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The Canadian Medical Association has called for a ban on payments for procedures long covered by public systems and is warning about contracting services out.

Vadim Krasikov, who was returned to Russia in the big prisoner swap, received a hero’s welcome from President Putin, along with others who were freed.

A new program allows spectators at the Paris Games to upgrade their seats, eat tastier food, tip glasses of bubbly and avoid the throngs.

The small city where the renowned Dutch cheese is made is subsiding as sea levels rise. Experts say the industry may not survive there, even with the ingenuity of the country’s water managers.

Scavenger hunts for rubber ducks hidden by cruise passengers have spawned a duck-loving community of “quackers.”

Two Chinese athletes, one of whom was named to the Olympic team in Paris, tested positive in 2022 for a banned steroid. China blamed contaminated food, as it had after previous positive tests.

Zhang Yufei, one of 23 athletes who tested positive for a banned substance before the last Olympics, said China did not allow doping, and offered a window into the stress the accusations have caused.

The city’s expanded low-emissions zone, which was politically fraught, has cut emissions that contribute to health problems like asthma, new numbers show.

It was the first public performance since 2020 for Dion, who has a rare neurological disorder known as stiff person syndrome.

The storm has already left a trail of destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines, where it killed at least 15 people.