Spanish govt proposes wider abortion rights, menstrual leave
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government has approved a draft bill that widens abortion rights for teenagers and may make Spain the first country in…
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Pope’s recipe to heal his painful knee? A shot of tequila
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Doctors have prescribed a wheelchair, cane and physical therapy to help heal Pope Francis’…
Continue ReadingActivists ask top court to void Marcos Jr’s presidential win
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Human rights activists have asked the Philippine Supreme Court to block Congress from…
Continue ReadingBiden offering additional 8 free COVID-19 tests to public
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government website for requesting free COVID-19 at-home tests from the U.S. government is accepting a third round of orders.…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe urges sale of stockpile of seized elephant ivory
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is seeking international support to be allowed to sell its stockpile of seized…
Continue ReadingEagles of Death Metal members testify about Bataclan attack
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Performers from Californian rock band Eagles of Death Metal have provided…
Continue ReadingQueen makes surprise appearance to mark new subway line
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II made a surprise visit Tuesday to a train station in central London to see a newly completed subway line named in…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Learn your parents’ financial plans ASAP
By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet When parents die, their adult children often must manage their financial affairs. Those kids and other caregivers are…
Continue ReadingJapan to allow limited foreign package tours as experiment
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government says it will begin allowing small package tours from four countries later this…
Continue ReadingGirlfriend: Dallas shooting suspect feared Asian Americans
By JAKE BLEIBERG and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The girlfriend of a man arrested in a shooting in Dallas’ Koreatown that…
Continue ReadingYellen warns Europeans about working with China, urges unity
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Even as Western allies grapple with how to counter Russia’s assault on Ukraine, U.S. Treasury…
Continue Reading20 years since Navy ship sunk for artificial reef in Keys
KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — The 20th anniversary of the storied intentional sinking of a former Naval ship to become an artificial reef in the Florida…
Continue ReadingMilitary says shootout kills 2 Pakistani Taliban commanders
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says security forces have killed two local Pakistani Taliban commanders in a shootout in a…
Continue ReadingCensure vote vs. Sri Lankan leader fails as crisis simmers
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s governing party has defeated a move in Parliament to urgently…
Continue ReadingIn Buffalo, Biden mourns victims, says ‘evil will not win’
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press BUFFALO (AP) — President Joe Biden mourned with Buffalo’s grieving families on Tuesday, then…
Continue ReadingSpain, Morocco reopen land border crossings as ties improve
MADRID (AP) — The land borders between Spain and Morocco at Spain’s North African enclave cities of Ceuta and Melilla have reopened after being…
Continue ReadingPress secretary hopes her rise helps kids ‘dream bigger’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s new spokesperson, Karine Jean-Pierre, says she hopes kids will…
Continue ReadingBelgian court rules out extradition for Spanish rapper
GHENT, Belgium (AP) — A Belgian court of appeal on Tuesday ruled that Spanish rapper Valtonyc should not be extradited to Spain, where he has been…
Continue ReadingMusk’s China ties add potential risks to Twitter purchase
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Elon Musk’s ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla’s biggest shareholder…
Continue ReadingHezbollah, allies lose majority in Lebanon parliament
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Final results in Lebanon’s weekend parliamentary elections show that the militant Hezbollah…
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