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Hong Kong will shorten the Covid-19 hotel quarantine period for all arrivals to three days from seven, taking another step to gradually unwind stringent pandemic rules that have isolated the Asian financial hub.

KYIV, Ukraine - Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital Friday after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order.Explosions sounded before dawn in Kyiv and gunfire was reported in several areas, as Western leaders scheduled an emergency meeting and Ukraine's president pleaded for international help to fend off an attack that could topple his democratically elected government, cause massive casualties and ripple out damage to the global economy.Among the signs that the Ukrainian capital was increasingly threatened, the military said Friday that a group of Russian spies and saboteurs was seen in a district on the outskirts of Kyiv, and police told people not to exit a subway station in the city center because there was gunfire in the area. Elsewhere in the capital, soldiers established defensive positions at bridges, and armored vehicles rolled down the streets, while many residents stood uneasily in doorways of their apartment buildings.U.S.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s concerned about the potential for violence during this weekend’s planned protest on Parliament Hill by truckers and others joining the crowd to vent their anger about public health restrictions to combat COVID-19.

COVID-19 cases and six deaths since Friday, led by a rise in infections found in the Winnipeg area.In a release Monday, health officials said Winnipeg’s five-day test positivity rate has risen to 4.1 per cent, nearly double the 2.7 per cent reported in the city Friday.

SAO PAULO – Protesters against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro defied police in the capital Friday, a day after the latest round of arrests of the leader's critics under a dictatorship-era national security law.

MARIETTA, Ga. – Authorities credit a freight train conductor with saving a man’s life outside Atlanta.

For the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat, it was the shortest offseason ever. For the eight teams that haven’t played since March, the offseason dragged for longer than most seasons last.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia officials plan to release the police body camera footage Wednesday of the encounter that led officers to fatally shoot Walter Wallace Jr., the latest in a line of police killings of Black people to roil the U.S.

Back to Business initiative in hopes of attracting Londoners to visit and support local businesses during the novel coronavirus pandemic, as well as during construction season.In a statement issued Friday, the City said starting July 10, each vehicle will be eligible to receive two hours of free parking per day at all municipal on-street parking meters and municipal lots in London’s core.Drivers can use the promotional code ‘B2B20’ on the HonkMobile app to active free parking.

For some children right now, restrictions related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic can make it difficult to celebrate birthdays the way they did before the public health crisis began.

The city is scheduled to give an update to Winnipeggers about its ongoing response to the COVID-19 outbreak Tuesday afternoon.