Austria to drop most COVID restrictions on March 5
BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government says it plans to end the country’s main COVID-19 restrictions on March 5, though wearing masks will remain…
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Biden orders release of Trump White House logs to Congress
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ordering the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House…
Continue ReadingSydney swimmer dies after being attacked by 15-foot shark
SYDNEY (AP) — A swimmer on a Sydney beach in Australia has died after being attacked by what witnesses described as a 15-foot great white shark.…
Continue ReadingBurkina Faso junta leader inaugurated as nation’s president
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JAQUEVILLE, Ivory Coast (AP) — Burkina Faso’s junta leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been sworn in…
Continue ReadingStorm warning for parts of Germany, some schools to shut
BERLIN (AP) — Schools will be shut in Germany’s most populous state Thursday following storm warnings for part of the country. The education…
Continue ReadingAvoid the risks of having multiple buy now, pay later loans
By JACKIE VELING of NerdWallet Buy now, pay later” loans typically offer a simple, zero-interest payment structure that can make keeping up with…
Continue ReadingGermany to mark victims of terrorism annually on March 11
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says the country will formally commemorate the victims of terrorism every March 11. The date marks the…
Continue ReadingUK inflation rises at fastest rate in almost 30 years
LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the United Kingdom has risen at the fastest rate in almost 30 years as increased costs for energy, housing and…
Continue ReadingDutch probe criticizes government’s pandemic response
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An independent report on the Dutch response during the early months of the…
Continue ReadingProtesters against US grant clash with riot police in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Protesters opposing a proposed U.S. half-billion dollar grant for Nepal have clashed with police outside Parliament,…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class vs. 2022 Genesis GV70
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The small luxury SUV market is seemingly packed with as many automotive all-stars as there are athletes in the Winter…
Continue ReadingGasoline tanker crashes into building, bursts into fireball
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say that several roads remain closed but that power is being restored around where a gasoline tanker…
Continue ReadingUkraine-Russia crisis: What to know as NATO eyes Russia move
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Western fears that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent have eased, but not disappeared. NATO…
Continue ReadingPelosi in Jerusalem: US support for Israel is ‘ironclad’
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the relationship between the United States and Israel is “ironclad.” The…
Continue ReadingBioNTech plans modular vaccine factories in Africa
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German vaccine maker BioNTech unveiled plans Wednesday to establish manufacturing facilities in…
Continue ReadingLast known freshwater dolphin in northeastern Cambodia dies
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Wildlife officials say the last known freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin on a stretch of the Mekong River in northeastern…
Continue ReadingPartial election rerun embarrasses Portuguese politicians
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The swearing-in of Portugal’s new Socialist government may be delayed until mid-Marchdue to a snafu over voting from…
Continue ReadingSomalia says al-Shabab attack kills 5 outside capital
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Somalia say an attack by the al-Shabab extremist group has killed five people and wounded 16 on the outskirts…
Continue ReadingUS accuses China of backing away from free-trade commitments
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has accused China of failing to meet its commitments to the World Trade…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: The meticulous path to ideal Olympic curling ice
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Curling ice has come a long way in the 600 years since the Scottish began sliding stones across…
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