WHO criticizes travel bans on southern African countries
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The World Health Organization has urged countries not to impose flight bans on southern…
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Asian leaders at economic summit vow to help Afghanistan
By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The leaders of several Asian countries have called for boosting economic ties…
Continue Reading Thousands protest coronavirus restrictions in Czech capital
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Thousands have rallied in the Czech capital to protest the government’s restrictive measures to…
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How one local reporter’s instincts focused public attention on the Ahmaud Arbery case
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business The Ahmaud Arbery trial may not have happened without Larry Hobbs, a writer and reporter at The Brunswick News in…
Continue Reading Cryptocurrency exchange Coinstore enters India despite pending curbs on trade
Reuters Singapore-based virtual currency exchange Coinstore has begun operations in India at a time when the Indian government is preparing…
Continue Reading Dutch impose new tighter lockdown amid spiking infections
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands has moved into a tougher lockdown that was announced amid spiking infection rates…
Continue Reading Facing shortages, Canada taps its strategic reserves of maple syrup
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Amid shortages, Canada is tapping into its strategic reserves. This time, for maple syrup. The Quebec Maple Syrup…
Continue Reading Community systems offer alternative paths for solar growth
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As demand for renewable energy surges, “community solar” installations are popping…
Continue Reading Who is the real Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein enabler or pawn?
By DANICA KIRKA and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches…
Continue Reading Who is the real Ghislaine Maxwell: Epstein enabler or pawn?
By DANICA KIRKA and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches…
Continue Reading Morocco halts all incoming flights because of virus variant
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco is suspending all incoming air travel from around the world starting Monday for two weeks because of the rapid spread…
Continue Reading Researchers try producing potato resistant to climate change
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — University of Maine researchers are trying to produce potatoes that can better withstand warming temperatures as the climate…
Continue Reading The job market is looking way better. It’s still playing catch-up
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business More than 20 months into the pandemic, the US job market has reached a milestone. What’s happening: Weekly…
Continue Reading Rally in Belgrade demands end to alarming air pollution
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied in Belgrade to demand an end to alarming levels of air pollution in Serbia due to the use…
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Deming Walmart store reopens after bomb scare
DEMING, New Mexico — The Walmart store in Deming was closed for multiple hours Saturday due to a bomb threat. The store was shut down while Deming…
Continue Reading Going to the store may be your smartest bet to navigate the supply chain crisis this holiday
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Video by Sofia Barrett, CNN Business The supply chain crisis means last-minute gift buyers may have little…
Continue Reading These major chains boomed as small retailers had to close up shop
by Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Many Americans are shopping small Saturday to support mom-and-pop clothing, toy, furniture, sporting goods,…
Continue Reading Police investigate Black Friday mall shooting in Washington
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police in Washington state are investigating a shooting at a shopping mall that left one person seriously wounded and sent…
Continue Reading News crew guard dies after being shot in attempted robbery
DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A security guard has died after he was shot while protecting a San Francisco Bay Area…
Continue Reading Anti-government protesters block bridges, roads in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Skirmishes have erupted in Serbia between police and anti-government demonstrators who briefly blocked roads and bridges in…
Continue Reading Russia jails 5 people over coal mine disaster that killed 51
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has ordered five people to remain in pre-trial detention for two months pending…
Continue Reading Meet the robot that can write poetry and create artworks
By Hannah Ryan, CNN When people think of artificial intelligence, the images that often come to mind are of the sinister robots that populate the…
Continue Reading Channel migrant deaths: Smugglers net millions per kilometer
By LORI HINNANT and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press CALAIS, France (AP) — Migrant smuggling networks organizing English Channel crossings have reaped…
Continue Reading South African scientists brace for wave propelled by omicron
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Worried scientists in South Africa are scrambling to combat the lightning spread across the…
Continue Reading Craft beer might get even more expensive
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Your next can of craft beer might be a lot more expensive. Ball Corp., one of the world’s largest suppliers of…
Continue Reading COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus has popped up in more European…
Continue Reading These major chains boomed as small retailers had to close up shop
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Many Americans are shopping small Saturday to support mom-and-pop clothing, toy, furniture, sporting goods,…
Continue Reading Ship’s master said he spent 50 hours sleepless before crash
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal investigators say an oil tanker hit an oil platform at night off Louisiana…
Continue Reading Amid riots, France to consider some autonomy for Guadeloupe
By ELODIE SOUPAMA and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press LE GOSIER, Guadeloupe (AP) — France’s government is offering to discuss greater autonomy…
Continue Reading Shippers prepare for another pandemic crush of holiday gifts
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Postal workers who recall packages and letters piled up in distribution hubs a year ago are…
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