Media reps say 45 reporters, staffers died at work in 2021
BRUSSELS (AP) — The International Federation of Journalists says that 45 reporters and media workers were killed doing their jobs over the last…
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Israel: Palestinian shot, killed in alleged stabbing attempt
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military says troops shot and killed a Palestinian man as he ran toward a bus stop in the occupied West Bank…
Continue ReadingGermany shuts down half of its 6 remaining nuclear plants
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has shut down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation. It comes a year…
Continue ReadingUN food agency halts work in North Darfur, affects 2 million
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The World Food Program has suspended its operations across Sudan’s province of North Darfur…
Continue Reading‘A moral giant’: South Africans pay their respects to Tutu
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans of all walks of life are paying their respects to Desmond Tutu.…
Continue ReadingMilitary: 4 Pakistani soldiers, 2 militants killed in raids
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says security forces raided two militant hideouts in a former Taliban stronghold, triggering…
Continue ReadingNew virus infections driven by omicron soar in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — New coronavirus infections have soared again in Australia to a record of more than 32,000, just days after surpassing 10,000 for the…
Continue ReadingCathay Pacific suspends cargo flights due to virus controls
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airlines is suspending cargo flights for a week due to stricter quarantine requirements for air…
Continue ReadingParents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press SHEDAI CAMP, Afghanistan (AP) — A woman displaced by war and drought in Afghanistan is fighting to save her…
Continue ReadingOmicron’s New Year’s cocktail: Sorrow, fear, hope for 2022
By JOHN LEICESTER and NICK PERRY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Muted New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world ushered in the fourth calendar…
Continue ReadingA tense exchange highlights unsettled part of Tutu’s legacy
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press An anguished encounter between two titans of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle during the…
Continue ReadingParents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press SHEDAI CAMP, Afghanistan (AP) — A woman displaced by war and drought in Afghanistan is fighting to save her…
Continue ReadingStocks end 2021 on a weak note, still notch big yearly gain
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Wall Street ended 2021 on a weak note Friday, but still managed to end the year with big gains. The S&P 500…
Continue ReadingChinese factory activity edges higher in December
BEIJING (AP) — A survey shows Chinese factory activity edged higher in December as supply disruptions eased and export demand weakened. The monthly…
Continue Reading‘So many memories’: Over 500 homes feared destroyed by fire
By BRITTANY PETERSON, PATTY NIEBERG and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press SUPERIOR, Colo. (AP) — Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their…
Continue ReadingNew York City ushers in 2022 with ball drop in Times Square
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The annual New Year’s Eve ball drop in New York City’s Times Square has arrived…
Continue ReadingBiden talks sanctions, Putin warns of rupture over Ukraine
By AAMER MADHANI and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden has warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin that the…
Continue ReadingBehind the wait for a verdict at Maxwell jury deliberations
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial was a four-week winding road with…
Continue ReadingAsia looks to China-focused trade bloc for virus recovery
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian countries are looking to a China-centered trade bloc encompassing about a third of…
Continue ReadingPrince Andrew’s accuser insists she’s a US resident
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for the woman who says Prince Andrew sexually abused her when she was 17 insist that…
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