AstraZeneca pulls its COVID-19 vaccine from the European market
LONDON (AP) — The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled. In an update on the…
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Dozens still missing after South African building collapse; 7 confirmed dead
By NQOBILE NTSHANGASE and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press GEORGE, South Africa (AP) — Rescue teams are continuing to search for dozens of…
Continue Reading Spanish prosecutors recommend 2nd investigation into Shakira’s taxes be thrown out
Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors recommended Wednesday that an investigating judge shelve a probe into another…
Continue Reading Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared Friday a public holiday to mourn the 238…
Continue Reading An extremist group and ethnic militias committed atrocities in Mali, Human Rights Watch says
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Human Rights Watch says an extremist group linked to al-Qaida carried out mass killings in two…
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5 things to know for May 8: Trump, Gaza, TikTok ban, Storms, Baltimore bridge
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Record global heat continues its unbroken streak. Last month, the world lived through the hottest April on…
Continue Reading Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor’s hearing is canceled
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police used pepper spray to clear a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington…
Continue Reading Italy bars NGO migrant rescue flights from Sicilian airport, says they interfere with coast guard
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s aviation authority has barred humanitarian migrant rescue groups from using a Sicilian…
Continue Reading Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump’s Foxconn project failed
By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press STURTEVANT, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden has laced into Donald Trump over a failed project…
Continue Reading Chinese warships have been docked in Cambodia for 5 months, but government says it’s not permanent
By SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Defense Ministry is insisting that the months-long…
Continue Reading Europeans want governments to focus more on curbing migration than climate change, a study says
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europeans focus more on curbing immigration than on climate change and few of those interviewed across the globe…
Continue Reading Taliban reject claims of Afghan involvement in recent attacks in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban has rejected claims of Afghan involvement in recent attacks in Pakistan, calling it “irresponsible and far from the…
Continue Reading Another German politician is attacked as concerns rise over violence ahead of EU elections in June
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A prominent Berlin politician has been violently assaulted and suffered injuries to her head…
Continue Reading A cargo plane make an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after front landing gear fails
ISTANBUL (AP) — A cargo aircraft has made an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after its front landing gear failed. A video on social media…
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Seeking to resist distractions and focus? Virtual coworking with strangers can boost productivity
Reasons to be Cheerful reports on several companies that offer virtual coworking sessions and talks to the principals about their benefits.…
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25 photos of what Paris looked like the last time it hosted the Olympics
Stacker dug through the archives to find photos of the 1924 Paris Olympics to show what the city looked like a century…
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How much should college students take out in student loans?
Experian explains that borrowing for student loans is a personal decision based on a student’s situation, needs and opportunities.…
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Hedge funds may soon be banned from owning single-family homes
Next City explains how the Edge Fund Control of American Homes Act seeks to keep private equity’s influence out of single-family…
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As Covid-19 emergency funding dries up, some rural schools may face a steep fiscal cliff in 2024
The Daily Yonder reports on how rural school districts are likely to face budget reductions in the…
Continue Reading China and EU-candidate Serbia sign an agreement to build a ‘shared future’
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC and JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — China and European Union candidate Serbia have signed an agreement to…
Continue Reading Mexico tightens travel rules on Peruvians in a show of visa diplomacy to slow migration to US
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press BOULEVARD, Calif. (AP) — Mexico has begun requiring visas for Peruvians in response to a major influx of migrants…
Continue Reading Former Las Vegas casino executive sentenced to year of probation in bookmaking money laundering case
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and KEN RITTER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former top executive at Las Vegas Strip casinos has been sentenced to a…
Continue Reading California Supreme Court weighs removing a measure making it harder to raise taxes from the ballot
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court is weighing whether to remove a measure from the November…
Continue Reading Disney receives another key approval to expand Southern California theme parks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disney has received another key approval to expand its Southern California theme parks in its first push to make major…
Continue Reading Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid with a ‘massive’ attack on a day marking the WWII defeat of Nazism
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces unleashed a nighttime barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles and explosive…
Continue Reading Protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — An appeals court has granted the Hong Kong government’s request to ban a protest song,…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after Wall Street’s lull stretches to a 2nd day
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after Wall Street’s lull stretched into a second day, with…
Continue Reading Toyota racks up booming profit, vows to invest to keep growth going
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota has reported that its profit for the fiscal year that ended in March doubled over a year…
Continue Reading Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has entered
By JOSEPH KRAUSS, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it has reopened the Kerem Shalom…
Continue ReadingWaves of storms turn deadly in Tennessee and more twisters are hitting the Southeast
WWMT, CNN By Mary Gilbert, Dalia Faheid and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Strong storms tracking through the central and eastern US Wednesday…
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