Millennial Money: How to holiday shop at the last minute
By COURTNEY JESPERSEN of NerdWallet It’s December, and we’re weeks away from Christmas. But the 2021 holiday shopping season may feel anything…
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Cambodian mass trial against government opponents reopens
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A mass trial of critics and opponents of Cambodia’s government has resumed amid an…
Continue ReadingOmicron confirmed in nine African countries, say officials
By RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Omicron cases have been confirmed in at least nine African countries, with some…
Continue ReadingLa Scala season premiering Macbeth opens to full house
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — While many European theaters remain closed due to the pandemic, the famed Teatro alla Scala in Milan…
Continue ReadingHungarian deputy minister suspected of accepting bribes
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s chief prosecutor has submitted a motion to the speaker of parliament to…
Continue ReadingBosnia arrests 5 ex-soldiers for war crimes in Sarajevo
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian authorities have arrested 5 ex-soldiers for crimes against Serb civilians in Sarajevo during the…
Continue ReadingOmicron travel bans strike South Africa’s safari business
By SEBABATSO MOSAMO Associated Press DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa (AP) — Recent travel bans imposed on South Africa and neighboring…
Continue ReadingWhistleblower: As Afghanistan fell, UK abandoned supporters
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A whistleblower has alleged that Britain’s Foreign Office abandoned many of the…
Continue ReadingDutch court upholds Gantz immunity in Israeli airstrike case
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision to throw out a civil case…
Continue ReadingMotorcycle bombing in southern Iraqi city of Basra kills 4
By NABIL AL-JURANI Associated Press BASRA, Iraq (AP) — An explosion has rocked the center of Iraq’s southern city of Basra, killing at least four…
Continue ReadingGerman parliament to debate job-specific vaccine mandate
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament is set to debate a proposed vaccine mandate for hospital and nursing…
Continue ReadingArmed gangs raise risks in vaccinating rural Nigerians
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KUJE, Nigeria (AP) — As Nigeria tries to meet an ambitious goal of fully vaccinating 55 million of its 206…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Chinese builder’s debt struggle rattles investors
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global investors are watching nervously as one of China’s biggest real estate developers tries…
Continue ReadingIn major change, UAE workweek to be Monday through Friday
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates says that it is changing its official workweek to…
Continue ReadingScholz sees strong US ties, leaves Olympic stance open
By GEIR MOULSON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s incoming chancellor has pledged that his new government will stand up…
Continue ReadingBlast levels French building; at least 1 dead, baby found
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French rescue workers have dug out the body of a man but rescued his baby and the child’s mother…
Continue ReadingStellantis wants to outfit cars with AI to drive up revenue
MILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis has announced a strategy to embed AI-enabled software in 34 million vehicles across its 14 brands. It hopes the…
Continue ReadingChina says US diplomatic boycott violates Olympic spirit
BEIJING (AP) — China has accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit after the Biden administration announced a diplomatic boycott of…
Continue ReadingCambodia’s premier to visit military-led Myanmar next month
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen plans to pay an official visit early next month…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s behind Russia-Ukraine tensions?
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian and Western officials are worried about a Russian military buildup near Ukraine.…
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