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Protesters enter Iraqi parliament, chant curses against Iran
BAGHDAD (AP) - Hundreds of Iraqi protesters breached Baghdad's parliament Wednesday, chanting curses against Iran, in a protest against the selection of a nominee for prime minister by Iran-backed par...
Jul 27, 2022

WHO chief advises reducing sex partners to avoid monkeypox
GENEVA (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday advised men at risk of catching monkeypox to consider reducing their sexual partners "for the moment" following the U.N. health age...
Jul 27, 2022

How England's national team became a power in women's soccer
There have been messages of support and praise from the royal family and Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The coverage is widespread, across the rolling news channels and both the front and back pages of...
Jul 27, 2022

Neymar to stand trial in Spain for Barcelona transfer
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Brazil forward Neymar will stand trial in Spain a month before the World Cup for alleged irregularities involving his transfer to Barcelona in 2013. Neymar's parents, former Ba...
Jul 27, 2022

Biden tests negative for COVID-19, ends 'strict isolation'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is ending his COVID-19 isolation after testing negative for the virus on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday. That's according to a letter the White House releas...
Jul 27, 2022

Teck Resources posts record quarterly profit amid soaring commodity prices
VANCOUVER - High commodity prices boosted Teck Resources Ltd.'s balance sheet as the mining company posted a record quarterly profit more than five times higher than the same period last year. The Van...
Jul 27, 2022

Griner testifies at Russia drug trial about interrogation
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) - The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner resumed Wednesday in a Russian court with Griner testifying that a language interpreter provided during her questioning...
Jul 27, 2022

Griner testifies at Russia drug trial about interrogation
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) - The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner resumed Wednesday in a Russian court with Griner testifying that a language interpreter provided during her questioning...
Jul 27, 2022

Pope visit moves to Quebec, Hockey Canada hearings continue : In The News for July 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jul 27, 2022

British High Commission to welcome military specialist on Russia's threat to Arctic
OTTAWA - Britain is sending a military expert on the threat posed by Russia and China in the Arctic to work in the British High Commission in Ottawa. In a sign of deepening co-operation between Canada...
Jul 27, 2022