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The United States and Israel announce they are quitting UNESCO after Washington accused the UN’s cultural agency of anti-Israeli bias. CBC | World News
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China and U.S. ‘neck and neck’ in foreign assistance spending
New data on more than 4,300 projects in 150 countries indicate China’s foreign aid contributions have almost matched those of the world’s largest foreign aid donor, the United States. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S., Turkey suspend bilateral non-immigrant visa services
The U.S. said Sunday it was suspending non-immigrant visa services at its diplomatic facilities in Turkey following the arrest of a consulate employee, prompting Turkey to halt visa services in the U.S. CBC | World News
Read More »Weakened Nate brings flooding, power outages to U.S. Gulf Coast
Hurricane Nate brought a burst of flooding and power outages to the U.S. Gulf Coast before weakening rapidly, sparing the region from the kind of catastrophic damage left by a series of hurricanes that hit the southern U.S. and Caribbean in recent weeks. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Nate makes 2nd landfall in U.S., downgraded to tropical storm
Hurricane Nate came ashore along Mississippi’s coast outside Biloxi, Miss., early Sunday, after hitting Louisiana Saturday night. The storm has flooded parts of coastal Alabama. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Nate moving toward U.S. Gulf Coast after deadly flooding in Central America
Hurricane Nate is expected to make landfall near New Orleans late Saturday, after drenching Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras, leaving at least 21 people dead. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. House of Representatives sets new hearing on Kaspersky Lab software
The U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology announced the hearing a day after media reported a Russian government-backed hack of NSA secrets through a contractor who sources said had Kaspersky software installed on his laptop. CBC | World News
Read More »A closer look at bump stocks — the new target in U.S. gun control debate
Semi-automatic weapons used by the Las Vegas shooter were reportedly equipped with bump stocks — devices that can rapidly increase the rate of fire, similar to that of fully automatic weapons, and have quickly become the focus of the gun control debate. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. congressman Tim Murphy to retire after reports he urged mistress to abort despite anti-abortion stance
U.S. Republican Congressman Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania has announced plans to retire at the end of this term — amid revelations of an extramarital affair. CBC | World News
Read More »3 U.S. army special operations commandos killed in Niger
U.S. officials said three U.S. army special operations commandos were killed Wednesday and two others were wounded when they came under fire in southwest Niger. CBC | World News
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