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A woman in a winter coat smiles.

Iranian human rights activist Atena Daemi didn't want to leave her native country, but her declining health forced her hand. She ended up undertaking a perilous and unpredictable six-month journey that took her from Tehran to St. John's.

Posted: March 19, 2024, 8:00 am
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Gunmen looted homes in the communities of Laboule and Thomassin before sunrise, forcing residents to flee as some called radio stations pleading for police. The neighbourhoods had remained largely peaceful despite a surge in violent gang attacks across Port-au-Prince that began on Feb. 29.

Posted: March 18, 2024, 8:51 pm
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The head of the world's largest energy company on Monday suggested that oil and natural gas will be around for a long time to come, while the U.S. secretary of energy highlighted a clean energy revolution.

Posted: March 18, 2024, 5:31 pm
Fans wearing Shohei Ohtani jerseys prepare to enter the stadium for a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch on February 27, 2024 in Glendale, Ariz.

Being a Shohei Ohtani fan in Japan comes with a price, and it can be steep. The ordinary Los Angeles Dodgers cap sells for about 6,300 yen, or $42 US. Ball caps are $150 and a blue Dodgers jersey about $510.

Posted: March 18, 2024, 5:25 pm
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Donald Trump's lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it's impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of his $454 million US civil fraud judgment while he appeals.

Posted: March 18, 2024, 4:53 pm
A multistorey building is shown on the side of a road as vehicles that appear decades old travel the roadway.

An array of advanced tests found no brain injuries or degeneration among U.S. diplomats and other government employees who suffer mysterious health problems once dubbed 'Havana syndrome,' researchers reported Monday.

Posted: March 18, 2024, 3:42 pm
People take photos of a mural on the side of a building. The mural is a tree without leaves, and behind it is green paint.

A new Banksy mural drew crowds of people to a London street on Monday, many of whom discerned an environmental message in the vibrant green artwork.

Posted: March 18, 2024, 2:50 pm
A child gestures as others in a crowd hold out empty pots at a food distribution site.

Famine is expected between now and May in the north of the Gaza Strip, a UN-backed report said on Monday, after more than five months of war that have shattered the Palestinian territory, killed thousands and cut off supplies.

Posted: March 18, 2024, 12:47 pm
Two men walk amid rubble carrying belongings. The man on the left pushes a wheelchair filled with bags.

The Israeli military said on Monday its troops raided the compound of Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, in an operation Palestinian health authorities said had caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings.

Posted: March 18, 2024, 8:17 am
Two men in suits are seen sitting in chairs turned to each other, with American and Israel flags and drapes in the background.

As international pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza rises, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has railed against top ally the United States for its "wholly inappropriate" critique of his leadership.

Posted: March 17, 2024, 8:05 pm