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K-pop fans around globe rally for climate and environment goals

K-pop fans around globe rally for climate and environment goals

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Fans of Korean pop bands around the world are increasingly channeling their millions-strong online community into climate and environmental activism, protesting business deals linked to coal power, urging K-pop entertainers
At Westminster dog show, a display of dogs and devotion

At Westminster dog show, a display of dogs and devotion

NEW YORK (AP) — Less than three years ago, Mary Ann and David Giordano were taking turns lying on the living room floor with their Afghan hound Frankie, hand-feeding the desperately ill dog anything she would eat.
The EU is angry that Eurovision banned the EU flag from the song contest and wants to know why

The EU is angry that Eurovision banned the EU flag from the song contest and wants to know why

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Eurovision song contest continued to spawn unprecedented controversy, days after the winner was crowned, with the 27-nation European Union lambasting organizers for their “incoherence” in banning its flag from the concert hall dur
Palestinian band escapes horrors of war but members' futures remain uncertain

Palestinian band escapes horrors of war but members' futures remain uncertain

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — They stroll Doha's waterfront promenade and sing softly about children who are now “birds in heaven,” flying free of the pain of the war in Gaza .
B.C. moves to cap rent hikes for those in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

B.C. moves to cap rent hikes for those in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER — The B.C. government has introduced legislation that would allow the City of Vancouver to limit rent increases for new tenants in its poorest neighbourhood, the Downtown Eastside.
'A steadfast champion of Atlantic Canada': Oil executive Arthur Irving dies at age 93

'A steadfast champion of Atlantic Canada': Oil executive Arthur Irving dies at age 93

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Arthur L. Irving, the second-born son of New Brunswick industrialist K.C. Irving, has died at the age of 93 after a life spent growing the oil business his father founded.
Harris utters a profanity in advice to young Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

Harris utters a profanity in advice to young Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used a profanity on Monday while offering advice to young Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders about how to break through barriers.
Memoirs of former German leader Angela Merkel, titled 'Freedom,' will be published in November

Memoirs of former German leader Angela Merkel, titled 'Freedom,' will be published in November

BERLIN (AP) — The memoirs of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be released in November, nearly three years after her 16-year tenure leading one of Europe's biggest powers ended.
American author V. V. Ganeshananthan wins prestigious Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

American author V. V. Ganeshananthan wins prestigious Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

TORONTO — U.S. author V. V. Ganeshananthan has won the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, worth US$150,000.
A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with 'Furiosa,' 'Megalopolis' and a #MeToo reckoning

A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with 'Furiosa,' 'Megalopolis' and a #MeToo reckoning

The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year’s edition may be more raucous and uneasy than any edition in recent memory.
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