated Lyman

Ukrainian authorities take stock of ruins in liberated Lyman

LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities are just beginning to sift through the wreckage of the devastated city of Lyman in eastern Ukraine as they assess the humanitarian toll, and possibility of war crimes, from a months-long Russian occupation.

Alleged Malaysian wildlife trafficker hit with US sanctions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Friday targeted an alleged Malaysian wildlife trafficker and what officials called his transnational criminal organization for financial sanctions related to the illegal shipment of rhino horn, ivory and other specimens.
North Korea says US carrier's return aggravates tensions

North Korea says US carrier's return aggravates tensions

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea warned Saturday the U.S.
National Guard struggles as troops leave at faster pace

National Guard struggles as troops leave at faster pace

WASHINGTON (AP) — Soldiers are leaving the Army National Guard at a faster rate than they are enlisting, fueling concerns that in the coming years units around the country may not meet military requirements for overseas and other deployments.
Report: Walker encouraged woman to have second abortion

Report: Walker encouraged woman to have second abortion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The woman who says Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for a 2009 abortion claims he encouraged her to have another abortion two years later, according to a new report.
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