Tunisian women’s posts glamorize risky migrant crossings
By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Two Tunisian women have sparked controversy after they posted videos of their migrant…
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Plans fizzle for major trucker virus protest in Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — Plans have fizzled for a major trucker virus protest near the European Union headquarters in Brussels.  Police on Monday filtered…
Continue ReadingSpiked Champagne in Bavarian bar leaves 1 dead, 8 sick
BERLIN (AP) — German police say one man has died and eight other people have been hospitalized in serious condition after unknowingly drinking…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand’s PM signals harsher stance on vaccine protest
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s prime minister says protesters who oppose coronavirus mandates are…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest man suspected of stabbing 11 in Albuquerque
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police have arrested a man suspected of stabbing 11 people, apparently…
Continue ReadingUkraine president’s ratings fall as crisis with Russia brews
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a political novice running to become Ukraine’s president when he…
Continue ReadingAROUND THE VENUES: Eileen Gu’s Valentine’s Day list
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — It seemed like the appropriate thing to ask on Valentine’s Day: What does ski…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Kirin to withdraw from its Myanmar brewery venture
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese beverage giant Kirin says it has decided to withdraw from its joint venture in…
Continue ReadingUN to finalize science report on how warming hits home hard
By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A special United Nations panel is putting the finishing touches on a major…
Continue ReadingEgypt steps up Gaza role after brokering last year’s truce
By FARES AKRAM Associated Press In the months since it mediated a cease-fire in Gaza last May, Egypt has sent crews to clear rubble and promised to…
Continue ReadingCorruption trial opens for ex-Goldman banker in 1MDB scandal
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Goldman Sachs executive pocketed $35 million in “secret…
Continue ReadingRussian skater can compete, but medal ceremony won’t be held
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the…
Continue ReadingAfter Olympic debut, ice hockey’s future in China uncertain
By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China made its Olympics debut in men’s ice hockey, but it’s not clear if the outmatched team…
Continue ReadingCanada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell protests
By ROB GILLIES and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is invoking emergency powers to…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mostly lower as markets watch Ukraine tensions
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly lower, echoing a decline on Wall Street, amid concerns about rising…
Continue ReadingJapan’s central bank offers bond purchases to keep rates low
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan has made an offer for unlimited government bond purchases, moving to curb a…
Continue ReadingLand rights, environment top election agenda in India’s Goa
By VINEETA DEEPAK Associated Press GOA, India (AP) — India’s undisputed tourist hot spot and the tiniest state, Goa is voting to elect a new…
Continue ReadingTripwire for real war? Cyber’s fuzzy rules of engagement
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said back in July that if the U.S. ends up in a war with a major power it…
Continue ReadingDemocrats eye key governors’ races as backstop against GOP
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press Wisconsin is one of four states emerging as top priorities for Democrats in an election year when the party is…
Continue Reading2 cops plan to testify about Floyd killing; prosecutors rest
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have rested their case against three former…
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