Croatia confirms first 2 cases of omicron variant in country
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian health authorities have confirmed the first two cases of the new omicron variant in the country. Health officials…
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US religious group says Haitian gang releases 3 hostages
By PETER SMITH and EVENS SANON PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A religious group based in Ohio has announced that a violent gang in Haiti has released…
Continue Reading How can I protect myself from the new omicron variant?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer To protect yourself against the omicron variant, experts say to do what you would against any other variant.…
Continue Reading Funeral planned for former Florida congresswoman Carrie Meek
MIAMI (AP) — A wake and funeral services in Florida are being prepared for former Congresswoman Carrie Meek, who died last week at 95 following a…
Continue Reading For food lovers, stocking stuffers begin in the kitchen
By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press Looking for that perfect little thinking-of-you gift for people who made your life better this year? Great stocking…
Continue Reading Nigeria slams UK’s ‘discriminatory’ travel ban over omicron
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian official has criticized a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the…
Continue Reading Jussie Smollett testifies at his trial: ‘There was no hoax’
By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has testified that claims he staged an…
Continue Reading Pope says he removed Paris archbishop because of gossip
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis says he accepted the resignation of the archbishop of Paris because…
Continue Reading Slovenia police say man from Bangladesh found dead on border
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Police in Slovenia say body of a man from Bangladesh has been found near the border with Croatia. The remains were…
Continue Reading Pope: New meeting with Russian Orthodox patriarch possible
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis says there are plans for a possible second meeting with the head of…
Continue Reading Nehammer sworn in as Austria’s third chancellor in 2 months
BERLIN (AP) — Karl Nehammer has been sworn in as Austria’s third chancellor in two months. Monday’s ceremony capped a round of upheaval…
Continue Reading Turkey says mosque attacks on Cyprus won’t go ‘unanswered’
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says attacks on Muslim houses of worship on Cyprus would “not go unanswered”…
Continue Reading Sudanese protest military coup, deal that reinstated PM
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Sudanese have taken to the streets in the capital of Khartoum and other cities. They are…
Continue Reading WHO: No ‘doomsday,’ but malaria fight disrupted by pandemic
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says the global response to the longtime threat of malaria has taken a hit as…
Continue Reading Pandemic stress weighs heavily on Gen Z: AP-NORC, MTV poll
By COLLIN BINKLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press A new poll finds that the stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have been especially hard for…
Continue Reading French investigate violence that erupted at far-right rally
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — French prosecutors have opened an investigation into violence that erupted at the first…
Continue Reading Japan has 3rd omicron case as Kishida vows strict response
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has confirmed a third case of the new omicron COVID-19 variant. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told…
Continue Reading Maxwell family seeks more food, soap for sister during trial
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The family of the British woman charged with helping the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein exploit…
Continue Reading Norwegian team launches jersey to highlight abuses in Qatar
TROMSO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian soccer club has collaborated with Amnesty International and a former migrant worker in Qatar to launch a jersey…
Continue Reading Treasury wants more oversight of all-cash real estate deals
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is looking to expand reporting requirements on all-cash real estate…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: 8 rules for saving, borrowing and spending money
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet A personalized financial blueprint from a qualified planner should offer smart ways to manage your money both now and in…
Continue Reading Pakistan army helicopter crashes in Kashmir; 2 pilots killed
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says one of its helicopters has crashed in bad weather in the Pakistan-administered section of disputed…
Continue Reading Russia reports its first cases of omicron COVID-19 variant
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian health authorities on Monday said they have confirmed the first two cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus in travelers…
Continue Reading Saudi crown prince visits Oman on tour of Gulf Arab states
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has traveled to Oman, the…
Continue Reading Norwegian archaeologists find late Iron Age longhouses
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian archaeologists have found a cluster of longhouses including one of the largest in Scandinavia in the…
Continue Reading Nobel Prizes awarded in pandemic-curtailed local ceremonies
By JILL LAWLESS and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes are receiving their awards in scaled-down local…
Continue Reading US plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
By AAMER MADHANI and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the…
Continue Reading Scientist behind UK vaccine says next pandemic may be worse
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is warning that the next…
Continue Reading Deal to make Scholz German chancellor clears final hurdle
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A three-party deal to form a new German government under center-left leader Olaf Scholz has cleared…
Continue Reading Gunmen attack Niger military base, killing at least 12
By DALATOU MAMAN Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s interior ministry says that extremist gunmen have attacked a military camp…
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