Algeria president orders some protesters freed from jail
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — In a gesture marking the 59th year since the end of colonial rule in Algeria, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday ordered the release of 18 youths imprisoned for their roles in the Hirak protest movement, and
Fallout continues from biggest global ransomware attack
BOSTON (AP) — The single biggest ransomware attack yet continued to bite Monday as more details emerged on how a Russia-linked gang breached the exploited software company. The criminals essentially used a tool that helps protect against malware to spr...
Dozens of students abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of students were abducted Monday by armed bandits at Bethel Baptist High School in Damishi town of Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna State in northern Nigeria.
Quebec reduces interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses to four weeks
MONTREAL — Health Minister Christian Dubé said that starting Tuesday, Quebecers will be able to book a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine within as little as four weeks from their first dose. The minimum interval between first doses and booster shots
Connecticut website to update public on new marijuana law
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The state has unveiled a new website to provide up-to-date information on the rollout of legalized cannabis in Connecticut, ranging from basic information about the law that took effect on July 1 to resources for prospective
Kosovo: Serb ex-police officer jailed for rape during war
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A Kosovar court on Monday sentenced to 10 years in prison a Serbian ex-policeman accused of raping an ethnic Albanian woman during the 1998-1999 war. The sentencing was believed to be the first for a rape
OPEC oil alliance at impasse between Saudi Arabia and UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and other allied producing countries resumed talks Monday amid a standoff with the United Arab Emirates over how much to raise production levels with demand still
Census takers worry that apartment renters were undercounted
Census taker Linda Rothfield's government-issued iPhone kept directing her back to apartments in San Francisco that she already knew were vacant. When she did find apartments that were occupied, she was sometimes turned away because of the pandemic. ...
France, Germany, China push to revive Iran nuclear talks
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed there is “a window of opportunity” now for talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the French presidency said.
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, July 5, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 9:46 p.m. Yukon's top doctor is reporting 40 new cases of COVID-19 between Friday and Monday noon. Dr. Brendan Hanley says this brings the total number of active infections to 149....