WORLD VIEW: Rus Skater Cleared, Canada-US Border, Ukraine Fears, Super Bowl, More

Feb. 14, 2022ru

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  • Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women’s figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test, setting her up for an attempt at a second gold medal in Beijing.
  • The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing was open Monday after protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 measures blocked it for nearly a week, but a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa, persisted as city residents seethed over authorities’ inability to reclaim the streets.
  • In Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seeing his once-enormous support dissolve as the country stands on what many fear is the verge of a Russian invasion that would not only take the rebel regions but possibly the rest of the country. 
  • New Zealand signals harsher stance on vaccine protest
  • Egypt steps up Gaza role 
  • Epic Super Bowl halftime show

Andrew Meldrum

Africa News Editor

The Associated Press

The Rundown

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BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women’s figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled after a hastily arranged…Read More

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WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing was open Monday after protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 measures blocked it for nearly a week, but a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa, persisted as city residents seethed o…Read More

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As a political novice making an unlikely run to be Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to reach out to Russia-backed rebels in the east who were fighting Ukrainian forces and make strides toward resolving the conflict…Read More

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s prime minister on Monday said protesters who oppose coronavirus mandates were using “intimidation and harassment,” as authorities appeared to take a harsher stance toward the convoy of demonstrators that …Read More

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams won the Super Bowl in dramatic fashion on Sunday, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 for their first NFL title since the 1999 season and their first representing Los Angeles since 1951. …Read More

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After years of behind-the-scenes activity in the Gaza Strip, Egypt is going public. Since mediating a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s ruling Hamas militant group, Egyp…Read More

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