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Madrid wants military help, more doctors to fight virus wave
MADRID - Authorities in Madrid want to hire more doctors and get urgent help from Spain's military and police to fight a second wave of coronavirus infections that might force them into expanding rest...
Sep 23, 2020
France wants to require fathers to take parental leave
PARIS - France's president wants to expand paternity leave to one month - and require fathers to take time off with their newborns. President Emmanuel Macron announced the plan on Instagram before vis...
Sep 23, 2020
Orcas knock into sailboats, force Spain to limit yachting
BARCELONA, Spain - Spain has temporarily prohibited yachting across 100 kilometres (62 miles) of its northwestern coast after orca whales apparently got carried away while playing and damaged several ...
Sep 23, 2020
Nearly 500 pilot whales stranded in Australia; 380 dead
HOBART, Australia - More pilot whales were found stranded in Australia on Wednesday, raising the estimated total to nearly 500, including 380 that have died, in the largest mass stranding ever recorde...
Sep 23, 2020
Saudi Arabia to lift ban on Mecca pilgrimage amid virus
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said Muslims will be allowed to perform the smaller, year-round pilgrimage starting Oct. 4 as the kingdom gradually begins lifting restrictions that had ...
Sep 23, 2020
UK defends its new virus strategy but experts are skeptical
LONDON - The British government on Wednesday defended its strategy for combating a second wave of COVID-19 cases amid criticism that its new slate of restrictions will not be enough to stop coronaviru...
Sep 23, 2020
Ethics watchdog dismisses conflict of interest charges against PM's chief of staff
OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog has dismissed Conservative allegations of conflict of interest involving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff and her husband. Ethics commissioner Mario ...
Sep 23, 2020
CFJC Midday - The magical world of Fungi! Kamloops Film Society brings back 'Fantastic Fungi'
The Film Society's Tom Friedman discusses the focus behind the film that explores the power mushrooms have to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth.
Sep 23, 2020
Success of Ginsburg film inspires CNN look at John Lewis
NEW YORK - Indirectly, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg inspired CNN Films' new documentary on the life of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis. The unexpected commercial success of the...
Sep 23, 2020
Fendi kicks off hybrid Milan Fashion Week with optimism
MILAN - The Italian fashion industry is moving to inject optimism into luxury's dismal year, staging 23 live runway shows and 37 presentations during a hybrid live-digital Milan Fashion Week that aims...
Sep 23, 2020
