UK nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of nurses in Britain walked out Wednesday in a new protest over pay, with no end in sight…
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Imran Khan’s party dissolves assembly in Pakistani province
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The party of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has dissolved a provincial…
Continue ReadingDeaf student’s lawsuit at center of Supreme Court case
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a case that could make it more difficult for students…
Continue ReadingPolice in Georgia arrest suspect in Mall of America shooting
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting at the Mall of America in December was arrested in Georgia on…
Continue ReadingEU lawmakers replace disgraced VP as suspect cuts plea deal
By LORNE COOK Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — European Union lawmakers have voted to replace a disgraced former parliament vice…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed after biggest Wall St retreat of the year
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Thursday, as investors grew cautious after Wall Street’s…
Continue ReadingWorld’s oldest known person, French nun, dies at 118
PARIS (AP) — A French nun who was believed to be the world’s oldest person has died a few weeks before her 119th birthday, the spokesperson for…
Continue ReadingTaiwan ruling party’s new chair vows to safeguard democracy
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The new head of Taiwan’s ruling party who described himself as pro-independence has vowed…
Continue ReadingEscaped tiger in South Africa found and euthanized
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A tiger that escaped from a private farm in South Africa and attacked a man and killed two…
Continue ReadingUkraine helicopter crash kills interior minister, others
By MALAK HARB Associated Press BROVARY, Ukraine (AP) — A helicopter carrying Ukraine’s interior minister crashed into a kindergarten in a…
Continue ReadingIsrael deports Italian activist arrested in West Bank raid
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it has deported an Italian activist to Italy after Israeli security forces detained…
Continue ReadingJapan court acquits utility executives in Fukushima disaster
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has found three former utility company executives not guilty of negligence over…
Continue ReadingUK inflation eases for a 2nd month, falling to 10.5%
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. inflation eased for a second month in December, boosting confidence that the cost-of-living…
Continue ReadingLunar New Year rush starts in China after virus rules lifted
BEIJING (AP) — Hairdresser Wang Lidan is making an emotional Lunar New Year journey from Beijing to her hometown in northeastern China — her…
Continue ReadingFire kills 3 at German nursing home
BERLIN (AP) — Police are searching for the cause of a fire that killed three in a psychiatric nursing home in southern Germany. The German news…
Continue ReadingFugitive’s arrest like a ‘quake,’ but Mafia very resilient
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Matteo Messina Denaro’s long record as a killer — turncoat mobsters said he’d…
Continue ReadingHampered by bad hip, Rafael Nadal loses at Australian Open
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal bowed his head during changeovers and rested his elbows on his knees,…
Continue ReadingQuake shakes east Indonesia, south Philippines; no tsunami
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook eastern Indonesia and southern Philippines, with no damage immediately reported and no…
Continue ReadingPegula, whose family owns Bills, honors Hamlin in Australia
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Pro tennis player Jessica Pegula has Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin on her mind…
Continue ReadingTokyo shares jump after Bank of Japan keeps policy unchanged
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced Wednesday, with Tokyo gaining more than 2% after Japan’s central…
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