Florida considers ousting mockingbird from honorary perch
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — After nearly a century on its lofty perch, the northern mockingbird may be singing…
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A landmark as South Africa’s ANC dips below 50% support
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has received less than 50%…
Continue ReadingRussian diplomat dead in Germany in ‘tragic accident’
BERLIN (AP) — A Russian diplomat has died in Berlin in what the Russian Embassy has called a “tragic accident.” It said the incident involving…
Continue ReadingLawyer: Pakistan acquits Czech model sentenced in drug case
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani lawyer says his client, a Czech model sentenced in 2019 to eight years in prison on charges of attempting to…
Continue ReadingNew this week: ‘Red Notice,’ Silk Sonic and ‘Clifford’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from the superstar duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, the film…
Continue ReadingPortugal protects employees with new rules on home working
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s parliament has approved new labor laws on working from home. The regulations introduce additional protection…
Continue ReadingUkraine charges 5 hackers allegedly working for Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has filed charges of espionage and attempted state overthrow against five people who were allegedly part of a hackers…
Continue ReadingLA utility worker is electrocuted in underground vault
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles officials say a city utility worker was electrocuted while working in an underground electrical vault. The…
Continue ReadingState Dept. names new coordinator on ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases
By MATTHEW LEE and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has named a new coordinator for its investigation into…
Continue ReadingIn Peru, rumors feed vaccine reluctance among Indigenous
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press Fears and unfounded rumors about COVID-19 vaccines have spread among Peru’s Indigenous people, who are about…
Continue ReadingPortugal’s parliament backs revised bill allowing euthanasia
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s parliament has approved a reworded bill to allow euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill…
Continue ReadingRussia’s virus wave strong; some regions plan to resume work
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has reported nearly 1,200 daily deaths from COVID-19, just short of the record in a persistent…
Continue ReadingInside and outside climate talks, youths urge faster action
By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Young people both inside and outside the U.N. climate talks are…
Continue ReadingEU, UK divide widens on new NIreland, French fishing deal
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The United Kingdom has rejected European Union proposals to streamline the trade of goods in…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in Nigeria building collapse rises to 43
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian Red Cross official says seven more bodies have been recovered from a high-rise…
Continue ReadingJapan to ease border controls Monday as coronavirus slows
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan says it will ease border controls beginning Monday for fully vaccinated travelers excluding…
Continue ReadingLawsuits over workplace vaccine rule focus on states’ rights
By DAVID A. LIEB, GEOFF MULVIHILL and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The attorneys general of 27 states have filed…
Continue ReadingVatican confirms papal trip to Greece, Cyprus in December
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis will travel to Greece and the eastern Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus on a…
Continue ReadingCroatia decides new restrictions as virus surges
By DARKO BANDIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian authorities will limit gatherings and widen the use of COVID-19 passes to curb…
Continue ReadingUN rights body holds urgent session in wake of Sudan coup
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ top human rights official has condemned actions by military leaders in…
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