Year: 2021

By MUHAMMAD FAROOQ Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The head of a team of veterinarians has called for urgent medical care for a pair of elephants in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi. Dr. Frank Goeritz, whose team was sent by the global animal welfare group Four Paws to examine four elephants, reported Tuesday that

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s outgoing and incoming prime ministers have put aside their differences to support an initiative to administer 1 million COVID-19 booster shots in a week. Outgoing Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Prime Minister-designate Petr Fiala voiced their support Tuesday for the plan announced by the “Doctors help the Czech Republic”

By DAVID KEYTON and LORNE COOK Associated Press RIGA, Latvia (AP) — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is warning that the U.S.-led military organization must prepare for the worst as concern mounts that Russia could be preparing to invade Ukraine. Moscow denies it is planning to invade and accuses NATO of encircling Russia. But NATO

By AMRITA JAYAKUMAR of NerdWallet If your finances are in better shape this giving season, you can be more strategic with your dollars. The same causes you felt strongly about last year may not be on your priority list now. Start by writing down the top two or three issues that matter most to you

MADRID (AP) — Spanish fashion giant Inditex says the founder’s daughter has been named as the next chairperson of the company that owns Zara, Massimo Dutti and other clothing chains. Inditex said Tuesday that its board of directors named Marta Ortega to replace Pablo Isla, who has led the company since founder Amancio Ortega stepped

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say the bodies of four people were found at a home in northeastern Indiana following a report of shots being fired. Allen County sheriff’s Cpl. Adam Griffith says law enforcement responded about 9 p.m. Monday and medics confirmed that the four were dead inside the home, near Fort Wayne.

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s medical agency chief said Tuesday that it is ready to deal with the new omicron variant, and that it will take two weeks to have an indication whether the current COVID-19 vaccines will be able to deal with it.  Emer Cooke, the Executive Director

By CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Uganda’s army has launched joint air and artillery strikes against the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group in eastern Congo. Uganda People’s Defense Forces spokeswoman Brig. Gen. Flavia Byekwaso said via Twitter that the operations were carried out with Congo’s military against ADF camps. No further details

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency says China, Russia and Iran pose three of the biggest threats facing the U.K. in a fast-changing, unstable world. MI6 chief Richard Moore says the three countries and international terrorism make up the “big four” security issues confronting Britain’s spies.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark. (AP) — Sweden’s first female prime minister has presented her one-party minority government with only a few changes compared to her previous Cabinet. Magdalena Andersson had been Sweden’s finance minister and she picked Mikael Damberg to replace her in that role Tuesday. Damberg previously had been home affairs minister. Andersson is the leader

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s antitrust watchdog has blocked Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy and ordered the social network to sell off the GIF-sharing platform. It said Tuesday that the deal hurts social media users and advertisers by stifling competition for animated images. The Competition and Markets Authority says