Japan, Vietnam express serious concern about South China Sea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of Japan and Vietnam have expressed serious concern about any unilateral actions aimed…
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Bahrain announces $30 billion post-pandemic investment plan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The island kingdom of Bahrain has announced plans for over $30 billion in spending to spur investment and build…
Continue ReadingWhite House: 92% of fed workers under mandate are vaccinated
By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for millions of federal workers…
Continue ReadingPublic nuisance laws in opioid cases give hope to both sides
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Pharmacies have lost in a groundbreaking trial in Ohio over the toll of…
Continue ReadingPutin tests experimental nasal vaccine against COVID-19
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has taken an experimental nasal vaccine against the…
Continue ReadingUS jobless claims hit 52-year low after seasonal adjustments
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level…
Continue ReadingUS GDP slowed sharply in Q3 but big rebound expected in Q4
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy slowed to a modest annual rate of 2.1% in the October-December quarter,…
Continue ReadingUN nuclear chief: Inspection curbs limiting Iran monitoring
By PHILIPP JENNE and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has warned that his inspectors are close to…
Continue ReadingBiden picks women of color to lead White House budget office
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating Shalanda Young to lead the…
Continue ReadingNew Russian module launched to International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian rocket has blasted off successfully to deliver a new docking module to the International Space Station. The Soyuz rocket…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced for sending bomb hoax to UK vaccine plant
LONDON (AP) — A man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for sending a bomb hoax to a U.K. coronavirus vaccine factory and similar…
Continue ReadingUK lawmakers slam failures in gov’t Windrush program
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A panel of U.K. lawmakers has slammed the government’s handling of compensation claims from legal…
Continue ReadingDutch ICU boss calls for tough lockdown to rein in virus
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Social distancing has became mandatory again across the Netherlands as coronavirus…
Continue ReadingItaly targets unvaccinated with restrictions as cases rise
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian government is targeting unvaccinated people in its latest effort to contain rising…
Continue ReadingEU urged not to forget Belarus as bloc prepares sanctions
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is appealing to the European Union not to forget…
Continue ReadingNo babies in Parliament: UK lawmakers outraged by infant ban
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Some British politicians are demanding a change in parliamentary rules after a lawmaker was told she…
Continue ReadingSo you want a new job? Here’s how to retrain
By ANNA HELHOSKI of NerdWallet Workers seeking a new career may face challenges if they’re looking to retrain, labor experts say. That’s because…
Continue ReadingSlovakia approves 2-week nationwide lockdown infection surge
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The Slovak government has approved a two-week national lockdown amid a record surge of coronavirus infections. Prime…
Continue ReadingBalkan neighbors mourn victims of bus fire in Bulgaria
By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria and North Macedonia have begun periods of national mourning in honor of the…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s ANC loses mayors in Johannesburg and Pretoria
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, has lost control of the city…
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