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Tour agencies: N Korea bans foreign tourists over new virus
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea has banned foreign tourists to guard against the spread of a new virus from China, tour operators in China said. Foreign travel to North Korea has been temporar...
Jan 21, 2020
Extradition hearing begins for top Huawei exec in Canada
VANCOUVER - The first stage of an extradition hearing for a senior executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei started in a Vancouver courtroom M onday, a case that has infuriated Beijing, caused a diploma...
Jan 21, 2020
'My mission was to win': Coco tops Venus at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Everyone had the same question when the Australian Open draw was revealed: What were the odds that Coco Gauff and Venus Williams would face each other again in the first round a...
Jan 21, 2020
Bloomberg calls for Trump's removal in new impeachment ad
NEW YORK - Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg launched a new impeachment-focused television ad Tuesday urging the Senate to remove President Donald Trump from office. The ad will run ...
Jan 21, 2020
Dispute over rules erupts on impeachment's first full day
WASHINGTON - A rancorous dispute over rules marked the first full day of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. Highlights of Tuesday's session and what's ahead as senators conduct just the third...
Jan 21, 2020
Mexico begins flying, busing migrants back to Honduras
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico - Hundreds of Central American migrants who entered southern Mexico in recent days have either been pushed back into Guatemala by Mexican troops, shipped to detention centres or...
Jan 21, 2020
Kane gets 1,000th point, Blackhawks beat Jets 5-2
CHICAGO - Patrick Kane's 1,000th career point created one big party for the Chicago Blackhawks. Everyone was invited. Kane reached 1,000 when he picked up an assist on Brandon Saad's third-period goal...
Jan 21, 2020
Canada's Shapovalov upset by Fucsovics in first round of Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Denis Shapovalov lost a lengthy four-set match with Hungary's Marton Fucsovics on Monday in the opening round of the Australian Open. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, On...
Jan 21, 2020
Mostert lifts 49ers to Super Bowl with 37-20 win vs Packers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Coach Kyle Shanahan received the NFC championship trophy from his Super Bowl-winning father Mike and raised it to the sky. The San Francisco 49ers have gone on a surprising journ...
Jan 21, 2020
Williams scores twice, Hurricanes defeat Jets 4-1
RALEIGH, N.C. - Justin Williams scored a pair of goals in his second game back in the NHL, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Williams scored the win...
Jan 21, 2020