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UK leader Rishi Sunak fined for failing to wear seat belt

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined by police for taking off his seat belt to film a social media video in a moving car. Sunak has apologized for making an ``error of judgment'' while filming a message for Instagram fr...

Jacinda Ardern to step down as New Zealand prime minister

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday she is stepping down as New Zealand's leader and will not contest this year's general elections. Fighting back tears, Ardern told reporters in Napier that Feb. 7 will be her last day in...

China pushes back on air-travel test requirements, but Canadian firms not worried

China's government is not happy that Canada and other countries are creating new COVID-19 restrictions for people flying from China. Beginning Thursday, Canada will require air travellers from China to have a recent negative test, similar to the US and some European countries. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says those rules are based on politics instead of science, and that some policies are ``disproportionate and simply unacceptable.'' China lifted many of its strict COVID-19 policies last month, sparking a wave of infections. ...

Pele, Brazil's mighty king of `beautiful game,' has died

Pele, Brazil's mighty king of soccer, has died. He was 82. Since 2021, he had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer discovered during a routine medical exam. Pele was one of the most commanding sports figures of the last cen...

Intruder attacks Pelosi's husband, calling, 'Where is Nancy'

Authorities say an intruder attacked the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in the couple's San Francisco home early Friday, searching for the Democratic leader and shouting, ``Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?'' T...

Rishi Sunak: UK's ex-Treasury chief gets his shot at PM job

Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain's next prime minister after winning the Conservative leadership race. He now faces the huge task of stabilizing the party and country at a time of economic and political ...

Police: Teen kills 2 in neighborhood, 3 more along greenway in Raleigh

Police say a 15-year-old boy fatally shot two people in the streets of a neighborhood in North Carolina's capital city, then fled toward a walking trail, where he killed three more people and wounded two others. Raleigh police Ch...

King Charles III to be crowned May 6 next year, palace says

King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6 in a ceremony that will embrace the past but look to the modern world after the 70-year reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Buckingham Palace said in Tuesday’s announcement. The coronation of King Charles III will take place on May 6, 2023, Buckingham Palace has announced. While the palace provided few details, British media reported that the guest list would be pared to 2,000 from 8,000. Charles will be crowned in a solemn religious ceremony conducted by Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, the palace said in a statemen...

Pink diamond breaks auction record in Hong Kong

A pink diamond was sold for $49.9 million in Hong Kong on Friday, setting a world record for the highest price per carat for a diamond sold at auction. The 11.15-carat Williamson Pink Star diamond, auctioned by Sotheby’s Hong Kong, sold for $392 million Hong Kong dollars ($49.9 million). It was originally estimated at $21 million. The Williamson Pink Star draws its name from two legendary pink diamonds. The first is the 23.60-carat Williamson diamond which was presented to the late Queen Elizabeth II as a wedding gift in 1947, while the second is the 59.60-carat Pink Star diamond that sold f...

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Poilievre Calls for Special Session of Parliament After Jagmeet Singh’s Announcement

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre has called for a special session of Parliament following Jagmeet Singh’s announcement, which he claims signals the Trudeau government has lost its majority. Poilievre stated that he is ...

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