Syria accuses Israel of attack in the country’s south
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria has accused Israel of carrying out an attack in the country’s south, without offering details. A war monitor said an…
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Nigeria launches digital currency ‘to drive economic growth’
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has launched a digital currency which the Central Bank of Nigeria says is a…
Continue ReadingEndangered whale population sinks close to 20-year low
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A group of scientists and ocean life advocates says a type of whale that is one of the…
Continue ReadingUS envoy: Patience with Iran ‘wearing thin’ on nuclear talks
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says diplomatic efforts to get Iran back to nuclear negotiations are…
Continue ReadingBoston joining other college towns with census challenge
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Boston is planning to challenge the results of the 2020 Census. The city says the once-a-decade head count…
Continue ReadingBiden, orthodox patriarch discuss climate, religious freedom
By PETER SMITH Associated Press President Joe Biden and the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians discussed ways to fight climate change,…
Continue ReadingSheriff: US soldier killed grandfather; great-grandmother
CHESTER, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say a U.S. Army soldier has been brought back to South Carolina from Germany to face charges he killed his…
Continue Reading‘Unite the Right’ rally’s planners accused in civil trial
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jury selection has begun at a civil trial in Charlottesville, Virginia to determine whether…
Continue ReadingMali expels envoy of West Africa’s 15-nation regional bloc
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s transitional government has ordered an envoy of the 15-nation West African regional…
Continue ReadingModerna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Moderna says its low-dose COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds. It is the second…
Continue ReadingSlovakia extends COVID-19 restrictions amid infection surge
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia has extended tight coronavirus restrictions to more parts of the country as the latest surge of infections…
Continue Reading9 EU countries oppose market reform ahead of energy talks
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Nine EU countries, including heavyweight Germany, have joined forces to say they will not…
Continue ReadingUK to increase low-wage workers’ pay by more than inflation
LONDON (AP) — The British government is looking to give millions of low-pay workers an inflation-busting pay increase next year. The government…
Continue ReadingDutch government looking at reintroducing COVID-19 measures
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government is seeking advice from a panel of experts on whether it needs to reintroduce COVID-19…
Continue ReadingWorld set to miss goal of $100B climate aid pledged to poor
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Officials say a target for rich countries to provide poor nations with $100 billion in aid each…
Continue ReadingEstonia tightens virus certificate criteria as cases rise
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — People in Estonia no longer can use negative test results to obtain the coronavirus certificates needed to attend…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft: Russian-backed hackers targeting cloud services
By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Microsoft says the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach…
Continue ReadingApple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse
By JON GAMBRELL and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app…
Continue ReadingIsraeli court orders boy in custody fight returned to Italy
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court has ordered a 6-year-old boy who survived a cable car crash in Italy to be…
Continue Reading100 teens get lifetime support to foster global service work
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The first 100 winners of an initiative to nurture talented teens worldwide have been named.…
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