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Rafael Nadal will play Davis Cup singles for Spain against the Netherlands ahead of retirement
MALAGA, Spain (AP) - Rafael Nadal was picked to play singles for Spain against the Netherlands on Tuesday at the Davis Cup Final 8, the 22-time Grand Slam champion's last event before he retires. The ...
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From atmospheric river to bomb cyclone, here are the ABCs of weather terminology
A series of meteorological terms associated with extreme weather have become popularized in recent years. Here's how some of them are defined by the American Meteorological Society: BOMB CYCLONE A sto...
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Family and intimate partner violence on the rise in Saskatchewan: RCMP
Areas policed by the Saskatchewan RCMP saw above-average rates of intimate partner and family violence last year, and the numbers have been climbing over the past few years.According to the RCMP, the ...
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Trudeau says G20 leaders' statement on Ukraine is not strong enough
RIO DE JANEIRO, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the final leaders' statement from the G20 summit in Brazil is not strong enough on the war in Ukraine. He is also expressing some concern abou...
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Brazilian police arrest 5 officers over alleged coup plot and plans to kill President Lula, others
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian police arrested five officers accused over a coup plot that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill President Luiz Incio Lula da Sil...
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Russia says Ukraine fired 6 US-made ATACMs at the Bryansk region
Russia's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that Ukraine fired six U.S.-made ATACMs missiles at Russia's Bryansk region. In a statement carried by Russian news agencies, the ministry said the military shot...
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Russian President Putin signs a new doctrine that lowers the threshold for using nuclear weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joi...
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Somaliland opposition leader wins presidential election
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - The opposition leader in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland won last week's election, the electoral commission said Tuesday. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the main op...
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Statistics Canada set to release October inflation figures today
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is expected to release its October consumer price index report this morning. Economists polled by Reuters expect the annual inflation rate rose to 1.9 per cent last month, a...
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A 'bomb cyclone' sounds scary but meteorologist says it's not alarmist
VANCOUVER - The use of terms including "atmospheric rivers" and "bomb cyclones" to describe weather phenomena has moved out of scientific journals and into the mainstream in recent years, but meteorol...
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