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Canadian soldier Aidan Goulding remembered at Vancouver funeral

Second major storm brings destructive winds and outages to British Columbia

Japan Unveils Emergency Cybersecurity Package Following GMO Internet Attack

Tayyab Arif hits 57 on Pakistan Test debut against Sri Lanka

Godzilla Minus Zero leads North American box office with $31.6m

Robert Trujillo discusses literacy and social justice children’s books

Advocate calls for coordinated support for children facing trafficking

Civil rights advocate William Bill Tucker dies aged 98

US Treasury order targets bank transfers linked to crypto exchange MEXC

Godzilla Minus Zero sets foreign-language box-office opening record

Eagles record six sacks as rushing attack struggles against Giants

Villeneuve teases James Bond casting at Los Angeles museum gala

Thames Water seeks to delay £12bn in debt repayments

Nottinghamshire launches specialist rural crime policing team

India ready to rev up chipmaking, industry pioneer says

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India's "late entry" into the global semiconductor race, he pinned hopes on pioneers such as Vellayan Subbiah to create a chip innovation hub.

Australian Rules axes 'centre bounce' after 130 years

Australian Rules football has started games with a centre bounce for more than 130 years, but from next season it will be ditched because umpires are finding it too hard to master the skill.

Rangers searching for Europa League respite, Villa visit Feyenoord

Beleaguered Rangers manager Russell Martin finally scraped to his first Scottish Premiership win in charge at the weekend and next takes his struggling side to Austria to face Sturm Graz in the Europa League on Thursday.

Crystal Palace soaring under Glasner ahead of European bow

Crystal Palace enter unfamiliar territory Thursday as they make their first full venture into European football riding a club-record 18-match unbeaten run and fresh off a win over the Premier League champions.

Asian stocks mixed, Wall St futures drop as US heads for shutdown

Asian markets stuttered, US futures fell and gold hovered near record highs Wednesday after lawmakers in Washington failed to reach a deal to avert a government shutdown.

Strong quake in central Philippines kills 31 as search ongoing

Rescuers searched collapsed buildings for survivors Wednesday after a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake jolted the central Philippines, killing at least 31 people on the island of Cebu with fears the toll could rise.

Suarez double in vain as Chicago sink Miami to clinch playoff berth

Chicago Fire booked their place in the Major League Soccer playoffs on Tuesday with a roller coaster 5-3 victory over Lionel Messi's Inter Miami.

England's 'outsiders' aim to break trophy drought at Women's Cricket World Cup

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hopes her team of "outsiders" can thrive at the Women's Cricket World Cup as they seek to end a painful eight-year trophy drought.

Indigenous survivors recount past horrors at Canada residential school

Roberta Hill, one of the thousands of Indigenous people who survived Canada's notorious Mohawk Institute residential school, said she was first sexually abused by an Anglican minister after bidding her visiting mother goodbye.

Hitmaker Max Martin back with Taylor Swift for 'Showgirl'

For her much-awaited new album "The Life of a Showgirl," Taylor Swift reunited with Swedish producer Max Martin, who revolutionized modern pop with a formula that blends technology, simplicity -- and a feel for the perfect hook.

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'Showgirl' conquers showbusiness: Taylor Swift releases 12th album on Friday