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Choir practice in Spain infects 30 of 41 members with virus
MADRID - At least 30 of 41 members of a gospel choir in northeastern Spain have contracted coronavirus following a rehearsal indoors with little air circulation, local authorities and the chorus say. ...
Sep 24, 2020
Sir Harold Evans, crusading publisher and author, dies at 92
NEW YORK - Sir Harold Evans, the charismatic publisher, author and muckraker who brought investigative moxie to the British press, newsmaking dash to the American book business through bestsellers lik...
Sep 24, 2020
Sheriff: Crowds, alcohol, drugs fueling Vegas Strip violence
LAS VEGAS - Authorities are investigating the latest shooting outside a Las Vegas Strip resort amid a spike in violent crime around the city's marquee tourist area that police said Wednesday has led t...
Sep 23, 2020
In Taylor case, limits of law overcome calls for justice
"Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor" became a rallying cry this summer, emblazoned on T-shirts worn by celebrities and sports stars while protesters filled the streets demanding police accounta...
Sep 23, 2020
UK defends its new virus strategy but experts are skeptical
LONDON - The British government on Wednesday defended its strategy for combating a second wave of COVID-19 cases amid criticism that its new slate of restrictions will not be enough to stop coronaviru...
Sep 23, 2020
Saudi Arabia to lift ban on Mecca pilgrimage amid virus
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said Muslims will be allowed to perform the smaller, year-round pilgrimage starting Oct. 4 as the kingdom gradually begins lifting restrictions that had ...
Sep 23, 2020
Nearly 500 pilot whales stranded in Australia; 380 dead
HOBART, Australia - More pilot whales were found stranded in Australia on Wednesday, raising the estimated total to nearly 500, including 380 that have died, in the largest mass stranding ever recorde...
Sep 23, 2020
Orcas knock into sailboats, force Spain to limit yachting
BARCELONA, Spain - Spain has temporarily prohibited yachting across 100 kilometres (62 miles) of its northwestern coast after orca whales apparently got carried away while playing and damaged several ...
Sep 23, 2020
France wants to require fathers to take parental leave
PARIS - France's president wants to expand paternity leave to one month - and require fathers to take time off with their newborns. President Emmanuel Macron announced the plan on Instagram before vis...
Sep 23, 2020
Madrid wants military help, more doctors to fight virus wave
MADRID - Authorities in Madrid want to hire more doctors and get urgent help from Spain's military and police to fight a second wave of coronavirus infections that might force them into expanding rest...
Sep 23, 2020
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8:30 - The Alberta Independence Movement claims to have over 300,000 signatures to trigger a referendum. But what would ...
