Veterinarians call for medical care for 2 Pakistan elephants
By MUHAMMAD FAROOQ Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The head of a team of veterinarians has called for urgent medical care for a pair of…
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Czech politicians put aside difference to back booster plan
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s outgoing and incoming prime ministers have put aside their differences to support an initiative to…
Continue ReadingNATO chief says allies must prepare for the worst in Ukraine
By DAVID KEYTON and LORNE COOK Associated Press RIGA, Latvia (AP) — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is warning that the U.S.-led military…
Continue ReadingWalmart said she shoplifted; jury awards her $2.1 million
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman who says she was falsely arrested for shoplifting at a Walmart and then threatened by the company after her…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Sustain generosity beyond the holidays
By AMRITA JAYAKUMAR of NerdWallet If your finances are in better shape this giving season, you can be more strategic with your dollars. The same…
Continue ReadingFounder’s daughter named chair of fashion giant Inditex
MADRID (AP) — Spanish fashion giant Inditex says the founder’s daughter has been named as the next chairperson of the company that owns Zara,…
Continue Reading4 relatives dead in Indiana home after report of shots fired
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say four family members, including a 20-year-old man who was suspected gunman, were found shot to death in a…
Continue ReadingEMA chief says EU is ready to deal with new omicron variant
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s medical agency chief said Tuesday that it is ready to deal with the new…
Continue ReadingMI6 spy chief says China, Russia, Iran top UK threat list
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency saiys China, Russia and Iran pose three of the…
Continue ReadingSweden’s 1st female prime minister names a center-left govt
COPENHAGEN, Denmark. (AP) — Sweden’s first female prime minister has presented her one-party center-left minority government with only a few…
Continue ReadingUK competition watchdog orders Facebook to sell off Giphy
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s antitrust watchdog has blocked Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy and ordered…
Continue ReadingEasyJet: Omicron variant already affecting flight bookings
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British airline easyJet says it’s already seeing some impact on demand from the new omicron…
Continue ReadingInflation in 19 nations using euro hits record high of 4.9%
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that consumer prices across the 19 countries that use the euro currency are…
Continue ReadingNATO chief rules out system for expelling members
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says there’s little chance the military organization would ever introduce a system…
Continue ReadingPortugal’s president vetoes 2nd version of euthanasia bill
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s president has refused to sign for the second time a parliament-sanctioned bill allowing euthanasia and…
Continue ReadingZemmour, French far-right pundit, launches presidential run
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A far-right former TV pundit with multiple hate-speech convictions has officially entered the race…
Continue ReadingKuwait’s exiled opposition returns home after royal pardon
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Several prominent Kuwaiti opposition figures have returned home from a decade of self-exile after getting amnesty from the…
Continue ReadingGermany’s designated chancellor backs COVID vaccine mandate
By GEIR MOULSON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s next chancellor says he will back a proposal to mandate coronavirus…
Continue ReadingCambodia bars entry to travelers from 10 African countries
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has barred entry to travelers from 10 African countries, citing the threat from the new omicron coronavirus…
Continue ReadingTurkey: opposition politician arrested for alleged espionage
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have arrested a prominent member of an opposition party over…
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