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UN approves annual commemoration of 1995 Srebrenica genocide, over strong opposition from Serbs
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia annually, over strong opposition from Serbs in Bosnia and neighboring Se...
May 23, 2024
Board of North Carolina’s public university system repeals diversity, equity and inclusion policy
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's public university system board voted to repeal a nearly five-year-old diversity, equity and inclusion policy on Thursday, meaning its 17 schools will likely join ...
May 23, 2024
Plan to wake serial killer Robert Pickton from coma: Quebec police
QUBEC - A spokesman for Quebec's provincial police says British Columbia serial killer Robert Pickton is in a medically induced coma after a prison attack and doctors planned to try to wake him soon. ...
May 23, 2024
Far-right grouping in European Parliament expels high-flying Alternative for Germany party
BRUSSELS (AP) - A German far-right party set for big gains in upcoming European elections suffered another setback on Thursday when it was expelled from a right-wing group in the European Parliament. ...
May 23, 2024
Group of graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting 'Free, free Palestine'
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A group of graduates walked out of the Harvard commencement on Thursday chanting "Free, Free Palestine" after weeks of protests on campus. School officials announced Wednesday,...
May 23, 2024
Canada coach names squad for Mexico friendlies but Olympic roster decisions remain
Canada coach Bev Priestman is starting to get some of her injured talent back ahead of the Paris Olympics. Nichelle Prince, Olivia Smith and Jayde Riviere, unavailable for the SheBelieves Cup earlier ...
May 23, 2024
Canada's Shapovalov falls to Griekspoor at Geneva Open
GENEVA - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the Geneva Open after falling 6-7 (7) 7-6 (4) 6-3 to Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands. Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., fired 10 aces, committed fou...
May 23, 2024
Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against Black vot...
May 23, 2024
Hope is focus of Okanagan Ukrainian Festival in Vernon
The public is invited to the Okanagan Ukrainian Festival this Sunday (May 31) at 2 p.m. at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre, featuring an afternoon of dance, music and Ukrainian Spirit."The focus of ...
May 23, 2024
Top UN court declines to issue preliminary orders in Mexico-Ecuador dispute over Quito embassy raid
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The top United Nations court declined Thursday to immediately order Ecuador to protect Mexican diplomatic property following the storming of Mexico's embassy in Quito to ...
May 23, 2024
