Austria: Coalition partner calls for Kurz to be replaced
BERLIN (AP) — The junior partner in Austria’s governing coalition is calling on Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s party to replace him with an…
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Kentucky fraudster’s disability clients remain in legal mess
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Years after a Kentucky lawyer orchestrated a $600 million fraud, his clients remain…
Continue ReadingIran FM says more talks needed with rival Saudi Arabia
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says more rounds of talks with his country’s regional archrival Saudi Arabia are needed to improve…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s inflation hits double digits, punishing the poor
By DAVID BILLER and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Inflation has come roaring back in Brazil and surpassed 10% for the first…
Continue ReadingICC judges seek UN clarification on Afghanistan rulers
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court judges have decided to ask the United Nations Secretary-General for information on who…
Continue ReadingCoronavirus deaths in Russia hit new record
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily coronavirus death toll has hit a new record amid the country’s sluggish…
Continue ReadingAnti-vaccine chiropractors rising force of misinformation
By MICHELLE R. SMITH, SCOTT BAUER and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An investigation by The Associated Press has found…
Continue ReadingColombian corruption case latest overseas stain for DEA
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A Colombian national police officer who was part of an elite unit that worked closely with U.S.…
Continue ReadingItaly’s Turin to host next Eurovision Song Contest in May
ROME (AP) — The northern Italian city of Turin will host the next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in the spring. Turin Mayor Chiara…
Continue ReadingVatican: Pope Francis not going to UN climate summit
ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis won’t be attending the upcoming U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. Francis said in a recent…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Tata Sons wins bid for national carrier Air India
By ASHOK SHARMA NEW DELHI (AP) — Tata Sons, India’s oldest and largest conglomerate, will be the new owner of the country’s debt-laden national…
Continue ReadingFrench activists pose as employers to expose racism
PARIS (AP) — French anti-racism activists have telephoned temporary employment agencies posing as a construction firm that wanted to hire only…
Continue ReadingGermany probes far-right incidents in military guard unit
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense ministry says a company of the military’s guard battalion has been suspended from official duty amid an…
Continue ReadingHungary: Budapest mayor pulls out of opposition primary race
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The mayor of Hungary’s capital has announced he would withdraw from a primary contest…
Continue ReadingEU leaders fear Polish exit following court ruling
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior officials from two founding members of the European Union have expressed fears that a…
Continue ReadingSlovenia denies excessive police force against protesters
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s interior minister has rejected accusations that police used excessive force to curb anti-government…
Continue ReadingSmart robots do all the work at Nissan’s ‘intelligent’ plant
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer KAMINO KAWA, Japan (AP) — Nissan’s “intelligent factory” hardly has any human workers. The robots do the…
Continue Reading1 dead, others trapped after Hong Kong scaffolding collapses
HONG KONG (AP) — One worker died and others were trapped when a major rainstorm blew traditional bamboo scaffolding off the side of a building…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How China flights near Taiwan inflame tensions
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A spate of Chinese military flights off southwestern Taiwan in recent days has prompted alarm from…
Continue ReadingIS bomber kills 46 inside Afghan mosque, challenges Taliban
By SAMYA KULLAB and TAMEEM AKHGAR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Islamic State suicide bomber struck at a mosque packed with Shiite…
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