Sheep, goats join in German efforts to encourage vaccination
BERLIN (AP) — About 700 sheep and goats have been recruited in Germany’s drive to encourage more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The…
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FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens as omicron surges
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge. The Food and Drug Administration on…
Continue Reading British PM: Health service under strain, but no new measures
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is suggesting there will be no tightening of measures to slow the current surge in coronavirus…
Continue Reading Serbia praises another arms shipment from Russia
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has praised another shipment of arms from Russia, despite fears…
Continue Reading 21 abducted schoolchildren rescued in northwestern Nigeria
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian police say that at least 21 schoolchildren have been rescued hours after they were…
Continue Reading Cries in dark trigger migrant search in sea off Spain
MADRID (AP) — Spanish rescue services are searching off the country’s southeast coast for 10 migrants missing at sea, after a passing vessel…
Continue Reading Germany calls nuclear power ‘dangerous,’ rejects EU plan
BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Monday that it considers nuclear energy dangerous and objects to European Union proposals that would let…
Continue Reading New hi-tech photo brings Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ up close
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Rembrandt van Rijn’s iconic and huge painting “The Night Watch” is now also a supersized museum photo delivered right to…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: 5 steps to reach your money goals in 2022
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet The new year is a time to set money goals. Inflation and economic uncertainty make shoring up your finances even…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalized with intestinal obstruction
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is in a Sao Paulo hospital for tests after experiencing abdominal discomfort. The hospital…
Continue Reading British govt rushing tests to schools so classes can reopen
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press Schoolchildren have returned to classes in parts of Europe, while the British government is pledging to rush…
Continue Reading CES gadget show stages a wary return amid COVID-19
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Is anyone going to CES this year? A long-simmering question in the tech world will finally get its answer…
Continue Reading Fire reignites at South Africa’s Parliament in Cape Town
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s main Parliament chamber has been completely destroyed in a fire…
Continue Reading Syrian media: Militants attack bus in desert, kill 5 troops
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media are reporting that militants have attacked a bus carrying soldiers on a desert highway in central Syria,…
Continue Reading Biden: More competition in meat industry can ease food costs
By JOSH BOAK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has met virtually with independent farmers and ranchers…
Continue Reading Powerful earthquake shakes northern Taiwan
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A powerful earthquake has struck Taiwan, shaking buildings in the capital and across much of…
Continue Reading Scientist, enforcer, high-flyer: 3 women put a mark on tech
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Three bright and driven women with ground-breaking ideas made a significant mark on the…
Continue Reading Coalition: 2 armed drones shot down at Baghdad airport
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An official with the international coalition in Iraq says two armed drones have been shot…
Continue Reading Turkey’s inflation hits a 19-year high of 36%
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Official figures show that Turkey’s yearly inflation has climbed by the fastest pace in 19 years, jumping to 36.08% in…
Continue Reading Hong Kong news site to shut; pro-Beijing lawmakers sworn in
By HUIZHONG WU and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A group of lawmakers loyal to China’s Communist Party were sworn in to Hong Kong’s…
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