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Baghdad, Apr 15: A powerful explosion rocked a market in east Baghdad on Thursday, killing one person and injuring 12 others, according to Iraq's military. The cause of the blast in the city's Sadr City area, in the…

Mumbai, April 15: American banking major Citibank on Thursday announced that it will exit from the consumer banking business in India as part of a global strategy. The business comprises credit cards, retail…

Unidentified Assailant Opens Fire at FedEX Facility Near Indianapolis International Airport in US; Several Injured:  ⚠️??#URGENT: Reports of several people shot at Indianapolis FedEx facility#Indianapolis l #IN …

Islamabad, April 16: The Pakistan government, led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Friday imposed a temporary ban on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. This was done to maintain law…

Wellington, April 16: New Zealand will increase the infringement fee from NZ$80 to NZ$150 for people who are caught using mobile phones while driving from April 30, according to a statement issued by the Transport…

Saying that trust had been "broken" and countless lives have been harmed, Canada's defence minister, top military commander and senior defence bureaucrat today delivered a long-awaited and history-making apology to the women and men whose…

A German farmer arranged 700 sheep and goats south of Hamburg on Monday to form a giant syringe to encourage vaccination. (Submitted by Hanspeter Etzold to Reuters) 2 Toronto-area hospitals go 'code orange' on eve of provincial pause…

Amelie and Ludo Khayat hold each other during a visit at the COVID-19 intensive care unit of la Timone hospital in Marseille, southern France, Thursday. Ludo, 41, is recovering from spending 24 days in a coma and on a ventilator. Amelie…

'A period of great uncertainty': WHO acknowledges political pressures, but hints data doesn't yet warrant opening widely. Final warning for Ottawa protesters? Traffic starts to flow near Manitoba-North Dakota border as RCMP escorts…

A barricade is seen in front of the Kapaleeshwar temple on Friday, in Chennai, India, after religious worship places were closed to the public on weekends to curb the surge of COVID-19 as per a directive from the state government. (Arun…

British volunteers hand out free rapid antigen tests to passersby in northeast London on Monday. Britain reported nearly 168,000 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, another large number but down from 190,000 late last week. (Tolga…

A health-care worker decorates a Christmas tree with empty vials of COVID-19 vaccine at the Lions Club of Calcutta Kankurgachhi Netralaya & Research Institute on Tuesday in Kolkata, India. (Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters) Montreal…

Trudeau, Ford offer strongest words of condemnation yet, but weekend of unrest, protest appears to be on tap. Federal health minister says Omicron wave no longer swelling, but 'living with the virus' desirable only with decreased…

People wait in line near buses to be tested for the coronavirus disease on Thursday in Buenos Aires. Argentina broke its record for new COVID-19 infections, approaching 100,000 daily cases as it faces a third wave of the pandemic. …

An infectious disease physician and the chair of the City of Toronto's Black Community COVID-19 Response Plan discuss tackling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Black community and other diverse groups.

This First Person article is the experience of Mykella Van Cooten who is a podcast producer and audio storyteller. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. For most of my life, I considered myself a Strong…

This First Person article is the experience of Nyanquoi Suah, a Liberian Canadian living in Toronto. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ.I came home from school and stormed into the room where my mom…

CBC Quebec is highlighting people from the province's Black communities who are giving back, inspiring others and helping to shape our future. These are the 2023 Black Changemakers.When it comes to volunteering, Vanessa Manroop said it's…

This column is an opinion from Vanessa C. Wachuku, a human rights researcher and PhD candidate in public policy in P.E.I. For more information about CBC's Opinion section, please see the FAQ. February is Black History Month in Canada. This…

A Truro man is hoping to make the sport of curling in Nova Scotia more diverse and inclusive through the Black Rock Initiative.  Andrew Paris, who is Black, told CBC Information Morning Halifax on Friday that there's never been a time when…

CBC is highlighting stories of Black Canadian immigrants to share the joys and obstacles on their paths to Black excellence. From their first steps in Canada to the moments that shaped their lives. These are their journeys here. Before…

Harrison MooneyHarrison Mooney's memoir, Invisible Boy, tells the story of his adoption into a white, evangelical family and growing up in a conservative household in Abbotsford. (Jeff Vinnick)Harrison Mooney is an award-winning writer and…

CBC is highlighting stories of Black Canadian immigrants to share the joys and obstacles on their paths to Black excellence. From their first steps in Canada to the moments that shaped their lives. These are their journeys here. When…

Heavy smoke and technical issues delayed final evacuations on Mathias Colomb Cree Nation as community members continue to flee an out-of-control wildfire on Sunday.Ralph Caribou, the UCN Coordinator for Mathias Colomb Cree Nation, has been…

An out-of-control wildfire 1.7 kilometres northwest of Lytton, B.C., has destroyed at least six houses, say officials, who warn that number could rise as crews continue to fight the fast-growing blaze that has been burning since…

Canada has lost sight of the true size of its pandemic, with the number of people infected with COVID-19 now a mystery, as the highly infectious Omicron variant overwhelms testing capacity across the country. Omicron is causing a…

With the Omicron variant spreading like wildfire, more people than ever are getting COVID-19 — even those who are vaccinated. And while there are still cases of severe illness in some people who are infected with the virus, the majority of…

Each week, Kalie Hubick joins dozens of others in a Zoom meeting to talk about COVID-19. Hubick is a disability activist who has a compromised immune system. Other attendees include a retired woman in British Columbia who says she feels…

Provinces are likely to introduce mandatory vaccination policies in the coming months to deal with surging COVID-19 caseloads, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said today. "What we see now is that our health care system in Canada is…

The World Health Organization has declared the new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa as a variant of concern and named it omicron.    WHO's technical advisory group on SARS-CoV-2 virus evolution met on Friday to assess the new…