world2023-03-21
More than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex relations. The new law appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ), according to Human Rights Watch. ....Read more
world2023-03-21
A Virginia teacher who was shot and wounded by her six-year-old student said it has changed her life and she has vivid memories and nightmares about that day. "I just will never forget the look on his face that he gave me while he pointed the gun dir....Read more
world2023-03-21
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that China's peace proposals could be used as the basis for settling the conflict in Ukraine when Kyiv and its Western allies are ready, the RIA news agency reported. Source: CBC....Read more
world2023-03-21
Afghanistan's school year started on Tuesday, the education ministry said, as the United Nations children's agency renewed calls for teenage girls to be able to rejoin the classroom. Source: CBC....Read more
world2023-03-21
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin on Tuesday for the start of formal talks expected to focus on the Ukraine crisis and deepening economic co-operation. Source: CBC....Read more
world2023-03-21
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it had protested to Canada's top diplomat in Moscow over comments by Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly about "regime change" in Russia. Source: CBC....Read more
world2023-03-19
Russia President Vladimir Putin made a surprise weekend visit to the war-ravaged port of Mariupol, state media reported, the Kremlin leader's first trip to the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine's Donbas region since the conflict began. ....Read more
world2023-03-19
North Korea has launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea, its neighbours say, ramping up testing activities in response to ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal. Source: CBC....Read more
world2023-03-19
When the WMDs never materialized in Iraq, the hope was that by toppling Saddam and ending his brutal dictatorship, Iraq would at least emerge as a new democracy, where Iraqis would enjoy new freedoms and significantly improved standard of living.....Read more
world2023-03-18
A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, trapping others under rubble and sending rescue teams out into streets littered with debris and fallen power lines. Source: CBC....Read more
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