Cries in dark trigger migrant search in sea off Spain
MADRID (AP) — Spanish rescue services are searching off the country’s southeast coast for 10 migrants missing at sea, after a passing vessel…
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Serbia praises another arms shipment from Russia
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has praised another shipment of arms from Russia, despite fears…
Continue ReadingGermany calls nuclear power ‘dangerous,’ rejects EU plan
BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Monday that it considers nuclear energy dangerous and objects to European Union proposals that would let…
Continue ReadingNew hi-tech photo brings Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ up close
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Rembrandt van Rijn’s iconic and huge painting “The Night Watch” is now also a supersized museum photo delivered right to…
Continue ReadingKimberly Palmer: 5 steps to reach your money goals in 2022
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet The new year is a time to set money goals. Inflation and economic uncertainty make shoring up your finances even…
Continue ReadingBritish govt rushing tests to schools so classes can reopen
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press Schoolchildren have returned to classes in parts of Europe, while the British government is pledging to rush…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalized with intestinal obstruction
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is in a Sao Paulo hospital for tests after experiencing abdominal discomfort. The hospital…
Continue ReadingCES gadget show stages a wary return amid COVID-19
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Is anyone going to CES this year? A long-simmering question in the tech world will finally get its answer…
Continue ReadingFire reignites at South Africa’s Parliament in Cape Town
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The fire that has already destroyed South Africa’s main Parliament chamber flared…
Continue ReadingSyrian media: Militants attack bus in desert, kill 5 troops
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media are reporting that militants have attacked a bus carrying soldiers on a desert highway in central Syria,…
Continue ReadingPowerful earthquake shakes northern Taiwan
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A powerful earthquake has struck Taiwan, shaking buildings in the capital and across much of…
Continue ReadingBiden: More competition in meat industry can ease food costs
By JOSH BOAK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has met virtually with independent farmers and ranchers…
Continue ReadingScientist, enforcer, high-flyer: 3 women put a mark on tech
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Three bright and driven women with ground-breaking ideas made a significant mark on the…
Continue ReadingCoalition: 2 armed drones shot down at Baghdad airport
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An official with the international coalition in Iraq says two armed drones have been shot…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s inflation hits a 19-year high of 36%
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Official figures show that Turkey’s yearly inflation has climbed by the fastest pace in 19 years, jumping to 36.08% in…
Continue ReadingHong Kong news site to shut; pro-Beijing lawmakers sworn in
By HUIZHONG WU and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A group of lawmakers loyal to China’s Communist Party were sworn in to Hong Kong’s…
Continue ReadingSeoul: North Korea defector likely made rare border crossing
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says a person who crossed the border into North Korea on New Year’s Day…
Continue ReadingIndia vaccinates teens aged 15 to 18 as virus cases rise
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has begun vaccinating teens in the age group of 15 to 18, as more…
Continue ReadingHow will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writers The fast-moving omicron variant is complicating a key question: How does the COVID-19…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed, oil gains after rally on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are trading mixed as worries about the omicron variant of coronavirus tempered…
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