EXPLAINER: What we know and don’t know about omicron variant
By JAMEY KEATEN and MARIA CHENG Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it could still take some time to get a full…
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Thousands of Indian farmers celebrate 1 year of key protests
SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of jubilant Indian farmers waving green and white flags have marked the anniversary of…
Continue Reading WHO names transmissible new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — An advisory panel of the World Health Organization has classified a worrying new COVID-19 variant…
Continue Reading Japan seeks extra defense budget amid China, N Korea concern
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet has approved a $6.8 billion request for an extra defense budget through March to…
Continue Reading UN decries attack on court in Libya ahead of national vote
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. mission in Libya has condemned an attack by armed men on an appeals court as it was set to…
Continue Reading Protesters break into Lebanese ministry as crisis deepens
BEIRUT (AP) — A group of protesters have stormed a ministry building in Beirut as the Lebanese pound hit a new low amid a worsening economic and…
Continue Reading Israel warns of ’emergency’ after detecting new virus strain
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says the country is “on the threshold of an emergency…
Continue Reading German government hesitant on lockdown as COVID cases rise
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government has refused to back calls for a swift and sharp lockdown to curb the…
Continue Reading Solomon Islands violence recedes but not underlying tension
By DAVID RISING and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Violence has receded in the capital of the Solomon Islands, but the…
Continue Reading France, Britain spiral into crisis in wake of migrant deaths
By DANICA KIRKA and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press CALAIS, France (AP) — The already fractious relationship between France and Britain is…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Is China to blame for Solomon Islands unrest?
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Solomon Islands’ decision to switch its diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to…
Continue Reading Stanford’s Latter-day Saints players share life experiences
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford football has become a landing spot for Latter-day Saints players who have…
Continue Reading Russia names 51 people presumed dead in coal mine accident
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have released the names of 51 presumed victims of a devastating methane…
Continue Reading Cases soar but Swiss eschew lockdown as COVID law vote looms
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Like others in Europe, Switzerland is facing a steep rise in coronavirus cases. But its federal…
Continue Reading Turkish soldier killed on Syrian border: Defense Ministry
ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish Defense Ministry says a Turkish soldier has been killed trying to stop people crossing into Syria. Infantry Specialist…
Continue Reading As Europe virus cases surge, UK plows on with its new normal
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As several European nations tighten up or lock down to combat a spike in coronavirus infections,…
Continue Reading French fishermen block ports, Eurotunnel in spat with UK
By OLEG CETINIC and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press CALAIS, France (AP) — French fishing crews have briefly blocked French ports, ferry traffic…
Continue Reading Second group of Iraqis return after failed Europe gamble
By SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A second group of Iraqis has returned home on a repatriation flight after a failed bid to enter…
Continue Reading Thai chain’s cannabis pizza: trendy but won’t get you high
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — One of Thailand’s major fast food chains has been promoting its “Crazy Happy…
Continue Reading Concerns rise over Indonesia’s sputtering virus vaccinations
By DAVID RISING and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has recovered significantly from a mid-year spike in…
Continue Reading Some fear China could win from US spat with Marshall Islands
By MATTHEW LEE and NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For decades, the tiny Marshall Islands has been a stalwart American…
Continue Reading US lawmakers visit Taiwan; China conducts military patrols
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Five U.S. lawmakers have met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during a surprise one-day…
Continue Reading Nonprofit provides Thanksgiving meals to Afghan refugees
CLEVELAND (AP) — A nonprofit teamed up with three Cleveland-area restaurants to ensure that local Afghan refugees could celebrate Thanksgiving with…
Continue Reading Stocks sink on new COVID variant; Dow loses 905 points
By KEN SWEET and PAUL WISEMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks sank Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly falling more than 1,000 points, as…
Continue Reading Singapore to rule Tuesday on disabled Malaysian’s execution
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore’s top court will decide Tuesday on the fate of a Malaysian man on death row who is believed to be…
Continue Reading Former Brazil Olympic boss sentenced to jail for corruption
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — The former head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee was sentenced to 30 years and 11 months…
Continue Reading U.S. lawmakers visit Taiwan, plan to meet senior leaders
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Five U.S. lawmakers are in Taiwan in a surprise one-day visit, says the American Institute in…
Continue Reading Art critic Dave Hickey, known for book ‘Air Guitar’, dies
By SAM METZ AP / Report for America Dave Hickey, a prominent American critic whose essays covered topics ranging from Liberace to Norman Rockwell,…
Continue Reading Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Myanmar near India border
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.1 earthquake has hit northwest Myanmar near India’s border but there…
Continue Reading Parents of 3-year-old girl with new heart celebrate simply
CHICAGO (AP) — Delilah Edwards’ parents didn’t plan an elaborate Thanksgiving celebration. Just spending the day together is a big deal when…
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