‘It’s not Satanism’: Zimbabwe church leaders preach vaccines
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press SEKE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Apostolic church is one of Zimbabwe’s most skeptical groups when it comes to COVID-19…
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Biden tries to tame inflation by having LA port open 24/7
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced a deal to expand operations at the Port of Los Angeles in hopes…
Continue ReadingAustralia plans lunar rover to help NASA find oxygen on moon
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has agreed to build a 44-pound semi-autonomous lunar rover for NASA to take to the moon as early as 2026. The…
Continue ReadingArtist wants Hong Kong sculpture back as deadline passes
HONG KONG (AP) — A Danish artist is seeking to get back his sculpture in Hong Kong commemorating the victims of China’s 1989 crackdown on…
Continue ReadingSpain evacuates 160 more Afghans via Pakistan
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s defense ministry has completed the evacuation of another 160 Afghans who had initially been left behind following the…
Continue ReadingWriter welcomes positive reaction to new bisexual Superman
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Comic book writer Tom Taylor says he could not be happier with the reaction to his…
Continue ReadingLogjam at busiest UK commercial port adds to Christmas fears
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A logjam at the U.K.‘s busiest commercial port has ratcheted up concerns that the country could see…
Continue ReadingGermany sees spike in migrants arriving via ‘Belarus route’
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and VANESSA GERA Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say the number of migrants arriving in the country via…
Continue ReadingHolocaust forum looks at social media’s role in antisemitism
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Participants at a Holocaust remembrance conference in Sweden have blamed social media…
Continue ReadingAsian shares rise as Wall Street tech gain boosts optimism
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher, tracking an overnight rally on Wall Street as investors sought out…
Continue ReadingWilliam Shatner, TV’s Capt. Kirk, blasts into space
By MARCIA DUNN and RICK TABER Associated Press VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, has blasted into…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: NZ climate chief to aim higher at UN talks
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Climate Change Minister James Shaw says the coronavirus pandemic has…
Continue Reading‘Squid Game’ strikes nerve in debt-ridden South Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Squid Game, a South Korea-produced Netflix show that depicts hundreds of financially…
Continue ReadingEnergy agency urges bigger global push to cut emissions
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Energy Agency is urging governments to make stronger commitments to…
Continue ReadingArt or censorship? Expo shows just top of famed David statue
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the most talked about attractions at the world’s fair underway in Dubai…
Continue ReadingRansomed and beaten: Migrants face abuse in Libyan detention
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ONBOARD THE GEO BARENTS OFF LIBYA (AP) — Migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea have told The Associated Press…
Continue ReadingRansomed and beaten: Migrants face abuse in Libyan detention
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ONBOARD THE GEO BARENTS OFF LIBYA (AP) — Migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea have told The Associated Press…
Continue ReadingChina: Military drills, flights were needed to defend Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese official says China’s recent increase in military exercises and warplane missions near Taiwan were necessary to defend…
Continue ReadingUnsupported ‘sickout’ claims take flight amid Southwest woes
By DAVID KOENIG and ALI SWENSON Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — When Southwest Airlines canceled more than 2,000 flights over the weekend,…
Continue Reading1 dead, 21 injured as severe storm hits Hong Kong
BEIJING (AP) — A strong tropical storm bearing down on Hong Kong has left one person dead and 21 others injured, as city authorities suspended…
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