Anti-virus shutdowns in China spread as infections rise
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Anti-virus controls are shutting down some of China’s biggest cities and fueling public…
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Family seeks charges, officer’s ID in Patrick Lyoya’s death
By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS and DAVID EGGERT and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Peter Lyoya brought his family from Congo to…
Continue ReadingChina rejects ‘pressure or coercion’ over Russia relations
BEIJING (AP) — China says it will reject “any pressure or coercion” over its relationship with Russia. This is in response to a call from…
Continue ReadingPfizer to seek COVID booster for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy 5- to 11-year-olds. U.S. health authorities…
Continue ReadingElon Musk wants to buy Twitter, make it ‘maximally trusted’
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, MATT O’BRIEN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter outright. He says the…
Continue ReadingUN watchdog installs new cameras at Iran centrifuge workshop
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Nations atomic watchdog says it has installed surveillance cameras…
Continue ReadingActivists urge release of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Rusesabagina
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Rights activists and others urged Rwandan authorities to free the man who inspired the…
Continue ReadingPope visits Italian prison for Holy Week foot-washing ritual
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has washed the feet of a dozen inmates at a prison near Rome in a Holy Thursday…
Continue ReadingBiden administration unveils steps to boost equity in gov’t
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press The Biden administration has released hundreds of strategies it’s taking or will take to boost equity…
Continue ReadingBangladesh, Nepal celebrate new years after pandemic pause
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — After a two-year break, thousands of people in Bangladesh and Nepal have celebrated their…
Continue ReadingAlex Gilady, Israeli Olympic Committee member, dies at 79
JERUSALEM (AP) — Alex Gilady, an Israeli media pioneer and longtime International Olympic Committee member, has died. He was 79. Gilady was a…
Continue ReadingUK clears 6th COVID shot despite canceling deal for doses
LONDON (AP) — British authorities have authorized a coronavirus vaccine for adults made by French drugmaker Valneva. The U.K. is the first country…
Continue ReadingGermany nabs 4 in probe of anti-government extremist group
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say four people have been arrested and have been weapons seized in an investigation of suspected anti-government…
Continue ReadingUK plan to fly asylum-seekers to Rwanda draws outrage
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government has struck a deal with Rwanda to send some asylum-seekers…
Continue ReadingEuropean Central Bank gives no clear date for rate hikes
By The Associated Press The head of the European Central Bank says the bank would raise interest rates “some time after” ending its pandemic…
Continue ReadingKim gives North Korea’s most famous newscaster a luxury home
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s most famous and distinctive state TV anchor, Ri Chun Hi, has…
Continue ReadingPalestinians say Israeli forces kill 2 in West Bank raids
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli troops have shot and killed two…
Continue ReadingHong Kong to ease COVID-19 restrictions as infections fall
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will ease some social distancing measures later this month, allowing people to dine in at restaurants in the evening and…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan protesters mark new year near president’s office
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans are sharing milk rice and oil cakes to celebrate their traditional new…
Continue ReadingIn Gaza, an application languishes, and a toddler dies
By JOSEPH KRAUSS and FARES AKRAM Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The death of a 19-month-old girl in the Gaza Strip has shone a light on the…
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