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World The type of protest seen at Canadian hospitals this week is a familiar and unhappy fact of life for medical professionals in parts of the U.S. CBC spoke to health-care workers in West Virginia who say they are tired of being the target of anger over vaccine mandates and …

World Heavy rains fell across the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday as tropical storm Nicholas strengthened into a hurricane before making landfall, bringing the threat of widespread flooding, power outages and storm surges. A CITGO gas station roof is blown away by Hurricane Nicholas in Matagorda, Texas, …

World U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the Biden administration's much-criticized handling of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan during a contentious congressional hearing Monday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken appears remotely on a TV monitor to answer questions from the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the U.S. withdrawal from …

World Women in Afghanistan will be allowed to study in universities as the country seeks to rebuild after decades of war — but segregation by sex and a dress code will be mandatory, the Taliban's new higher education minister said on Sunday. Students attend class under new classroom conditions at …

World·Analysis Russia and Belarus are talking about further integrating their economies, but experts are watching what is going on with their military as Russia seeks an expanded presence for its armed forces in Belarus. Russian troops march in the opening ceremony of the Zapad military drill on Thursday at the …

World The world solemnly marked the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, on Saturday, grieving lost lives and shattered American unity in commemorations that unfolded just weeks after the bloody end of the Afghanistan war that was launched in response to the attacks. A large American flag is raised outside …

World·THE LATEST New U.S. studies released Friday show COVID-19 vaccines remained highly effective against hospitalizations and death even as the extra-contagious delta variant swept the country. A soldier is administered a COVID-19 vaccine shot in Fort Knox, Ky., on Thursday.(Jon Cherry/Getty Images) The latest: Advisory body recommends 3rd vaccine dose …

World·Analysis Twenty years after the nation-rattling attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, some of the American veterans affected reflect on their legacy. A day after U.S. forces completed its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, refugees board a bus, taking them to a processing centre upon their arrival at Dulles International Airport near …

World Tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan were airlifted out of the country last month as the Taliban swept to power. Many more are still trying to escape. Here's a look at where the country's refugees may be heading. Afghan refugees are shown at a Red Cross camp in …

World With U.K. roads clogged to pre-pandemic levels and ridership on London’s subway soaring, many people are acting as if the pandemic is over – even though there are now 40,000 new COVID-19 cases a day and the number is growing. Restaurants and cafés are busy along Old Compton Street …