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Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 just days before U.S. President Joe Biden, who tested negative for the virus, is due to travel to a G20 summit in India, the White House said on Monday. U.S. President Joe Biden, 80, has tested negative Jill Biden, the wife of U.S. …

More than 60 people are in jail in Nigeria in connection with an alleged gay wedding last week, which is illegal in the country, the police and their lawyer said on Monday. Anti-LGBTQ law in Africa's most populous nation includes prison term up to 14 years More than 60 people …

A member of Panama's national soccer team was killed when gunmen opened fire on a group of people gathered in the country's violent port city of Colon. Authorities on Monday announced the arrest of one suspect. Gilberto Hernandez, 26, 2nd member of national team killed in Colon in last 6 …

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker. '[Defence] ministry needs new approaches,' president says in nightly address Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with …

The Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium, founded in 1934 to defend the cheese's 1,000-year-old tradition and guarantee the standard and production of Parmesan, takes its raison d'être extremely seriously. The industry is now using digital technology to fight fakes. Close-knit industry using microchips to protect renowned product from pretenders In a towering …

A group of Canadians is working with locals in Nicaragua to replace traditional wood-burning stoves with more efficient, cleaner-burning models that are better for the climate and the families who rely on them. Group of volunteer health care professionals from Stratford, Ont. is helping replace traditional wood stoves A group …

More than 12 millimetres of rain is believed to have fallen on Friday at the site of the counter-culture festival, located about 177 kilometres north of Reno. According to the U.S. National Weather Service, at least another six millimetres is expected Sunday. Over 12 mm of rain is believed to …

Several Swedish lawmakers said Friday they would boycott this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the private foundation that administers the prestigious awards invited representatives of the three countries to attend. The Nobel Foundation then withdrew its invitation, citing the "strong reactions." Lawmakers threatened to boycott ceremony, citing Russia's war …

Young people in multiple D.C. neighbourhoods are now under a nightly curfew as officials try to get a grip on a soaring crime rate — even though research shows the measures don't have much impact. Research suggests community curfews have little impact on crime Washington, D.C., arguably one of the …

A one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, tying the record for the longest sentence in the attack. Latest sentence after other members convicted of spearheading attack on …