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No breakthrough, but U.S. and Russia pledge more talks on Ukraine
The top U.S. and Russian diplomats made no major breakthrough at talks on Ukraine on Friday but agreed to keep talking to try to resolve a crisis that has stoked fears of a military conflict.
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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Jan. 21
Ireland is to scrap almost all its COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday after a major surge in infections did not lead to a significant increase in the numbers requiring intensive hospital care, a senior minister said.
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Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk and peace activist, dead at 95
Thich Nhat Hanh, a Zen Buddhist monk, poet and peace activist who in the 1960s came to prominence as an opponent of the Vietnam War, died on Saturday surrounded by his followers in the temple where his spiritual journey began. He was 95.
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Tonga 'Aquaman' says he survived being swept into ocean by tsunami
The incredible story of a retired carpenter who survived overnight in the ocean after the Tonga tsunami swept him out to sea appeared to fit with events at the time, a New Zealand diplomat said Friday.
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Boyfriend admitted in notebook to killing Gabby Petito, says FBI
The boyfriend of slain cross-country traveler Gabby Petito admitted killing her in a notebook discovered near his body in a Florida swamp, the FBI announced Friday.