Queen accepts medical advice to rest, cancels N Ireland trip
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for a few…
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Bond and ‘Willy Wonka’ songwriter Leslie Bricusse dies at 90
LONDON (AP) — Oscar-winning British songwriter Leslie Bricusse, whose work includes James Bond themes and Willy Wonka’s signature tune, has died.…
Continue ReadingRussia hosts Afghan talks, calls for an inclusive government
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has hosted talks on Afghanistan involving senior representatives of the Taliban and…
Continue ReadingRussians to stay off work for a week as virus deaths rise
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has ordered many of Russia’s workers to stay off work for a…
Continue ReadingEU chief says key to energy crisis is pushing Green Deal
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official is exhorting the bloc’s 27 nations to wean themselves off…
Continue ReadingGerman central bank chief to step down after 10 years
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany’s central bank has announced that he will step down after a decade at the…
Continue ReadingCzech Republic imposes new restrictions as infections soar
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has been hit by a steep rise in coronavirus infections that have reached levels unseen since late April. In…
Continue ReadingGermany seeks to curb migrant crossings from Poland
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official plans to announce new measures to clamp down on migrants illegally crossing into the country from…
Continue ReadingWHO: Europe the only region with rise in COVID-19 last week
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says there has been a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week. It’s the only…
Continue ReadingNew airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Residents say new airstrikes have hit the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region as exclusive…
Continue ReadingAcross Africa, major churches strongly oppose LGBTQ rights
By KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU, CHINEDU ASADU, RODNEY MUHUMUZA and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press In the United States, Western Europe and various other…
Continue ReadingMother of Taiwan slay victim blasts Hong Kong authorities
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong mother whose daughter was killed in Taiwan in 2018 has lambasted authorities in the…
Continue Reading46 dead after heavy rains, landslides in northern India
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 46 people have died and several are missing after floods triggered by heavy…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse faces penalties over Mozambique loan deals
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press ZURICH (AP) — Credit Suisse has announced settlements with British, Swiss and U.S. authorities in connection with…
Continue ReadingGermany detains 2 ex-soldiers trying to form mercenary group
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have detained two former soldiers who are alleged to have tried to form a mercenary group that would have…
Continue ReadingFlooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice saw a record five exceptional floods over six weeks in late 2019 that triggered fears…
Continue ReadingThey survived Paris terror attack to face agony, doubt
Dozens of survivors from the Bataclan concert hall in Paris have testified for more than two weeks in a specially designed courtroom about the…
Continue ReadingThey survived Paris terror attack to face agony, doubt
By LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Dozens of survivors from the Bataclan concert hall in Paris have testified in a specially designed…
Continue ReadingOlympic flame arrives in Beijing amid boycott calls
BEIJING (AP) — The Olympic flame has arrived in Beijing amid calls from critics for a boycott of the Winter Games which are set to be staged in…
Continue ReadingBeirut clash fires up sectarian anger in echo of civil war
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The shootout on the streets of Beirut between rival Christian and Muslim groups last week revived…
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