Japan, Germany expand military ties as German warship visits
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense minister, Nobuo Kishi, has said it will step up military cooperation with…
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Floods generate 4 decades’ worth of junk in German valley
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say that hundreds of thousands of tons of junk have been removed from a valley in western Germany since it was devastated…
Continue Reading Iran says has enriched over 210 kilograms of uranium to 20%
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s atomic agency says that its stockpile of 20% enriched uranium has reached over 210 kilograms (463 pounds), the latest…
Continue Reading British stage and TV veteran Lionel Blair dies at 92
LONDON (AP) — Entertainer Lionel Blair, a staple on British stage and television for decades, has died. He was 92. Blair’s agent said he died…
Continue Reading German Greens see slow progress in talks on new government
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s environmentalist Greens are signaling that negotiations to form a new governing coalition are progressing slowly and…
Continue Reading Deadly week for migrants on French coast; at least 3 killed
PARIS (AP) — A train struck and killed a migrant from Eritrea and at least two bodies were recovered from the sea and on a beach during a…
Continue Reading Bosnian doctors brace for new wave as virus rages in region
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Doctors in Bosnia are bracing for a new wave of the coronavirus in the Balkan nation, which has a low…
Continue Reading Ex-prosecutor in SKorea wins opposition presidential ticket
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s conservative former top prosecutor, who has called for a stronger U.S.…
Continue Reading Russia gets partial win in $50B case over bankrupt oil giant
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Supreme Court has handed Russia at least a temporary victory in its appeal…
Continue Reading Honda lowers profit, vehicle sales forecast over chip crunch
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Honda has lowered its profit and vehicle sales forecasts for the fiscal year,…
Continue Reading Germany seeks to break COVID momentum amid new case records
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has recorded its second consecutive daily record for new coronavirus cases as infections…
Continue Reading Israel’s ultra-Orthodox protest women’s prayer at holy site
By SHLOMO MOR Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews have gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem to protest against…
Continue Reading Belgrade’s homeless can shower, get aid in mobile bus center
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Standing close together on a sunny autumn day, a group of people wait patiently by a blue…
Continue Reading Report: US cancels vaccine maker’s multimillion dollar deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government has canceled a multimillion dollar deal with Emergent BioSolutions, a Maryland- based vaccine manufacturer…
Continue Reading Restoring Mexico’s mangroves can shield shores, store carbon
By MARÍA VERZA, CHRISTINA LARSON and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press PROGRESO, Mexico (AP) — On Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, efforts are…
Continue Reading A rebel, a bureaucrat: The women who stayed in Afghanistan
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Thousands of women have fled Afghanistan in response to the Taliban takeover, fearing a…
Continue Reading S&P 500 sets seventh straight all-time high on Wall Street
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks pushed further into record heights on Friday following an…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What vaccine mandate means for firms and workers
By TOM KRISHER and PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writers The sweeping Biden administration’s new COVID-19 mandate will apply to 84 million workers…
Continue Reading Hamas ‘guardian’ law keeps Gaza woman from studying abroad
By FARES AKRAM Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and Egypt have enforced tight travel restrictions as part of a blockade of Gaza…
Continue Reading China LGBT rights group shuts down amid hostile environment
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — An influential LGBT advocacy group in China that has spearheaded many of the legal cases…
Continue Reading For a few hours, bicyclists rule Dubai’s busy superhighway
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For a few brief hours, the skyscraper-lined superhighway that cuts through the center of Dubai emptied of the…
Continue Reading Adams, Bragg win NYC election amid historic Black leadership
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When New York City voters this week chose Eric Adams as the city’s next mayor and Alvin…
Continue Reading “No photo!”: A visual essay of Haiti
By The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Throughout his time in Haiti, photographer Rodrigo Abd had his hand on his camera, but even…
Continue Reading Attorneys present jurors with dueling portraits of Arbery
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys presented dueling portraits of Ahmaud Arbery to jurors on…
Continue Reading Japan game maker Nintendo sees no quick fix for chips crunch
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The president of Japanese video game maker Nintendo says the shortage in computer chips needed to…
Continue Reading After Virginia, GOP amplifies debate over race and education
By THOMAS BEAUMONT, AARON MORRISON and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans plan to forcefully oppose race and diversity…
Continue Reading Colin Powell remembered as a model for future generations
By ROBERT BURNS and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Colin L. Powell, the trailblazing soldier-diplomat who rose from humble…
Continue Reading Vaccine refusals in intelligence agencies raise GOP concerns
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of intelligence officers could soon face dismissal for failing to comply with the…
Continue Reading Western Australia sets 90% vaccination target for reopening
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — While people are now able to travel freely in Australia’s more populated east,…
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