Czech prosecutors want immunity for PM Babis to be lifted
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech prosecutors have asked the newly-elected lower house of Parliament to lift Prime Minister Andrej Babis’ immunity from…
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UN says Ethiopia detains some 70 drivers who deliver aid
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations says Ethiopian authorities have arrested and detained some 70 truck drivers…
Continue ReadingFrench ex-president testifies: “I owe it” to attack victims
By LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Former French President François Hollande has testified at the trial of 14 men accused of helping in…
Continue ReadingIndonesia, Malaysia leaders urge end to Myanmar violence
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The leaders of Malaysia and Indonesia have urged military-ruled Myanmar to resolve its…
Continue ReadingFrom cryptocurrency to cash: Ways to bank your digital coin
By CHANELLE BESSETTE of NerdWallet Cryptocurrency banking allows consumers to hold and spend cryptocurrency such as bitcoin, litecoin and ether. Card…
Continue ReadingEdmunds compares the Tesla Model 3 and Volkswagen ID.4
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds Introduced for 2021, the Volkswagen ID.4 is the German automaker’s first all-electric SUV and part of a new wave of…
Continue ReadingGermany’s economic advisers cut 2021 growth forecast
BERLIN (AP) — The German government’s panel of independent economic advisers has cut its 2021 growth prediction for Europe’s biggest economy to…
Continue ReadingGoogle loses appeal of huge EU fine over shopping searches
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — A top European Union court has rejected Google’s appeal of a 2.4 billion euro fine from…
Continue ReadingEU regulator evaluating Moderna shot for children ages 5-11
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator says it has started evaluating whether to authorize Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for…
Continue Reading2 Germans on trial in Italy for fatal Lake Garda boat crash
By CHARLENE PELE Associated Press BRESCIA, Italy (AP) — Two German men have gone on trial in northern Italy in connection with a boat crash in…
Continue ReadingDaily COVID-19 infections jump in Czech Republic, Slovakia
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Coronavirus cases have soared to a new record high in Slovakia, with some hospitals having to move…
Continue ReadingWHO: Coronavirus cases declining everywhere except Europe
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization is reporting that coronavirus deaths rose by 10% in Europe in the past week, making it the only world…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry says he warned Twitter CEO of U.S. Capitol riot
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Harry has sharply attacked the failure of social media companies to challenge…
Continue ReadingTurkey: Debris from collapsed building cleared after rescues
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says workers are using excavators to clear debris from the site in eastern Turkey where…
Continue ReadingIsrael readying for possible Iran conflict, officials say
JERUSALEM (AP) — Top Israeli defense officials say the country is preparing for the possibility of an armed conflict with regional arch-rival Iran…
Continue ReadingSchools, roads closed, 1 person dead in snowstorm in China
BEIJING (AP) — A snowstorm that has lingered for several days in northeastern China has forced schools to close, suspended rail services, crushed…
Continue ReadingEU accuses Belarus of ‘trafficking’ migrants toward border
By VANESSA GERA, MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union officials have accused Belarus of…
Continue ReadingHealth minister: Nepal to vaccinate all adults by mid-April
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s health minister says it will be able to obtain enough vaccines to…
Continue ReadingChina, US pledge to increase cooperation at UN climate talks
By SETH BORENSTEIN, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The world’s top two carbon polluters, China and…
Continue ReadingYouth urge Pacific Rim leaders to act on climate, pandemic
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Young people living in Pacific Rim countries want to see more ambition from their…
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