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Tearful Canadian mother mourns daughter before Carney visits town shaken by killings
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» TUMBLER RIDGE — A grieving Canadian mother whose daughter was murdered in a mass school shooting addressed the public on Thursday, ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to a community in mourning.
Less glamour, more content, says Wim Wenders of Berlin Film Fest
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» BERLIN - Berlin Film Festival jury president Wim Wenders said Thursday that this year's 76th edition of the festival would have "less glamour" but "more content" in its eclectic selection.
'Save the Post': Hundreds protest cuts at famed US newspaper
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» WASHINGTON - Several hundred people rallied outside The Washington Post headquarters on Thursday to protest its decision to lay off hundreds of journalists, including most of its overseas staff.
Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Their icy hunting grounds are rapidly shrinking, but polar bears in Norway's remote Svalbard archipelago have defied the odds by bulking up instead of wasting away, a study said on Thursday.
Tiny Caribbean island wins climate change case
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» THE HAGUE - The Netherlands “insufficiently” protects its tiny Caribbean territory of Bonaire from climate change, a Dutch court ruled on Wednesday in a potentially landmark environmental justice ruling.
Minnesota ICE shooting puts new twist on gun rights debate
AFP, Published on 26/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - The shooting death of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, by federal agents Saturday in Minneapolis has spurred a new kind of debate around gun rights in the United States.
Syrian army enters camp holding jihadists’ relatives
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» AL-HOL CAMP, Syria - The Syrian army on Wednesday entered the vast Al-Hol camp that houses relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists after Kurdish forces withdrew from the site, said an AFP journalist at the scene.
Sugary drinks, alcohol getting cheaper, should be 'taxed more'
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» GENEVA — Sugary drinks and alcohol are getting relatively cheaper, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday, urging countries to hike taxes to reduce consumption levels and boost health funding.
Pacts, patronage and fear: how Myanmar junta chief keeps power
Devjyot Ghoshal and Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters, Published on 13/01/2026
» His name is not on the ballot, and his photographs don’t appear on campaign posters. But one man looms large over the general election under way in Myanmar: junta chief Min Aung Hlaing.
Venezuelan parliament swears in interim president after Maduro's ouster
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» CARACAS - Venezuela's parliament swore in Delcy Rodriguez as interim president on Monday, two days after US forces seized her predecessor Nicolas Maduro to face trial in New York.