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Colombians are electing a new Congress and choosing presidential candidates
Mar 8, 2026 - World 
Colombians voted Sunday for a new Congress and to select candidates from three major coalitions in a primary-style contest ahead of a presidential election this May.
Iran's top diplomat: Trump has no say in picking next supreme leader
Mar 8, 2026 - World 
Iran's foreign minister pushed back Sunday against the idea that anyone outside the country -- including President Trump -- will have a say in choosing Iran's next supreme leader.
Time for a change: British Columbia decides to keep daylight saving time permanently
Mar 8, 2026 - World 
Most residents of Canadian province wanted change for years – Trump’s unneighbourly rhetoric helped seal the dealSince 1918, the clocks in Creston, a town in eastern British Columbia, ran an hour ahead of nearby communities for half the year. For the other six months, they slipped back into sync. Not because the town changed them but because its neighbours changed back and forth from daylight saving time.Creston was an outlier: a community that effectively created its own time zone. But when residents in most parts of the province shift their clocks forward on Sunday, they will be doing it for the last time – and permanently joining Creston for the first time in nearly 70 years. Continue reading...
Iran's border with Turkey offers a way out, but few are leaving for good
Mar 8, 2026 - World 
Iranians are using a border crossing into Turkey as one of the only ways out during the war in Iran, with the country's airspace closed
A singing circle at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw offers support for people with dementia
Mar 8, 2026 - World 
A singing circle at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw helps people with dementia and other brain conditions connect through music
