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Canadian police arrest fourth man in murder of Sikh leader Nijjar

TORONTO — A fourth person has been arrested and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year, Canadian police said on Saturday, in a case that strained diplomatic relations with India. Canadian police earlier this month arrested and charged three Indian men in the city of Edmonton in Alberta and said they were investigating whether the men had ties to the Indian government. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced Saturday that Amandeep Singh… Read Full Article

Switzerland's Nemo wins Eurovision as UK comes 18th

Nemo becomes the first non-binary artist to win Eurovision with their song The Code.

Switzerland's Nemo wins Eurovision as UK comes 18th

Nemo becomes the first non-binary artist to win Eurovision with their song The Code.

Hope for rare mountain chicken frog thanks to London-bred froglets

Frantic efforts are being made to save the endangered mountain chicken frog, native to just two Caribbean islands.

Hope for rare mountain chicken frog thanks to London-bred froglets

Frantic efforts are being made to save the endangered mountain chicken frog, native to just two Caribbean islands.

Death toll from floods in Brazil's south climbs to at least 136

RIO DE JANEIRO — The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 136, the local civil defense government body said on Saturday, up from 126 in the previous day, while another 125 people remain unaccounted for. Storms and floods battering the South American country's southernmost state have also left around 537,000 displaced, according to the local civil defense body, a significant increase from the 340,000 reported a day earlier. About 446 urban centers… Read Full Article

Switzerland wins Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with Nemo's 'The Code'

MALMO, Sweden — Switzerland won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on Saturday in the Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia.   Billed as a feel-good celebration of European diversity, this year's contest was thrust into the political spotlight with calls for Israel to be excluded because of its military campaign in Gaza, triggered by Hamas' deadly attack on October 7 in Israel.   Swiss rapper and singer Nemo, 24, won the contest with "The Code," a drum-and-bass, opera, rap and… Read Full Article

VOA Newscasts

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