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India cases cross 7 million as experts warn of complacency
NEW DELHI - India's confirmed coronavirus toll crossed 7 million on Sunday with a number of new cases dipping in recent weeks, even as health experts warn of mask and distancing fatigue setting in. Th...
Oct 10, 2020
Bus-train collision in central Thailand leaves 17 dead
BANGKOK - At least 17 people died early Sunday when a train collided with a bus in central Thailand, officials said. The tour bus was travelling with 65 passengers on board when it crossed the railway...
Oct 10, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Just 19, ranked 54th, Swiatek wins French Open for 1st Slam
PARIS - Minutes after suddenly becoming a Grand Slam champion at age 19, while ranked just 54th, Iga Swiatek held a microphone during the French Open trophy presentation and was hesitant for pretty mu...
Oct 10, 2020
Judge orders ex-Colombian president freed from house arrest
BOGOTA - Powerful ex-Colombia President lvaro Uribe was ordered freed from house arrest Saturday while he is investigated for possible witness tampering, the latest chapter in a case that has revealed...
Oct 10, 2020
Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana
LAKE CHARLES, La. - The day after Hurricane Delta blew through besieged southern Louisiana, residents started the routine again: dodging overturned cars, trudging through knee-deep water to flooded ho...
Oct 10, 2020
Heat force Game 6, top Lakers to stave off elimination
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Jimmy Butler was slumped over a video board behind the baseline in the final seconds, exhausted, gasping for air. He gave it all. The Miami Heat needed nothing less. The NBA F...
Oct 09, 2020
California fire investigators seize utility equipment
SAN FRANCISCO - Fire investigators looking into what caused a wildfire that killed four people in far Northern California have taken possession of equipment belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric, the ...
Oct 09, 2020
Armenia, Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh truce violated
MOSCOW - Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting Saturday, but immediately accused each other of derailing the deal intended to end the worst outbrea...
Oct 09, 2020
Whitey Ford, Hall of Fame ace for mighty Yankees, died at 91
NEW YORK - During an era when the Yankees won the World Series so routinely it was joked that rooting for them was like rooting for General Motors, their ace pitcher owned the most fitting nickname: "...
Oct 09, 2020
Switzerland says Swiss hostage in Mali has been killed
GENEVA - Switzerland's Foreign Ministry said Friday that a Swiss woman who was held hostage in Mali has been killed by an Islamist group. The ministry said it was informed by French authorities that t...
Oct 09, 2020
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