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Renovated ER at Nova Scotia's Cumberland Regional Health Centre to reopen next month

Renovated ER at Nova Scotia's Cumberland Regional Health Centre to reopen next month

After months of delay, renovations at a hospital emergency department in northern Nova Scotia are drawing to a close. The provincial health authority says the newly renovated space at the Cumberland Regional Health Centre in Amherst, N.S.
Social media report anti-aircraft systems placed in Moscow

Social media report anti-aircraft systems placed in Moscow

Social media posts on Friday said air-defense systems have been installed in several spots in Moscow, including atop the Russian Defense Ministry headquarters.
In Senegal, Yellen talks about future of US-Africa relations

In Senegal, Yellen talks about future of US-Africa relations

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen caravanned from a government building to a business incubator in Dakar on Friday and was set to end her day at the president's residence, spreading a message of mutually beneficial U.S.

Witnesses: Eritrean troops withdrawing from towns in Tigray

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Witnesses in some towns across Ethiopia’s Tigray region say troops from neighboring Eritrea have started withdrawing in large convoys, a potentially significant development after a devastating conflict in the region ended late l

Sierra Leone president signs women's rights bill into law

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A landmark bill mandating that women make up 30% of Sierra Leone's workforce and government positions went into effect on Friday along with paid maternity leave benefits extended to 14 weeks.
Croatian president blasts EU penalties against Hungary

Croatian president blasts EU penalties against Hungary

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Croatia's president said Friday that efforts by the European Union to uphold democratic standards in member countries threatened to tear the bloc apart, and condemned EU efforts to financially penalize Hungary for its alleged

Removal of West Bank outpost tests Israel's new coalition

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities on Friday dismantled a small settler outpost in the occupied West Bank, a day after it was erected, in a major test to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new ruling coalition.

Inspections of Ukrainian grain ships halved since October

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Inspections of ships carrying Ukrainian grain and other food exports have slowed to half their peak rate under a U.N.
UK judge rejects Uyghur bid to halt Xinjiang cotton imports

UK judge rejects Uyghur bid to halt Xinjiang cotton imports

LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Friday rejected a lawsuit that accused the U.K.
Kentucky GOP seeks school closure records from governor

Kentucky GOP seeks school closure records from governor

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Still fuming over pandemic-era shutdowns, Kentucky Republicans are pushing to obtain behind-the-scenes correspondence that Democratic Gov.