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Canadians are more confident and less stressed out than Americans when it comes to stopping the spread of COVID-19, according to a new poll. Half of Canadians said in an Angus Reid survey released Monday that they
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has tested positive for coronavirus while on international duty with Egypt. The Egyptian Football Federation said on Friday that Salah, 28, returned a positive test but is not displaying any symptoms.
LONDON — In 1897, the British Army violently raided Benin City in what is now Nigeria, seizing thousands of priceless artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes. Ever since, there have been hopes of bringing them back from Western museums. On Friday, hope
November 13, 2020 Judge dismisses Trump libel lawsuit against CNN This story, plus Bustle writers unionize, YouTube defends leaving videos with election misinformation available, and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top Stories Nov 12, 2020 Judge
image copyrightAFP As Ghana’s longest-serving leader, former flight lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, who died on Thursday, was an influential figure for a generation of people like me born in the late 1970s.
British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe ― known as the Yorkshire Ripper ― has died in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, it has been confirmed. Sutcliffe, who was serving 20 life terms for murdering 13 women and attempting
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a financial strain on a lot of countries across the world. One of those countries is Zambia. The country has had financial issues before Covid-19, but the effects of the pandemic have not made things any
BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday became one of the last major countries to congratulate U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, who is expected to make few changes to U.S. policy in conflicts with Beijing over trade, technology and security.
Dancing on Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, curfew measures in Bucharest, coronavirus testing in the U.K., monowheel broomsticks in Brazil, a marigold harvest in Kathmandu, celebrations of Joe Biden’s presidential win, a press conference at Philadelphia’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping, Veterans’
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