Top UAE adviser makes rare trip to Iran amid nuclear talks
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates has met with…
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ECB plans to redesign euro bills, decision expected in 2024
BERLIN (AP) — The European Central Bank says it plans to redesign its euro banknotes, with a final decision on the new look expected in 2024. The…
Continue Reading Nepal reports first cases of omicron variant
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepalese authorities have reported the first cases of the omicron variant in the Himalayan nation. A Health Ministry…
Continue Reading Pope returning home after trip focused on helping migrants
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Pope Francis is wrapping up his visit to Greece by encouraging its young people to follow…
Continue Reading Taiwan, Slovakia hold talks as island firms ties with Europe
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Senior officials from the Slovak Republic are in Taiwan for talks on deepening ties with the island in the highest-level…
Continue Reading Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher as virus fears ease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asia stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as anxiety about the coronavirus’s latest…
Continue Reading Report: Building collapse in southern Egypt kills 3 children
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian state-run media are saying that an apartment building collapsed in a southern province, killing at least three children. The…
Continue Reading Justin Bieber performs at Saudi F1 race after boycott calls
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Pop star Justin Bieber has performed to a packed crowd in the Saudi city of Jiddah, singing some of his most popular…
Continue Reading German factory orders see 2nd big drop in 3 months
BERLIN (AP) — Official statistics show that German factory orders dropped steeply in October, pushed down by much lower demand from countries…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill town mayor, wound another in south Philippines
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) — Motorcycle-riding gunmen have killed a town mayor and wounded another in a brazen attack that also killed their…
Continue Reading 27 still missing after Indonesia volcanic eruption kills 22
By AGOES BASOEKI Associated Press SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers on Monday retrieved more bodies buried under volcanic debris,…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated Italians face new restrictions as holidays near
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy is making life more uncomfortable for unvaccinated people as the holidays draw near. It is…
Continue Reading Israel: Palestinian car-rammer wounds guard, is shot dead
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Defense Ministry says a 16-year-old Palestinian rammed a vehicle into an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank…
Continue Reading Alibaba appoints new CFO, reshuffles e-commerce businesses
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China’s largest e-commerce group Alibaba said Monday it is appointing a new chief financial…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kirin seeks arbitration to help end Myanmar venture
BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese beverage giant Kirin Holdings is seeking commercial arbitration in a dispute over unwinding its joint venture brewery in…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s Suu Kyi convicted in further blow to democracy
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi was convicted on two charges and handed a four-year sentence that…
Continue Reading 101-year-old returns to Pearl Harbor to remember those lost
By AUDREY McAVOY and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Pearl Harbor survivors and World War II veterans are gathering in Hawaii this…
Continue Reading High school seniors return to classrooms in Vietnam capital
By HAU DINH Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — High school seniors are returning to their classrooms in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, for the…
Continue Reading Turning outrage into power: How far right is changing GOP
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy appears to have settled on a strategy as a handful of…
Continue Reading Trump-tied group pushing for voting changes in Wisconsin
By SCOTT BAUER and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press MADISON, Wisc. (AP) — A group supporting former President Donald Trump’s agenda is…
Continue Reading India hosts Putin as it balances ties with Russia, US
By ASHOK SHARMA and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Continue Reading Dictionary.com anoints allyship word of the year for 2021
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Allyship is Dictionary.com’s word of the year. The look up site with 70 million monthly users…
Continue Reading Jury to hear opening statements in Potter case this week
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Opening statements loom this week for a white former Minnesota police…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed after China Evergrande warns of cash woes
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia after troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande warned  late…
Continue Reading Japan’s military, among world’s strongest, looks to build
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press ENIWA, Japan (AP) — Dozens of Japanese tanks are participating in a major exercise on the northern island of…
Continue Reading Solomon Islands leader wins no-confidence vote after riots
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The leader of the Solomon Islands has survived a vote of no confidence in Parliament…
Continue Reading O’Neil, Miñoso, Hodges, Kaat, Oliva, Fowler get baseball HOF
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, has…
Continue Reading Kent State, Wyoming to meet in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
By The Associated Press Wyoming and Kent State will meet for the first time ever in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 21 in Boise. This is the…
Continue Reading Dole mastered the caustic wisecrack, often against himself
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Dole’s frequent scowl concealed a dry, often caustic wit. He singed political rivals with it — but…
Continue Reading Perdue gears up for primary brawl with Georgia GOP governor
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is likely to face a prominent challenger for the 2022 Republican primary for…
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