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Young Francis Weil, Holocaust survivor and keynote speaker at the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Halifax next month.

Francis Weil recounts his memories during the Holocaust as Yom HaShoah approaches

Holocaust survivor Francis Weil endured a childhood that went down in history as one of the most tragic and unfathomable genocides. He is coming to Halifax to share his story. The Atlantic Jewish Council is hosting its annual Holocaust Remembrance ...

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Trash talk on litter in Cape Breton: 'The community has to be part of the solution'

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Garbage collected by Meghan Richardson in cleanups around Cape Breton Regional Municipality. CONTRIBUTED

Cape Breton police charge three after shopping plaza assault

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Judge allows Cape Breton woman's civil suit against General Motors to proceed

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P.E.I. schools nearing capacity says public school director

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Dartmouth bodybuilder represents Nova Scotia in reality TV show

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Two expatriate workers killed by drone attack on Iraq's Khor Mor, an advisor to Iraqi Kurdish PM says

Reuters |Updated 10 minutes ago |1 min read

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least two expatriate workers were killed and two other people wounded after a drone attack targeted the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Friday, an advisor to the Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister and a senior ...

WHO says public health risk posed by bird flu virus is low

Reuters |Updated just now |1 min read

(Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday that the current overall public health risk posed by H5N1 bird flu virus is low, but for those with exposure to infected birds or animals the risk of infection is considered ...

Britain's King Charles leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Britain March 31, 2024.

King Charles to resume public duties after cancer diagnosis

Michael Holden |Updated just now |2 min read

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles will return to public duties next week for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer as he makes good progress following treatment and a period of recuperation, Buckingham Palace ...

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla greet people after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Britain March 31, 2024.

Timeline: King Charles set to resume duties after cancer treatment

Reuters |Updated just now |3 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles will return to public duties on April 30 following nearly three months of treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. The positive news about the king's health comes after a tough start to ...

Israeli soldiers operate next to the UNRWA headquarters, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, February 8, 2024.

UN gives update on 19 staff accused by Israel of Oct. 7 involvement

Michelle Nichols |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. investigators examining Israeli accusations that 12 staff from the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks have closed one case due to a lack of evidence from ...

A woman with a child leaves a hospital after local authorities declared that there was possible danger of a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 26, 2024.

Kyiv evacuates two hospitals after Belarus KGB chief sparks airstrike fears

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian capital Kyiv evacuated two civilian hospitals on Friday after the head of the Belarusian KGB security service said they were housing soldiers, sparking fears of an airstrike. The Kyiv city administration said a ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with China's Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, April 26, 2024, in Beijing, China. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS

Factbox-Key issues discussed by Blinken in talks with Chinese leaders

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday in the latest high-level contacts between the superpowers aimed at keeping tense relations under ...

Bill Anderson, who will take over as CEO of German drugmaker Bayer on June 1, 2023 poses for a picture before a meeting with journalists in Leverkusen, Germany, April 4, 2023.

Bayer CEO wins first AGM shareholder vote

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Bayer CEO Bill Anderson on Friday won a vote of confidence at his first annual general meeting (AGM) at the helm of the embattled healthcare and agriculture group, defying a challenge from one German fund managing house. Bayer said ...

Missiles sighted 15 nautical miles SW of Yemen's Mokha - security firm Ambrey

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

CAIRO (Reuters) - British security firm Ambrey said on Friday that three missiles had been sighted approximately 15 nautical miles southwest of Yemen's Mokha. "A Panama-flagged tanker, formerly UK-owned before its ownership changed in November ...

'I can't breathe': Black man in Ohio tells police before he died, video shows

Brendan O'Brien |Updated 2 hours ago |3 min read

By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Ohio police released video of a Black man who died at a local hospital after repeatedly telling officers "I can't breathe" as they pinned him to the floor of a bar and handcuffed him, evoking memories of the killing ...