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Canada
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has changed his mind on the national anthem.
It’s just fine the way it is.
Two days after Harper, in the speech from the throne, said his government would review the wording of the English version of O Canada, with an eye toward making it “gender neutral,” the idea was abruptly shelved.
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Chile
Rescuers searched for survivors Sunday a day after one of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history rocked Chile, killing more than 700 people while leaving untold numbers missing and 2 million displaced, wounded or otherwise affected.
The death toll jumped Sunday to 708, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said, nearly doubling as rescue crews reached remote and [...]
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Pacific Region
Tsunami warning cancelled: Expert says Hawaii ‘dodged a bullet’
Initial predictions may have overestimated tsunami size
Experts say tsunami becoming more powerful as it hits
Chile
Chileans fearful of aftershocks camped outside on Sunday as rescuers battled to find survivors of a huge earthquake that shattered roads and airports and triggered a tsunami across the Pacific.
One of the [...]
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Chile
A devastating magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and spawning a tsunami that threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean — roughly a quarter of the globe.
Chileans near the epicenter were tossed about as if shaken by a giant. It was the strongest earthquake to hit the country in 50 [...]
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Chile
Chile has requested an estimated $665 million in arms and radar systems from the United States. Chile has had longstanding political and economic ties with the United States. As the country’s strongest trade partner, the United States has boosted bilateral trade ties by 154 percent in the last three years. The contracts will include Sentinel [...]
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US and India
U.S. and Indian forces wrapped up their largest joint military exercise to date, practicing a set of maneuvers simulating environments in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than 200 troops from the U.S. 2nd Battalion, 14th Calvary Squadron brought 17 Stryker combat vehicles from Hawaii to practice maneuvers with their counterparts in the Indian armed [...]
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