India confirms omicron variant cases, says get the shot now
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has confirmed its first two cases of the omicron coronavirus variant. The Health Ministry says the cases involve two men in…
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Greece allowing 17 Turkish nationals to seek asylum
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Authorities say 17 Turkish nationals received permission to enter Greece and apply for asylum there after they crossed…
Continue ReadingChina clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s air regulator has cleared the Boeing 737 Max to return to flying with technical…
Continue ReadingEU drug regulator starts reviewing new coronavirus vaccine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union drug regulator says it has started a rolling review of a new coronavirus vaccine made by French…
Continue ReadingUS warns Russia as Kremlin talks about war threat in Ukraine
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin has voiced concern about a possible escalation of fighting in eastern…
Continue ReadingEU fines 4 banks $390M in foreign exchange trading cartel
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has fined four major banks a combined $390 million for colluding in a foreign exchange spot trading cartel that…
Continue ReadingCambodia’s leader Hun Sen endorses oldest son as successor
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen has explicitly declared support to…
Continue ReadingGermany locks unvaccinated out of public life; mandate looms
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says people who aren’t vaccinated will soon be excluded from…
Continue ReadingPushing COVID-19 boosters, Biden says ‘we need to be ready’
By ZEKE MILLER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — With rising numbers of COVID-19 cases predicted this winter, President Joe…
Continue ReadingTel Aviv is priciest city, outranking Paris in new report
By AMI BENTOV Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Residents of Israel’s seaside metropolis Tel Aviv have for years complained of how…
Continue ReadingUK court backs Meghan in dispute over privacy with publisher
By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex has won the latest stage in her long-running privacy lawsuit…
Continue ReadingAustria’s new chancellor resigns; predecessor quits politics
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg has announced he is stepping down just two months after…
Continue ReadingIn Denmark, a snow storm means people overnight in an IKEA
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — In northern Denmark, six stranded customers and about two dozen employees spent the night in a IKEA furniture store,…
Continue ReadingOPEC, allies stick to modest output boost despite omicron
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries have decided to stick to their…
Continue ReadingEU court advisor wants scrapping of Hungary-Poland challenge
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The top adviser to the European Union’s highest court says the principle of linking the bloc’s…
Continue ReadingIsraeli PM slammed for family trip amid travel restrictions
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has come under fire after his wife and children flew…
Continue ReadingIsland turns into open-air lab for tech-savvy volcanologists
By ARITZ PARRA and EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press LAS MANCHAS, Canary Islands (AP) — The scientists come with eagle-eyed drones and…
Continue ReadingErdogan replaces finance minister as Turkey’s lira crashes
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed a new treasury and finance minister after the previous one stepped down…
Continue ReadingRights group says Myanmar forces purposely killed protesters
BANGKOK (AP) — Human Rights Watch says the killing of at least 65 protesters in Myanmar’s biggest city on March 14 this year was planned and…
Continue ReadingA weary pope urges Greek, Turkish Cypriots to heal division
By NICOLE WINFIELD and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Pope Francis is urging Greek Cypriots and breakaway Turkish…
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