UK easing COVID-19 testing, monitoring despite case uptick
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Britain is ending some of its most comprehensive COVID-19 testing and monitoring programs.…
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Back from Kyiv, leaders seek peace mission, arms for Ukraine
By VANESSA GERA and KAREL JANICEK Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia have safely…
Continue ReadingPandemic postcard: COVID outbreak leaves Hong Kong in limbo
By ALICE FUNG and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — As a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelms Hong Kong, it’s hard for its 7.4 million residents…
Continue ReadingRussia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invoked Pearl Harbor and 9/11 during an urgent appeal to the U.S. Congress for more weapons to stem the…
Continue ReadingUN court orders Russia to cease hostilities in Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court has ordered Russia to stop hostilities in Ukraine granting measures requested by…
Continue ReadingZaghari-Ratcliffe, Ashoori back in Britain after Iran deal
By DANICA KIRKA and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two British citizens who had been jailed in Iran for more than five years have…
Continue ReadingJapan prosecutors appeal in ex-Nissan executive Kelly trial
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese prosecutors have filed an appeal against the verdict in the trial of former Nissan…
Continue ReadingPhilippine leader’s top critic wages poll battle from jail
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine senator who is one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s staunchest critics…
Continue ReadingChina tries to calm markets by pledging support for economy
JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders are trying to calm jittery investors by promising more help for its struggling…
Continue ReadingUN seeks $4.27 billion in appeal for war-ravaged Yemen
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A United Nations appeal for Yemen is aimed at raising $4.27 billion to alleviate what it describes as…
Continue Reading4 tigers rescued from Argentina get new home in South Africa
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press BETHLEHEM, South Africa (AP) — Four Bengal tigers rescued from years of captivity in a train carriage in…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks follow Wall Street higher after Fed rate hike
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock prices have surged for a second day after the Federal Reserve announced its first…
Continue ReadingScoring spree: 50-point games are the rage in NBA right now
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Turns out, March has more madness than just college basketball. The NBA is getting a taste as well. Kyrie…
Continue ReadingNice try but no potato for New Zealand couple’s giant find
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the world’s largest potato in the…
Continue Reading2 killed, several hurt in Indonesia’s Papua province protest
By ALFIAN KARTONO Associated Press JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Police say two people died and several others were wounded at a demonstration against…
Continue ReadingRussia’s onslaught continues amid optimism over talks
By ANDREA ROSA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are raining fire on Kyiv and other major cities, with Ukrainian authorities…
Continue ReadingTrump pick in Georgia governor race not drawing donor flock
By JEFF AMY and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — During his two Senate campaigns, Republican David Perdue raked in millions in…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy pleads for help in impassioned speech to Congress
By LISA MASCARO and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has summoned the memory of Pearl…
Continue ReadingSpecial US House election will fill term of Trump ally Nunes
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A special election is being held in California’s farm belt to complete the term of…
Continue ReadingPandemic preparedness bill moves ahead; funding still needed
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has approved a bipartisan blueprint to overhaul the nation’s…
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