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13 dead in Barcelona terror attack

August 18, 2017 in International

[caption id="attachment_19001" align="alignright" width="300"] A woman cries as she and a man are escorted by Spanish policemen outside a cordoned-off area after a van ploughed into the crowd, in Barcelona, Spain, yesterday.[/caption] At least 13 people were killed yesterday when a driver deliberately slammed a van...

Trump slams ‘evil’ racism

August 15, 2017 in International

US President Donald Trump, under pressure to explicitly condemn a weekend rally by white supremacists that ended in bloodshed, yesterday denounced racism and slammed the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis as “repugnant”. Trump had taken heat from Democrats and Republicans alike for his response to Saturday's...

Diplomats suffer hearing loss in Cuba

August 11, 2017 in International

The Canadian government said Thursday that at least one Canadian diplomat in Cuba also has been treated for hearing loss following disclosures that a group of American diplomats in Havana suffered severe hearing loss that US officials believe was caused by an advanced sonic device. Global...