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African Union suspends Burkina Faso after coup last week
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso until constitutional order is restored in the West African country, the organization announced in a tweet on Monday. The s...
Jan 31, 2022
Cyprus overturns UK woman's conviction for making up rape
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - The Supreme Court in Cyprus overturned the conviction of a British woman given a four-month suspended sentence for making up claims that she was gang raped by as many as a dozen...
Jan 31, 2022
Barcelona bids to sign Aubameyang and sell Dembélé
MADRID (AP) - The last day of the winter transfer window arrived in Spain on Monday with Barcelona hoping to seal the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and find a buyer for Ousmane Dembl. Aubameyan...
Jan 31, 2022
Eriksen set for playing return after signing for Brentford
LONDON (AP) - Christian Eriksen is set for a remarkable playing comeback after signing for Premier League club Brentford on Monday, almost seven months after having a cardiac arrest on the field at th...
Jan 31, 2022
Eriksen set for playing return after signing for Brentford
LONDON (AP) - Christian Eriksen is set for a remarkable playing comeback after signing for Premier League club Brentford on Monday, almost seven months after having a cardiac arrest on the field at th...
Jan 31, 2022
Ontario, Quebec begin easing COVID-19 restrictions as schools reopen in the Maritimes
Canada's most populous provinces are easing some COVID-19 restrictions today, while students head back to classrooms in two Maritime provinces. Ontario and Quebec have reported declines in hospitaliza...
Jan 31, 2022
Calling the Ottawa protests 'peaceful' downplays non-violent dangers, critics say
Police haven't reported any physical violence at the ongoing Ottawa rally against vaccine mandates and other government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions, but critics warn that conflating the absence of b...
Jan 31, 2022
Trial to start for teen charged in 2020 hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer
CALGARY - A trial for the 19-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer just over a year ago is scheduled to begin today. The teen, who cannot b...
Jan 31, 2022
Patrik Laine scores twice, Blue Jackets send Canadiens to 6th straight defeat
MONTREAL - Patrik Laine scored twice and Joonas Korpisalo made 32 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets doubled up the league-worst Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Sunday. Jack Roslovic, Eric Robinson, Yegor C...
Jan 30, 2022
Dempsey, Solo, Boxx elected to US Soccer Hall of Fame
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Clint Dempsey, Hope Solo and Shannon Boxx were among six people elected Sunday to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. Marco Etcheverry, Linda Hamilton and Esse Baharmast also w...
Jan 30, 2022