Sudan’s reinstated premier says government to be independent
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s reinstated prime minister says that he will have the authority to form his own independent government, according to the…
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Swedish parliament to vote on new govt despite failed talks
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish lawmakers will vote later this week on whether Swedish Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson should become the…
Continue ReadingTwo Palestinians end hunger strike after deal with Israel
A Palestinian prisoner rights group says two Palestinian hunger strikers have halted their protest against Israel’s controversial policy of…
Continue ReadingAmericans’ trust in charity steady amid pandemic, poll finds
By DAN PARKS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy After years of declines, Americans’ trust in civil-rights and…
Continue ReadingIsland anger: Guadeloupe closes schools after COVID rioting
By ELODIE SOUPAMA Associated Press LE GOSIER, Guadeloupe (AP) — Schools have closed across the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and the French…
Continue ReadingUK’s Johnson tries to woo businesses, praises Peppa Pig
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed preschool favorite Peppa Pig as an inspiring model for the…
Continue ReadingTrial opens against accused elephant poachers in Indonesia
By RISKA MUNAWARAH Associated Press CALANG, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has begun a trial against a group of men accused of poaching…
Continue ReadingDutch leader condemns violence by ‘idiots’ after rioting
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte has condemned rioters in Rotterdam and…
Continue ReadingPortugal becomes fourth EU country to stop using coal plants
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Environmental activists are welcoming the end of electricity generation from coal in Portugal. But they said Monday the…
Continue ReadingNew restrictions in Greece as pandemic deaths mount
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has introduced a wide range of new restrictions aimed at curbing a COVID-19 infection spike that has pushed the rate…
Continue ReadingTarget to keep stores closed on Thanksgiving for good
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Target will no longer open its stores on Thanksgiving Day, making permanent a shift…
Continue ReadingLukashenko assails EU for refusing to hold talks on migrants
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The authoritarian leader of Belarus has criticized the European Union…
Continue ReadingArmenia says soldier killed by Azerbaijani shelling
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia says one of its soldiers has been killed by Azerbaijani shelling amid simmering tensions on the border between the…
Continue ReadingIran publishes photos of closed hearing into plane shootdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian state media have published photographs of the trial investigating the shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger…
Continue ReadingStudy: Warmer summers worsen tick infestations for US moose
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — It’s a ghastly sight: ticks by tens of thousands burrowed into a moose’s…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: 3 times you need money advice from a human
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet You likely lean on a variety of apps and websites to manage your professional life, your social life and even your…
Continue ReadingChina demands Lithuania mend rift over Taiwan relations
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is demanding that Lithuania end its newly enhanced relationship with Taiwan that has already…
Continue ReadingThailand’s DTAC and True to merge, pursue tech businesses
The Associated Press Thailand’s DTAC and True Corp. plan a merger that they say will create an “equal partnership” for pursuing…
Continue ReadingUS concerned by Bulgarian president’s remarks about Crimea
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A day after Bulgarian President Rumen Radev secured his second term with a landslide victory in a runoff election, he drew…
Continue ReadingVermont Democratic US Rep. Peter Welch to seek Senate seat
By LISA RATHKE and WILSON RING Associated Press Vermont’s sole congressman, Democratic Rep. Peter Welch, says he’ll run for Democratic Sen.…
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