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Quebec orders shops bars restaurants to operate at 50%

TORONTO - Bars, restaurants, stores and entertainment venues across the Canadian province of Quebec will be required to operate at 50% capacity beginning…

The pandemic forced Kim Jong Un into retreat. The world should brace for his resurgence

Ten years ago, the world watched as a young Kim Jong Un solemnly walked beside his father's hearse on a snowy morning in Pyongyang as distraught…

Omicron threat: Canada advises against foreign travel Ontario limits events

Toronto: The Canadian government on Wednesday (December 15, 2021) advised Canadians against all non-essential international travel, and the largest…

Bomb injures 12 at Russian school ex-student suspected

MOSCOW -- A homemade bomb went off in a school attached to an Orthodox Christian convent and wounded 12 people, while an 18-year-old former student…

Pfizer confirms COVID pills results potency versus omicron

Pfizer is also studying its pill in lower-risk adults — including a subset who are vaccinated — but reported mixed data for that group…

Why China Is Freaking Out Over Bidens Democracy Summit

The Chinese government is furious about U.S. President Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy, and it wants the world to know.

A week before…

Chinese central banker says market can handle developer debt

BEIJING - Financial markets can cope with the impact of a Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on $310 billion…

UK inquiry to look into 2 more alleged government gatherings

LONDON - The British government confirmed Thursday that an inquiry into an alleged lockdown-breaching Christmas party at the offices of Conservative…