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Joan Baez: ‘It feels good to have changed the world’
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoINTERVIEW: At 83, the trailblazing singer and civil rights activist is publishing her first collection of poetry. She talks to Kevin E G Perry about the...
Azerbaijan puts activist in pre-trial custody on smuggling charge he denies
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoBAKU (Reuters) -An Azerbaijani pro-democracy activist was placed in pre-trial custody on Tuesday on smuggling charges he denied in the latest of a series of cases that have prompted Western ...
A memorial opens on the site of a Nazi concentration camp for Roma after a pig farm was removed
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoA new memorial opened on Tuesday in the Czech Republic on the site of a former Nazi concentration...
Czechs extradite suspect in Iran-backed murder plot to United States
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoThe Czech Republic on Wednesday extradited a man facing charges in the United States for plotting the murder of a prominent critic of Iran's government, the Czech Justice Ministry said. The ...
Today in History: January 26, Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna and 7 others die in helicopter crash
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoToday in History Today is Friday, Jan. 26, the 26th day of 2024 There are 340 days left in the year. Today in History: On Jan. 26, 2020, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna ...
František Janouch, a Czech nuclear physicist who supported dissidents from Sweden, dies at age 92
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoFrantišek Janouch, a Czech nuclear physicist who set up a foundation in Sweden while in exile to...
Trial postponed for suspect in Salman Rushdie stabbing over author’s upcoming memoir
The Hill via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoThe trial for the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie has been postponed due to Rushdie’s...
On This Day, Dec. 29: White House installs gas lights
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoThe White House installed gasoliers in the East Room, pictured in 1890, for the wedding of President...
William Watson: Glimmers of truth in 2023 bode well for 2024
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance Canada· 7 months agoBeing a conservative I’m not naturally optimistic. Yes, mankind has done rather well over the past...
Today in History: December 29, Texas becomes a state
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoIn 2007, the New England Patriots ended their regular season with a remarkable 16-0 record following a 38-35 comeback victory over the New York Giants....