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World A driver killed 35 people and severely injured another 43 when he deliberately rammed his car into people exercising at a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, police said Tuesday. The suspect has been hospitalized with injuries police say were self-inflictedThe Associated Press · Posted: Nov 12,Continue Reading

Donald Trump’s return to the White House is sure to be felt globally, including in China — one of the United States’ biggest trading partners and an emerging superpower on the world stage. The uncertainty of the next few years could be seen in the response from Beijing. As Chinese PresidentContinue Reading

World·Analysis Mike Waltz, the man reportedly tapped for the top international role inside the Trump White House isn’t just predicting the impending defeat of Canada’s Trudeau government: He’s celebrating it. Trump’s choice for national security adviser can’t wait to see the Liberals lose next election Alexander Panetta · CBC NewsContinue Reading

World An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday. Researchers say this is the first time an emperor penguin from the Antarctic has turned up in AustraliaThe Associated Press ·Continue Reading

World Tens of thousands of Poles including nationalist opposition chiefs walked through Warsaw on Monday in an annual Independence Day event held by the far right, some shooting red flares and carrying anti-EU, anti-Ukraine and white supremacist banners. Warsaw rally saw people carrying anti-EU, anti-Ukraine and white supremacist bannersThomson ReutersContinue Reading

World Italian police have uncovered a large-scale pan-European forgery network making and selling fake artworks attributed to some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art including Banksy, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. Investigators seized more than 2,100 fake art pieces from huge crime networkThomson Reuters · Posted: Nov 11,Continue Reading

World What would you do if you’d just been dealt a devastating, extremely public defeat? If your answer is “drink wine in leggings,” then Vice-President and former Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris can do you one better: Drink wine in leggings, sporting a messy bun, while playing Connect 4.Continue Reading

World U.S. president-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him not to escalate the Ukraine war, a source familiar with the conversation said, but the Kremlin denied the two had spoken. The Kremlin has denied media reports that Trump recently advised Putin not to escalate theContinue Reading

World Cuba hit by 6.8 magnitude earthquake after being battered by hurricanes and blackoutsAfter weeks of hurricanes and blackouts have left many in Cuba reeling, an earthquake has left people shaken as rumbling was felt across the eastern stretch of the island, including in bigger cities like Santiago de Cuba,Continue Reading