Germany to charge most citizens for COVID-19 rapid tests
BERLIN (AP) — Germany will start charging for rapid COVID-19 tests that were previously free, though vulnerable groups will be exempt from the fee.…
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EU leaders endorse Croatia’s switch to euro currency
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed that Croatia will join the group of countries using the euro currency next year. The move…
Continue ReadingSolidarity behind Ukraine’s Russia fight atop summit agendas
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Back-to-back world leader summits in Europe opening this weekend will focus on uniting…
Continue ReadingStars turn out for Dior’s 19,000 blooms at Paris show
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Flowers, art, and Dior’s world-famous ateliers collided on Friday at Paris Fashion Week for a…
Continue ReadingUkrainians cheer nation’s EU candidacy amid wartime woes
By FRANCESCA EBEL and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The European Union’s decision to make Ukraine a candidate for EU…
Continue ReadingCurators apologize for antisemitic work at German art show
BERLIN (AP) — The curators of a major art show in Germany have apologized for including a work featuring antisemitic elements that prompted an…
Continue ReadingBulgarian lawmakers vote to unblock N Macedonia’s EU bid
By VALENTINA PETROVA, STEPHEN McGRATH and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament has voted to lift a veto…
Continue ReadingUS: Afghan national freed from Guantanamo Bay after 15 years
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department says an Afghan prisoner held in U.S. custody for nearly 15 years has…
Continue ReadingIran detains 5 over mixed-sex teenage skateboard gathering
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian state media is reporting that authorities have detained five people accused of organizing a…
Continue ReadingEU leaders tackle inflation, energy shocks from Russia’s war
BRUSSELS (AP) — A day after endorsing Ukraine’s candidacy to join the European Union, the bloc’s leaders turned their attention Friday…
Continue ReadingSwiss customs tracks importation of Russian gold worth $200M
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss customs authorities are tracking about 3 tons of gold of Russian origin that entered Switzerland from Britain last month to…
Continue ReadingGerman lawmakers vote to end ban on ‘advertising’ abortions
BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers voted Friday to end the country’s ban on advertising abortions, which has in the past led to doctors being…
Continue ReadingTroubled at home, France’s Macron remains a key world player
By SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Emmanuel Macron appears weakened at home after parliamentary elections forced him…
Continue ReadingUN chief warns of ‘catastrophe’ from global food shortage
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces “catastrophe” because of the growing shortage of food around…
Continue ReadingNorwegian man convicted of killing 5 in bow-and-arrow attack
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A man has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder for killing five people and wounding four others in southern…
Continue ReadingChinese electric car brand NIO says 2 killed in vehicle fall
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese electric car brand NIO says two employees involved in testing died when one of its vehicles fell three stories from a…
Continue ReadingTurkey wildfire largely under control, Erdogan says
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that a wind-stoked wildfire that has been raging near a popular resort in…
Continue ReadingAftershock in Afghanistan as quake toll rises to 1,150 dead
By EBRAHIM NOROOZI Associated Press GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Tents, food and medical supplies rolled into the mountainous region of eastern…
Continue ReadingUkrainian army leaving battered city for fortified positions
By DAVID KEYTON, JOHN LEICESTER and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces have…
Continue ReadingRussian military cargo plane crashes, killing 5 crewmembers
MOSCOW (AP) — Officials say a Russian military cargo plane has crashed on a training flight, killing five crewmembers and leaving several others…
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