European drug regulator backs mixing COVID-19 vaccines
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union drug regulator has given its backing to mixing different types of vaccines in initial vaccination…
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Bidens honor Pearl Harbor’s fallen in visit to WWII Memorial
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have marked the 80th anniversary of the Japanese…
Continue Reading Ukraine: Russia sends troops to war-torn east amid tensions
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday charged that Russia is sending tanks and snipers to the…
Continue Reading When turtles fly: Cold-stunned animals nursed in Mississippi
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Aquarium is treating 40 endangered sea turtles that stranded in Massachustts when the water cooled down so…
Continue Reading Michigan attorney general will review Oxford school shooting
By DAVID EGGERT and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general says her office will review events that…
Continue Reading Canadian drugmaker says its COVID-19 vaccine is effective
The Associated Press A Canadian drugmaker says its plant-based COVID-19 vaccine showed strong protection against the coronavirus. Medicago said…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: How to holiday shop at the last minute
By COURTNEY JESPERSEN of NerdWallet It’s December, and we’re weeks away from Christmas. But the 2021 holiday shopping season may feel anything…
Continue Reading Cambodian mass trial against government opponents reopens
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A mass trial of critics and opponents of Cambodia’s government has resumed amid an…
Continue Reading Omicron confirmed in nine African countries, say officials
By RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Omicron cases have been confirmed in at least nine African countries, with some…
Continue Reading Masked Milanese fill La Scala for gala premiere of ‘Macbeth’
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Masked Milanese turned out in all their finery for La Scala’s gala season opener of Verdi’s…
Continue Reading Hungarian deputy minister suspected of accepting bribes
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s chief prosecutor has submitted a motion to the speaker of parliament to…
Continue Reading Bosnia arrests 5 ex-soldiers for war crimes in Sarajevo
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian authorities have arrested 5 ex-soldiers for crimes against Serb civilians in Sarajevo during the…
Continue Reading Omicron travel bans strike South Africa’s safari business
By SEBABATSO MOSAMO Associated Press DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa (AP) — Recent travel bans imposed on South Africa and neighboring…
Continue Reading Whistleblower: As Afghanistan fell, UK abandoned supporters
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A whistleblower has alleged that Britain’s Foreign Office abandoned many of the…
Continue Reading Dutch court upholds Gantz immunity in Israeli airstrike case
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision to throw out a civil case…
Continue Reading Motorcycle explosion in southern Iraqi city kills at least 4
BASRA, Iraq (AP) — An explosion has rocked the center of Iraq’s southern city of Basra, killing at least four people and wounding four others.…
Continue Reading German parliament to debate job-specific vaccine mandate
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament is set to debate a proposed vaccine mandate for hospital and nursing…
Continue Reading Armed gangs raise risks in vaccinating rural Nigerians
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KUJE, Nigeria (AP) — As Nigeria tries to meet an ambitious goal of fully vaccinating 55 million of its 206…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Chinese builder’s debt struggle rattles investors
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global investors are watching nervously as one of China’s biggest real estate developers tries…
Continue Reading German parties sign coalition deal for new Scholz government
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s incoming governing parties have signed their agreement for what they portray as a progressive coalition, a day before…
Continue Reading In major change, UAE workweek to be Monday through Friday
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates says that it is changing its official workweek to…
Continue Reading Blast levels French building; at least 1 dead, baby found
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French rescue workers have dug out the body of a man but rescued his baby and the child’s mother…
Continue Reading Stellantis wants to outfit cars with AI to drive up revenue
MILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis has announced a strategy to embed AI-enabled software in 34 million vehicles across its 14 brands. It hopes the…
Continue Reading Cambodia’s premier to visit military-led Myanmar next month
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen plans to pay an official visit early next month…
Continue Reading China says US diplomatic boycott violates Olympic spirit
BEIJING (AP) — China has accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit after the Biden administration announced a diplomatic boycott of…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s behind Russia-Ukraine tensions?
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian and Western officials are worried about a Russian military buildup near Ukraine.…
Continue Reading End of an era: Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel is credited with raising Germany’s profile and influence, working to hold a…
Continue Reading Indonesian leader visits eruption survivors, vows to rebuild
By AGOES BASOEKI Associated Press LUMAJANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president has visited areas devastated by a powerful volcanic eruption…
Continue Reading About 100 Japanese lawmakers visit controversial shrine
TOKYO (AP) — A group of about 100 Japanese lawmakers has prayed at a Tokyo shrine viewed by China and the Koreas as a symbol of Japanese wartime…
Continue Reading ‘Cheugy,’ ‘omicron’ among 2021’s most mispronounced words
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press The list of 2021’s most mispronounced words is out, and they’re a mouthful. The U.S. Captioning…
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