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Aug 24, 2019
Islamabad (Pakistan) August 24: NEWS that the parents of Qandeel Baloch filed an affidavit in a Multan trial court forgiving their sons, co-accused in her murder, and requesting that the case against them be dismissed did not surprise many observers. Yet it still comes as a relief that the court rejected the request.
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MEPs call to block Mercosur deal over Amazon deforestation
Brussels (Belgium) August 24: EU-MercosurPressure is mounting on EU leaders to act against deforestation in Brazil, amid major fires in the region.
EU faces increasing pressure for tighter regulation on ivory trade
Brussels (Belgium) August 24: The EU is facing increasing pressure for tighter regulation on ivory trade within its borders.
Chaudiere crossing to reopen Tuesday
Ottawa (Canada) August 24: Commuters hoping to get across the Ottawa River will have another option on Tuesday when the Chaudiere crossing finally reopens.
LRT line to open Sept. 14
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Crown comes out swinging in cross-examination of B.C. man accused of killing his kids
British Columbia (Canada) August 24: If Andrew Berry didn't stab his daughters to death on Christmas Day 2017, why didn't he tell everyone he talked...
Former refugee Abdilahi Elmi won't be deported to Somalia Monday as scheduled
Edmonton (Canada) August 24: Canadian authorities have decided not to proceed with Monday's scheduled deportation of a former Somali refugee and foster child detained at...
Amazon wildfires part of 'genocide' facing Brazil's Indigenous peoples, advocate says
Ottawa (Canada) August 24: The Brazilian government's push to escalate agricultural and mining developments in the Amazon at the expense of Indigenous rights actively brought...
Will the G7 summit end in another Trumpian train wreck?
Ottawa (Canada) August 24: There was a time, not so very long ago, when international summits such as this weekend's G7 in Biarritz, France were...
Teen arrested after video appears showing 'Dumbass' hurling road sign onto highway in Oakville, Ont.
Toronto (Canada) August 24: A teen has been arrested after a video appeared online showing a young man throwing a road sign off a highway...
Driver in fatal OC Transpo bus crash facing 38 criminal charges
Ottawa (Canada) August 24: The woman behind the wheel of an OC Transpo double-decker bus that crashed into a shelter west of downtown Ottawa in January is facing numerous dangerous driving charges, Ottawa police confirmed Friday.
As Amazon burns, Trudeau calls for world leaders to do more to protect the environment
Man unearths 670-year-old medieval ring: 'What a piece of history'
Georgia mom gushed about her children days before suspected murder-suicide
Canadian single dad faces human rights complaint for asking about babysitter's gender
Ilhan Omar blasts 'false equivalences' after top House Dem calls her out over sharing controversial cartoon
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Nancy Pelosi to Dems: 'You have to be ready to throw a punch ... for the children'
Trump announces increased tariffs on China in latest trade war salvo
Jeffrey Epstein taken off suicide watch after examination by 'doctoral-level psychologist,' DOJ says
