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People rally to protest against the Japanese government's decision to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea, in Tokyo, capital of Japan, April 13, 2021. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)By making the controversial decision to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the sea, the Japanese government and TEPCO have…

BERWICK, Pa. (AP) — One person was killed and another 17 people injured when a vehicle struck a crowd gathered at a Pennsylvania bar for a fundraiser for victims of a house fire that killed 10 earlier this month, authorities said. The suspect then killed a woman in a separate incident, police said.The crash occurred outside the Intoxicology…

Lisa LaFlamme anchors an episode of CTV National News on May 14, 2020. Ms. LaFlamme was with the network for 35 years before her sudden ouster this week.CTVShortly after Michael Melling became head of CTV News, he raised questions about host Lisa LaFlamme’s hair.According to a senior CTV official who was present at the meeting, Mr. Melling asked…

Kabul, Afghanistan — A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 33, police and an eyewitness said.Khalid Zadran, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for Kabul's police chief, gave the figures to The Associated Press…

A year since the Indian hockey teams regained space in the national consciousness with exceptional performances at the Tokyo Olympics, the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG) have served a reminder that sports isn’t a mathematical equation with a single definite solution. But, an unsure science with every permutation and process throwing up new…

The package is the product of painstaking negotiations and will give Democrats a chance to achieve major policy objectives ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Senate Democrats are using a special process to pass the package without Republican votes. Once the legislation has passed in the Senate, it would next need to be approved by the…

Live shopping is a multi-billion business in China, but has so far failed to catch on in North America and Europe. That may seem odd. The ingredients to successfully launch this mix of live-streamed entertainment and online shopping are as present here as in Asia. There is certainly no…

The sepia lithograph in the National Library was irresistible to the novelist in Robert Drewe. Painted in 1866, a tiny boy in red shorts leans against a milestone on a winding English country road. On the milestone is a winner’s sash. John Day was the “Child Phenomenon from Australia”.He was 10 years old, weighed four stone and was undefeated…

Comment on this storyCommentThe Biden administration on Friday asked Congress to approve more than $47 billion in new emergency funds this fall to combat the coronavirus, secure new monkeypox vaccines, bolster Ukraine’s defenses and respond to devastating floods in Kentucky.The official request sets up a fierce fight on Capitol Hill, where…

CNN  —  The body of a University of Missouri student who went missing after leaving a downtown Nashville bar two weeks ago was found Friday in the Cumberland River, police said. There were no signs of foul play. Riley Strain, 22, was on a weekend trip…