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• Alberta man unable to leave Haiti amid violence in capital

  A maelstrom of violence is churning through Haiti's capital as thousands try to flee the grips of ruthless gangs, including an Alberta man waiting out the violence.

  Canada

  Mar 14
  
• Ukraine-Russia war: Vatican involved in secret peace mission, Pope says

  "There is a mission in course now but it is not yet public. When it is public, I will reveal it," Pope Francis told reporters during a flight home after a three-day Hungary visit.

  World

  Apr 30, 2023
  
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• World Bank raises 2023 growth outlook but warns on banking turmoil, oil prices

  World Bank Group President David Malpass said on Monday that the lender has revised its 2023 global growth outlook slightly upward.

  Economy

  Apr 10, 2023
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• ‘We are still here:’ Indigenous Tunisians still fighting for rights 1,300 years after colonization

  It's been more than 1,300 years since the Arabs colonized Tunisia. Why are its Indigenous people, the Amazigh, still struggling for basic recognition?

  World

  Mar 21, 2023
• Turkey and Syria rocked by another earthquake, killing at least 3 and injuring hundreds

  A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Monday struck parts of Turkey and Syria that were laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed around 45,000 people.

  World

  Feb 20, 2023
• Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine downplayed by Russia

  Joe Biden met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Ukrainian capital in a defiant display of Western solidarity as Russia's war nears the one-year anniversary.

  World

  Feb 20, 2023
• China reports nearly 60,000 COVID-related deaths in past month after data criticism

  China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints it was failing to release data.

  World

  Jan 14, 2023
• Ukraine war: Russia claims deadly attack, but Kyiv denies anyone killed

  The latest developments come after Russian forces ended a partially observed cease-fire timed to coincide with Orthodox Christmas celebrations on Saturday.

  World

  Jan 8, 2023
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• 10 years after Sandy Hook massacre, Biden says families owed stronger gun laws

  The rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012 shocked the country and has been followed by an epidemic of mass shootings.

  World

  Dec 14, 2022
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• Saudi Arabia says OPEC+ sticking with oil output cuts despite reports

  Saudi Arabia said that OPEC+ was sticking with oil output cuts, denying a report it was considering boosting output, according to state news agency SPA.

  World

  Nov 21, 2022