Hit by high costs, Greek farmers stage tractor protest
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of protesting farmers have blocked traffic in central Athens to demand that the government grant them additional…
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High energy costs trigger unrest in parts of Europe
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press High energy costs are stoking unrest in parts of Europe. Spain is deploying more than 23,000 police amid a…
Continue ReadingGerman lawmakers vote to abolish pandemic restrictions
BERLIN (AP) — Lawmakers in Germany have voted to abolish most of the country’s coronavirus pandemic restrictions despite a surge in cases with…
Continue ReadingMali cuts off French TV and radio stations amid dispute
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government has suspended two major French media outlets, cutting off the main sources…
Continue ReadingBulgaria’s ex-PM Borissov freed after corruption probe
By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has been freed from custody following…
Continue ReadingGreece: Norwegian charity photographer held on spy charge
By PANAGIOTIS BALASKAS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press LESBOS, Greece (AP) — A 75-year-old Norwegian photographer has been arrested on the…
Continue ReadingTexas wildfires fueled by gusty winds prompt evacuations
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press Fire crews in Central Texas are struggling to contain massive, windswept wildfires that have burned homes,…
Continue ReadingVW recalls over 246,000 SUVs due to unexpected braking
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen is recalling more than 246,000 SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because faulty wiring harnesses…
Continue ReadingTaliban release 3 Afghan TV staffers detained over media ban
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have released three employees of Afghanistan’s largest television station…
Continue ReadingRussia loses bid to freeze ban from World Cup qualifying
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Russia’s request to freeze a FIFA ban on its soccer teams ahead of next week’s World…
Continue ReadingUS sanctions Uganda gold dealer, citing illicit Congo origin
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Belgian businessman sanctioned by the U.S. over allegations of illicit gold trade in…
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s COVID infections exceed 1 million amid outbreak
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s cumulative coronavirus infections have exceeded 1 million as the city grapples with a widespread outbreak that has…
Continue ReadingP&O Ferries mass firings of UK crew members outrage unions
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Unions are protesting at British ports after major ferry operator P&O Ferries…
Continue ReadingSudan group says 187 wounded in latest anti-coup protests
CAIRO (AP) — A doctor’s union says that nearly 200 people have been wounded in the latest protests to erupt in the Sudanese capital over…
Continue ReadingRussia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised his country’s troops at a huge rally at a Moscow stadium as Russian forces continue to press their…
Continue ReadingNorway’s Telenor gets go-ahead to sell Myanmar venture
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Norway-based Telenor says authorities in military-ruled Myanmar have approved its plan to…
Continue ReadingGreat Barrier Reef suffers widespread coral bleaching
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian government agency says the Great Barrier Reef is suffering widespread and…
Continue ReadingUK regulator revokes license of Russia-backed broadcaster RT
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s communications regulator has revoked the license of the state-funded Russian broadcaster…
Continue ReadingPutin likens opponents to ‘gnats,’ signaling new repression
NEW YORK (AP) — Facing stiff resistance in Ukraine and with crippling economic sanctions at home, Russian President Vladimir Putin is using…
Continue ReadingStocks extend rally, notching biggest weekly gain since 2020
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks rose for a fourth day in a row Friday, closing out their biggest weekly gain since…
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