Italy targets unvaccinated with restrictions as cases rise
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian government is targeting unvaccinated people in its latest effort to contain rising…
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EU urged not to forget Belarus as bloc prepares sanctions
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is appealing to the European Union not to forget…
Continue Reading No babies in Parliament: UK lawmakers outraged by infant ban
LONDON (AP) — Some British politicians are demanding a change in parliamentary rules after a lawmaker was told she could not bring her 3-month-old…
Continue Reading So you want a new job? Here’s how to retrain
By ANNA HELHOSKI of NerdWallet Workers seeking a new career may face challenges if they’re looking to retrain, labor experts say. That’s because…
Continue Reading Slovakia approves 2-week nationwide lockdown as virus surges
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The Slovak government has approved a two-week national lockdown amid a record surge of coronavirus infections. Prime…
Continue Reading South Africa’s ANC loses mayors in Johannesburg and Pretoria
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, has lost control of the city…
Continue Reading Balkan neighbors mourn victims of bus fire in Bulgaria
By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria and North Macedonia have begun periods of national mourning in honor of the…
Continue Reading Edmunds: Low inventory means high car prices on Black Friday
By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds This has been a tough year to buy a new or used car in America. With COVID-19 factory shutdowns, semiconductor chip…
Continue Reading German business confidence drops for 5th consecutive month
BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched survey shows that German business confidence has dropped for the fifth consecutive month amid persistent…
Continue Reading Malaysia, Singapore set to reopen borders to some travel
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia and Singapore say they will partially reopen their borders next week to fully vaccinated citizens, after…
Continue Reading Sweden offers COVID-19 booster shot to those ages 18 to 65
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden is recommending that everyone between the ages of 18 and 65 should get a booster shot against COVID-19 six months…
Continue Reading Coronavirus infections hit new record high in Czech Republic
PRAGUE (AP) — Coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic have soared to a new record high, reaching almost 26,000 daily cases. The Health…
Continue Reading Ethiopia says PM, a Nobel Peace laureate, is at battlefront
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government says Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has gone to…
Continue Reading Belgian leader COVID-19 negative after meeting French PM
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has tested negative for COVID-19 after his French counterpart, whom he met early in the…
Continue Reading Iraqi Kurds cite work, graft as reasons behind Minsk gamble
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Rising unemployment, endemic corruption and a recent economic crisis that slashed state…
Continue Reading Big injuries and absences disrupt NHL Thanksgiving benchmark
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Injuries and COVID-19 protocol absences have muddled the NHL standings throughout the first quarter of the season.…
Continue Reading Europe is only region with more COVID, with 11% case rise
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says coronavirus cases jumped by 11% in Europe in the last week, the only region in the world where…
Continue Reading Israel, Morocco ink defense deal after normalizing ties
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Israel and Morocco have signed a landmark agreement that lays the foundation for security…
Continue Reading Sweden’s first female prime minister quits hours later
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Hours after being tapped as Sweden’s prime minister, Magdalena Andersson has resigned…
Continue Reading Benzema gets 1-year suspended sentence in sex-tape case
By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has been given a one-year…
Continue Reading Qatar detains 2 Norway journalists amid World Cup coverage
By JON GAMBRELL and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two journalists from Norwegian state television were arrested…
Continue Reading German parties reach deal for government to end Merkel era
By FRANK JORDANS and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Three German parties have reached a deal to form a new government that will end…
Continue Reading Australia’s Barrier Reef erupts in color as corals spawn
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is spawning in an explosion of color as the World Heritage-listed natural wonder…
Continue Reading Pakistani cultural capital is now world’s most polluted city
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A thick cloud of smog has enveloped Pakistan’s cultural capital, earning it the ignominious title of the world’s most…
Continue Reading On the road again: Travelers emerge in time for Thanksgiving
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Millions of Americans are loading up their cars or piling onto planes, determined to reclaim…
Continue Reading Germany faces grim COVID milestone with leadership in flux
By DANIEL NIEMANN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press ESCHWEILER, Germany (AP) — Germany is inching toward the mark of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19.…
Continue Reading Turkey, UAE sign cooperation agreements as they mend ties
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Abu Dhabi’s powerful crown prince have overseen…
Continue Reading Asian stocks down after Fed says ready to act on inflation
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are lower after Federal Reserve officials indicated they were ready to raise…
Continue Reading NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense concept
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA has launched a spacecraft on a mission to smash into an asteroid and test whether it would…
Continue Reading Israeli airstrike on central Syria leaves 2 dead, 7 wounded
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s military says Israeli warplanes attacked some army positions in the country’s central region leaving two…
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