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  1. NASA's Perseverance rover makes 1st test drive on Mars

    Space Mars Rover

    NASA's newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 6.4 metres on the odometer in its first test drive.

  2. Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday

    various photos from the Paramount center. Mississauga. Vaccination. Moderna vaccine.

    Ontario announced the next phase of its COVID-19 vaccination plan, while provinces such as Manitoba and New Brunswick unveiled new timelines for their respective rollouts. The developments follow Canada's approval of the single-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.

  3. Myanmar protesters defy security forces as UN urged to act

    Relatives attend funerals for people killed in Myanmar protests

    Demonstrators defied growing violence by Myanmar security forces and staged more anti-coup rallies Friday, while the UN special envoy for the country called for urgent Security Council action.

  4. How a bridge to Canada got the axe from American lawmakers

    HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/CANADA-BORDER

    As American lawmakers inch toward approving a bill with an eye-watering 13-digit price tag, it's apparently a bridge to Canada that's a bridge too far. Funds for upkeep of an existing cross-border bridge have been stripped out of a $1.9 trillion US pandemic-relief bill that the U.S. Congress could pass any day now.

  5. Pro-Beijing committee to elect some Hong Kong legislators, increasing central government control

    China Congress

    A largely pro-Beijing committee that elects Hong Kong's leader will also choose a large part of the legislature, a top Chinese official announced Friday as part of a major revamp that will increase central government control over Hong Kong politics.