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FIFA fines Hong Kong soccer body for China anthem protest
ZURICH - FIFA has fined Hong Kong's soccer federation 15,000 Swiss francs ($15,100) for fans disrespecting the Chinese national anthem before a World Cup qualifying game last month. Hong Kong fans boo...
Oct 09, 2019
Judge says New York prosecutors can see Trump's tax returns
NEW YORK - With President Donald Trump under siege on Capitol Hill, a federal judge dealt him a setback on another front Monday and ruled that New York City prosecutors can see his tax returns for an ...
Oct 09, 2019
Don't let 'political correctness' erase Canadian history, Scheer says
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Canadian history should be honoured and celebrated - warts and all. "I believe Canada's history should always be celebrated," Scheer said Monday mo...
Oct 09, 2019
2 killed in shooting in eastern Germany, 1 person arrested
BERLIN - Two people were killed Wednesday in a shooting in the eastern German city of Halle and the suspected assailants fled, police said. Several shots were fired and the suspected assailants then f...
Oct 09, 2019
3 win Nobel Prize for showing how cells sense low oxygen
NEW YORK - Two Americans and a British scientist won a Nobel Prize on Monday for discovering details of how the body's cells sense and react to low oxygen levels, providing a foothold for developing n...
Oct 09, 2019
Two major parties committed to creating wrongful conviction tribunal: Innocence Canada
TORONTO - An advocacy group pushing for justice system reforms to help the wrongly convicted will be making an announcement today in Toronto. Innocence Canada says two of the country's major federal p...
Oct 09, 2019
Scheer takes Conservative campaign close to notorious Quebec border crossing
OTTAWA - The Conservatives aren't saying whether they're talking about immigration and the border on the federal campaign trail today, but leader Andrew Scheer is gathering reporters for a field trip ...
Oct 09, 2019
Syria's Kurds stand to lose all gains from US pullout
BEIRUT - Syria's Kurds accused the U.S. of turning its back on its allies and risking gains made in the fight against the Islamic State group as American troops began pulling back on Monday from posit...
Oct 09, 2019
IS militants hit US-backed Kurdish fighters in north Syria
BEIRUT - A U.S.-backed force and two Syrian activist groups say Islamic State militants have carried out an attack in the city of Raqqa in northern Syria. The early Wednesday attack targeted a post of...
Oct 09, 2019
US to step aside for Turkish assault on Kurds in Syria
WASHINGTON - The White House said Sunday that U.S. forces in northeast Syria will move aside and clear the way for an expected Turkish assault, essentially abandoning Kurdish fighters who fought along...
Oct 08, 2019