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Japan welcomes IAEA’s inquiry into Fukushima water release
World
February 14, 2022
Japan welcomes IAEA’s inquiry into Fukushima water release
TOKYO, Feb 14 (Reuters) – The Japanese government welcomes the International Atomic Energy Agency’s review on the safety of releasing…
Key US-Canada bridge reopens as Ottawa protest persists
World
February 14, 2022
Key US-Canada bridge reopens as Ottawa protest persists
WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing was open Monday after protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 measures blocked it…
Ukraine president’s ratings fall as crisis with Russia brews
World
February 14, 2022
Ukraine president’s ratings fall as crisis with Russia brews
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As a political novice making an unlikely run to be Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to…
Saudi Arabia gives 4% of Aramco worth $80B to sovereign fund
Middle East
February 13, 2022
Saudi Arabia gives 4% of Aramco worth $80B to sovereign fund
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will transfer four percent of the stock in the…
Flights to Ukraine halted, redirected as crisis brews
World
February 13, 2022
Flights to Ukraine halted, redirected as crisis brews
MOSCOW (AP) — Some airlines have canceled or diverted flights to Ukraine amid heightened fears that an invasion by Russia…
For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh duality
World
February 13, 2022
For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh duality
BEIJING (AP) — Across two pandemic Olympics set in Asian countries, Asian American women fronting the Games have encountered a…
Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swell
World
February 13, 2022
Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swell
WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions withdrew their vehicles from a key U.S.-Canadian…
Artillery in northwest Syria kills 6, including 2 children
Middle East
February 13, 2022
Artillery in northwest Syria kills 6, including 2 children
BEIRUT (AP) — Six people from the same family including two children were killed in a Syrian military artillery strike…
Queries on doping, harassment, ineptitude at Olympics
World
February 13, 2022
Queries on doping, harassment, ineptitude at Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — The biggest questions at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday hardly centered on who would win the six…
Once Lebanon’s center of glamor, Hamra Street goes dark
Middle East
February 13, 2022
Once Lebanon’s center of glamor, Hamra Street goes dark
BEIRUT (AP) — From his small music shop on Beirut’s Hamra Street, Michel Eid witnessed the rise and fall of…