Language barrier: Immigrant parents tell tales of exclusion
By CLAUDIA LAUER and VANESSA A. ALVAREZ The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Immigrant parents from across Philadelphia are telling stories of…
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WHO Europe warns of possible surge in COVID deaths ahead
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe office says projections show its 53-country region could face another 700,000 deaths due to…
Continue ReadingLanguage barrier: Immigrant parents tell tales of exclusion
By CLAUDIA LAUER and VANESSA A. ALVAREZ Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia parents who don’t speak English say they’ve…
Continue ReadingPakistan disputes India’s claim that pilot downed F-16 jet
By MUNIR AHMED AND SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is rejecting India’s claim that an Indian pilot shot down the Islamic…
Continue ReadingGirl, 4, woman, 55, killed in Michigan house explosion
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old girl and a 55-year-old woman were killed in an overnight explosion and fire that destroyed three…
Continue ReadingEU border agency: ‘Illegal border crossings’ on the rise
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency says that the number of people trying to enter Europe without…
Continue ReadingItalian competition watchdog fines Apple, Amazon $225M
ROME (AP) — Italy’s antitrust watchdog has fined Apple and Amazon more than 200 million euros, or $225 million, for cooperating to restrict…
Continue ReadingAstraZeneca opens research center as UK builds science hub
LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles is praising Cambridge as a center of scientific collaboration as the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca opened a 1…
Continue ReadingChina protests passage of US destroyer through Taiwan Strait
China has protested the passage of a U.S. Navy destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, calling it a deliberate move to undermine stability in the…
Continue ReadingGerman soldiers face vaccine mandate as COVID cases rise
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German military is poised to make coronavirus vaccines mandatory for troops as COVID-19…
Continue ReadingKenyan, South African presidents urge cease-fire in Ethiopia
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have…
Continue ReadingLaunch of new NASA space telescope delayed after incident
BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency says the launch of a new NASA telescope to replace the famed Hubble observatory is being postponed to allow…
Continue ReadingWest Africa has highest numbers of child soldiers, says UN
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund says children in West and…
Continue ReadingInterpol holds meeting in Istanbul to elect new president
By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Interpol is holding its General Assembly in Istanbul to discuss security threats…
Continue ReadingLeBron suspended 1 game, Stewart 2 games for altercation
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has been suspended for one game and Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart was…
Continue ReadingIsrael begins giving COVID shots to children age 5 to 11
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has begun administering the coronavirus vaccine to children age 5 to 11. The country recently emerged from a fourth…
Continue ReadingUN nuclear watchdog chief presses for more access in Iran
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog is meeting with Iranian…
Continue ReadingIndia anti-terror agency arrests prominent Kashmir activist
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s counter-terrorism investigating agency has arrested a prominent human rights activist in Indian-controlled…
Continue ReadingAfghan referee sees no fair play in EU border policies
By EDVIN ZULIC Associated Press VELIKA KLADUSA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Ibrahim Rasool loved his job as a referee because of sportsmanship and…
Continue ReadingPhilippine supply boats reach forces at China-guarded shoal
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine navy has successfully transported food supplies to Filipino forces guarding…
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