Merkel urges Germans to keep fighting for democracy
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germans must keep working for democracy, as the country celebrated the 31st anniversary of the…
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Plane crashes into building near Milan; all 8 aboard die
ROME (AP) — A small private plane has crashed into a vacant office building in a Milan suburb. A prosecutor said all eight people aboard were…
Continue ReadingPope calls for more humane prison life after Ecuador deaths
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has called for “more humane” prison life in the wake of bloodshed in a prison in Ecuador in which 118 people…
Continue ReadingJohnson eyes post-COVID economy as UK Conservatives meet
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he’s ready to take “bold decisions” to rebuild the…
Continue ReadingFlorida school shooting suspect faces trial for jail brawl
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The suspect in the 2018 killing of 17 people at a Florida high school goes on trial…
Continue ReadingVirus surge hits New England despite high vaccination rates
By WILSON RING Associated Press Despite having some of the highest vaccination rates in the country, the six New England states are still grappling…
Continue ReadingBomb at Kabul mosque kills 5 civilians, Taliban say
SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least five civilians were killed in a bomb blast outside a Kabul mosque Sunday, a…
Continue ReadingWhy Democrats’ climate goals may test their Latino appeal
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Congressional Democrats are going bigger than ever on the environment, with a spending…
Continue ReadingFirst official EgyptAir flight lands at Israel airport
JERUSALEM (AP) — An EgyptAir jet has landed in Tel Aviv, making the first official direct flight by the Egyptian national carrier since the two…
Continue ReadingUN: Over 550 Europe-bound migrants intercepted off Libya
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says Libya’s coast guard has intercepted a wooden boat carrying…
Continue ReadingBlaze damages historic bridge spanning Tiber River in Rome
ROME (AP) — A blaze that possibly was sparked by a gas canister explosion has destroyed part of an historic bridge spanning the Tiber River in…
Continue ReadingChina tightens political control of internet giants
By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — After flourishing for two decades with little regulation, China’s internet…
Continue Reading3 killed in Oman as Cyclone Shaheen batters the sultanate
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A cyclone battering Oman has killed three people, including a child. Cyclone Shaheen made landfall Sunday night…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea threatens top UN body after emergency meeting
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has warned the United Nation’s top body against making any statements…
Continue ReadingIsrael tightens COVID ‘green pass’ rules, sparking protest
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has restricted its COVID Green Pass to allow only those who have received a vaccine booster dose or recently recuperated…
Continue ReadingItalians vote for mayors of Rome, Milan, other key cities
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Millions of people are voting in Italy for new mayors including in the nation’s main…
Continue ReadingAlgeria blasts French leader, bans flights, recalls diplomat
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria has refused permission for France to fly military planes in its airspace and announced the recall of its ambassador…
Continue ReadingRuling party in ex-Soviet Georgia leads municipal elections
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Near-final results from nationwide municipal elections in Georgia show the ruling party well ahead of challengers, but the…
Continue ReadingDubai’s Expo 2020 reveals 3 worker deaths from COVID-19
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s Expo 2020 has acknowledged for the first time that three workers died…
Continue ReadingDistribution problems, hesitancy slow Uganda vaccination bid
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press GULU, Uganda (AP) — The remote Ugandan district of Gulu is currently a COVID-19 hot spot in the East African…
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