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Thousands of people demonstrated in Canadian cities as mostly peaceful but noisy protests against vaccine mandates and Justin Trudeau's government spread from Ottawa.
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Russia has in place about 70% of the combat power it believes it would need for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is sending more battalion tactical groups to the border with its neighbor, two U.S. officials said on Saturday.
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- IndiaIndian singer Lata Mangeshkar, "the Nightingale," dies at 92
Lata Mangeshkar, one of India's biggest cultural icons and a singer who defined music and melody for generations of her countrymen, died on Sunday.
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- Cross-country skiing-Bolshunov blazes to skiathlon gold, article with gallery
February 6, 2022 · 9:53 AM UTC · undefined agoAlexander Bolshunov, representing the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), recovered from an early spill to win the men's 2x15 km Olympic skiathlon with a dominant performance on Sunday and celebrate gold after winning three silvers and a bronze in 2018.