The AP Interview: General says US troops to remain in Iraq
By LOLITA C. BALDOR AND ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. commander for the Middle East says the U.S. will keep the…
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UK Prime Minister Johnson’s wife gives birth to baby girl
LONDON (AP) — The office of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his wife Carrie has given birth to a baby girl. It says the healthy baby,…
Continue Reading Israel closes probe of police who shot Palestinian attacker
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Justice Ministry says it is closing an investigation into two police officers…
Continue Reading Chinese central banker says market can handle developer debt
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank governor says financial markets can cope with the impact of a real…
Continue Reading Australia’s deputy leader tests positive for virus in the US
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says he’s tested positive for the…
Continue Reading EU plan to boost gig economy workers is latest blow to apps
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — A new European Union plan to improve conditions for the growing number of gig economy workers could…
Continue Reading Macron unveils EU agenda before French presidential race
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Macron has vowed to work to make Europe “more powerful” as France’s turn…
Continue Reading EU’s ‘roam like at home’ system is extended for a decade
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has reached a political agreement to extend cuts to costly mobile-phone roaming costs in the bloc for another…
Continue Reading Danes arrest 4 people for leaking classified intelligence
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Four people with Denmark’s two intelligence agencies have been arrested on suspicion of “disclosing highly…
Continue Reading Denmark orders eateries to close early, bans large concerts
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government has ordered nightclubs, bars and restaurants to close at midnight in an attempt to counter an…
Continue Reading Ukraine spa town stands out amid nation’s vaccine hesitancy
By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press MORSHYN, Ukraine (AP) — A small spa town in western Ukraine is standing out in a…
Continue Reading Scenic stretch of Lost Coast redwoods to be spared the ax
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s rugged Lost Coast is about to become less forbidding. A conservation group on…
Continue Reading New Zealand’s plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for youth
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco…
Continue Reading No SOS before chopper crash killed Indian military chief
ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s defense minister says a helicopter that crashed and killed the military chief, Gen. Bipin…
Continue Reading From grime to crumbling masonry, US parks get a makeover
By REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press Work has begun on giving some of America’s most spectacular natural settings and historic icons a makeover.…
Continue Reading Saudi crown prince in 1st visit to Qatar after embargo ended
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has visited Qatar for the first time since the…
Continue Reading Vaccine makers racing to update COVID shots, just in case
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Vaccine makers are racing to update their COVID-19 shots against omicron even before it’s clear a change is…
Continue Reading Darwin in a lab: Coral evolution tweaked for global warming
By CALEB JONES Associated Press COCONUT ISLAND, Hawaii (AP) — Scientists are trying to speed up coral’s evolutionary clock to build reefs that…
Continue Reading Group: Pandemic tech tools raise risk of everyday tracking
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — A new report group says digital contact tracing apps, artificial intelligence and other tech tools…
Continue Reading An Afghan village shrivels in worst drought in decades
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press KAMAR KALAGH, Afghanistan (AP) — The worst drought in Afghanistan in decades is now entering its second year,…
Continue Reading Witness, official: Myanmar troops massacre 11 civilians
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — According to a witness and other reports, Myanmar government troops rounded up villagers, some…
Continue Reading Filipino journalist shot dead while watching TV in store
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A gunman has shot and killed a journalist while he was watching TV at a store in a central…
Continue Reading Asia stocks follow Wall Street lower as rally cools
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower as a rally cooled and investors waited for…
Continue Reading NATO, Ukraine autonomy pose diplomatic challenges for Biden
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. will take a more direct…
Continue Reading US Navy commissions Pearl Harbor-based USS Daniel Inouye
By AUDREY McAVOY and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Navy has commissioned the USS Daniel Inouye, naming its…
Continue Reading Pence navigates Trump’s shadow during New Hampshire visit
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence visited early-voting New Hampshire, where he delivered a…
Continue Reading How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer There’s no clear-cut definition for when a pandemic starts and ends, and how much of a threat a global outbreak is…
Continue Reading Biden honors ‘giant of our history’ Bob Dole at US Capitol
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Dole is lying in state at the U.S. Capitol. President Joe Biden and others…
Continue Reading California pushes composting to lower food waste emissions
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Food waste is California’s next target as the state seeks to lower greenhouse gas…
Continue Reading Biden calls on leaders to end ‘backward slide’ of democracy
By AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has expressed alarm about a “backward slide” of…
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