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Young Canadian back Quinn Ngawati enjoying life in Major League Rugby
Just 21, Victoria's Quinn Ngawati has already played professionally in both of rugby's codes, worn the Maple Leaf, had a franchise fold under him and moved continents during a pandemic.There has been ...
Apr 24, 2021
The world isolates. A New Zealand band plays to 50,000 fans
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Singer Matiu Walters grinned as he gazed out over 50,000 damp but delirious fans and said those magic words: "So, what's up Eden Park?" While much of the world remains hunkered...
Apr 24, 2021
Budget first small step in long, expensive path to upgrading North American defences
OTTAWA - It was only a few lines in the federal budget, and the money involved represents a rounding error in the overall scheme of things. For defence officials and experts who have been sounding the...
Apr 24, 2021
Out of the cave: French isolation study ends after 40 days
LOMBRIVES CAVE, France - Ever wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away in a cave for a few weeks? Fifteen people in France found out. After 40 days in volunta...
Apr 24, 2021
Out of the cave: French isolation study ends after 40 days
LOMBRIVES CAVE, France - Ever wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away in a cave for a few weeks? Fifteen people in France found out. After 40 days in volunta...
Apr 24, 2021
India virus patients suffocate from low oxygen amid surge
SRINAGAR, India - Authorities scrambled anew Saturday to supply medical oxygen to Indian hospitals where COVID-19 patients were suffocating amid low supplies as the country with the world's worst coro...
Apr 24, 2021
As Europe reopens, ICU teams stick with the sick and dying
PARIS - Cradling the head of the deeply sedated COVID-19 patient like a precious jewel in his hands, Dr. Alexy Tran Dinh steered his intensive-care nurses through the delicate process of rolling the w...
Apr 24, 2021
China names Mars rover for traditional fire god
BEIJING - China's first Mars rover will be named Zhurong after a traditional fire god, the government announced Saturday. The rover is aboard the Tianwen-1 probe that arrived in Mars orbit on Feb. 24 ...
Apr 24, 2021
Chinese official in Xinjiang slams UK genocide declaration
URUMQI, China - A spokesperson for the Xinjiang region called accusations of genocide "counter to the facts" as China came under more pressure this week over its treatment of the Uyghur ethnic group i...
Apr 24, 2021
Indonesia navy finds items from lost sub, indicating it sank
BANYUWANGI, Indonesia - Indonesia's navy on Saturday said items were found from a missing submarine, indicating the vessel with 53 crew members had sank and there was no hope of finding survivors. Nav...
Apr 24, 2021