Hong Kong police arrest 6 journalists amid crackdown on dissent under national security law

Hong Kong police say they have arrested six current and former staff members of an online media company for conspiracy to publish a seditious publication.

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John Madden, iconic NFL coach and broadcaster, dead at 85

John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning, the NFL said. He was 85.

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Former U.S. Senate majority leader Harry Reid dead at 82

Harry Reid, the former U.S. Senate majority leader and Nevada's longest-serving member of Congress, has died. He was 82.

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U.S. move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt

The decision by U.S. health officials to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts.

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38 people killed after collapse at defunct mine in Sudan

At least 38 people were killed Tuesday when a defunct gold mine collapsed in Sudan's West Kordofan province, according to authorities.

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Typhoon survivors in Philippines spend holidays struggling to rebuild

Hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines, Asia's largest Roman Catholic country, marked the Christmas season without homes, adequate food and water, electricity and cellphone connections after a powerful typhoon devastated parts of the archipelago, mainly its central island provinces.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/typhoon-survivors-in-philippines-spend-holidays-struggling-to-rebuild-1.6299294?cmp=rss

Russia's Supreme Court orders shutdown of renowned rights group

Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that one of the country's oldest and most prominent human rights organizations should be shut down.

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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday pledged the full support of the federal government to states facing surges in COVID-19 cases from the more-transmissible omicron variant and a run on at-home tests.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-dec28-2021-1.6299094?cmp=rss

Gunman kills 4 people in Colorado before police fatally shoot him

A lone gunman shot dead four people and wounded three, including a police officer, on Monday during a Denver-area shooting rampage that unfolded at various locations and ended with police killing the suspect, authorities said.

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