Venezuela opposition takes part in election as foreign teams observe
CARACAS - Venezuelan opposition parties participated in elections Sunday for the first time since 2017, voting for governors and mayors in a litmus test...
Activision Blizzard chief may step down if misconduct not fixed: media
SAN FRANCISCO - The chief of Activision Blizzard, accused of mishandling harassment complaints at the video giant, has signaled he would consider stepping down...
Two of the 17 N.American hostages abducted in Haiti are freed
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Two of the 17 North Americans who were abducted by a Haitian gang in mid-October have been freed, the church that they...
Death toll hits four from flooding in western Canada
MONTREAL - The death toll from record flooding in western Canada has risen to four, with a fifth person still missing, local authorities there...
UK to probe ‘systematic bias’ in medical devices tech
LONDON - Britain's health secretary announced Sunday he has launched an independent review to examine if "systematic bias" exists in the development of medical...
Thousands rally against Covid curbs in Austria and Australia
VIENNA - Thousands took to the streets in Austria and Australia Saturday as anger mounted over new Covid restrictions imposed to tackle a resurgent...
Back on all fours with titanium paws for Russia rescue dog
NOVOSIBIRSK (RUSSIA) - Monika the Russian rescue dog is ready for her new life after she was fitted with four prosthetic titanium paws in...
US teen Kyle Rittenhouse cleared over protester deaths
WASHINGTON - Kyle Rittenhouse, the American teenager who shot and killed two men and wounded another during protests against police brutality and riots in...
Modi U-turns on Indian farm laws after mass protests
NEW DELHI - India will scrap three agricultural reform laws that sparked almost a year of huge protests by farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
First Wuhan Covid case days later than initially reported – scientist
WASHINGTON: The first case of Covid-19 identified in Wuhan, China and presented as such by the World Health Organization was actually days later than...
