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By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has detected its first case of the omicron coronavirus variant in travelers that…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Cuomo says it “hurts to even say” he’s been suspended from CNN after revelations that…

BEIJING (AP) — China is urging its citizens to leave three provinces in eastern Congo as violence intensifies in the mineral-rich region. A posting…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will send up to 65 military and police personnel to the Solomon Islands…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fueled by several financial technology companies as well as an entry by the big credit card…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after a turbulent day on Wall Street as traders tried to forecast…

By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Ex-Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen implored lawmakers to avoid falling into…

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The parties of Algeria’s ruling majority dominated local and regional elections while Islamist parties saw their support…

By FRANCESCO SPORTELLI and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling mural…

BEIJING (AP) — China is launching an aggressive campaign to promote Mandarin, saying 85% of its citizens will use the national language by 2025.…

By DAVID RISING and ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — When Singapore embarked upon its strategy of living with COVID-19, backed by…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, has turned 20, ready for a debut as a new…

By LEE KEATH Associated Press HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — While most high school girls in Afghanistan are forbidden to attend class by the Taliban…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Abortion activists are protesting in Mississippi’s capital as…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Fiji has welcomed back its first tourists in more than 600 days after pushing ahead…

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder and terrorism for a…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s transportation ministry says it has asked international airlines to stop taking new…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer for the state of California defended the constitutionality of the nation’s first law…

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority justices are signaling they will…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has voted to pursue…