Welcome to your new home: Style-savvy housewarming gifts
By KIM COOK Associated Press Fall is a busy time for moving and changing homes. And many people have relocated because of pandemic-related changes in…
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Sanofi drops plans for messenger RNA vaccine against virus
PARIS (AP) — French drugmaker Sanofi says it is shelving plans for a COVID-19 vaccine based on messenger RNA despite positive results from early…
Continue ReadingOil tanker operator protests Indonesia’s detention of crew
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The operator of an oil tanker seized by Indonesian authorities at the request of…
Continue ReadingNew Rijksmuseum exhibition showcases Renaissance portraits
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — There is a gathering at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum of people from around Europe depicted in more…
Continue ReadingFrance to cut visas for North Africans in migration dispute
PARIS (AP) — A French government spokesperson says France plans to reduce the number of visas issued to people in North Africa because governments…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Do you want that sweater, or are you sad?
By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet Emotions influence our decisions, including whether or not we should buy something. And these are emotional times,…
Continue ReadingHurricane Sam swirling over Atlantic with Category 4 winds
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sam has strengthened again to a powerful Category 4 storm. It’s centered well offshore in the Atlantic Ocean but could…
Continue ReadingFrance: Man who threw egg at Macron in psychiatric treatment
PARIS (AP) — A 19-year-old student who threw an egg at French President Emmanuel Macron has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital. The egg hit…
Continue ReadingEU adopts 5 billion-euro Brexit reserve to help businesses
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Council has approved a 5 billion-euro ($5.8 billion) reserve aimed at helping EU businesses tackle the short-term…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why Facebook is holding off on kids’ Instagram
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Bowing — if only for a moment — to pressure from lawmakers, critics, the media and child development…
Continue ReadingMacron wants Europeans to boost defense, be ‘respected’
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says Europeans must boost their defense plans and make themselves…
Continue ReadingMan injured in Beirut port explosion dies, 14 months later
BEIRUT (AP) — The family of a Lebanese man who was critically injured in last year’s massive explosion at Beirut’s port say he has died,…
Continue ReadingJan. 6 trials slowed by mounting evidence in US Capitol riot
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press Nearly nine months have passed since the riot at the U.S. Capitol, and federal agents…
Continue Reading#Arab_lives_matter sparks calls for more policing in Israel
By ISAAC SCHARF Associated Press ABU SNAN, Israel (AP) — Arab citizens of Israel are seeking to raise awareness about the spiraling rate of violent…
Continue Reading686 migrants dock in Lampedusa in biggest arrival in years
By MAURO BUCCARELLO Associated Press LAMPEDUSA, Sicily (AP) — A rusty and overloaded fishing boat carrying 686 migrants has arrived at an Italian…
Continue ReadingBiden nominates 9 candidates for federal prosecutor posts
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating nine lawyers to run U.S. attorney’s offices across the…
Continue ReadingGuinea’s junta releases transition charter toward elections
By BOUBACAR DIALLO and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s military junta has released a transitional charter that…
Continue ReadingLava from Spanish island volcano quickens pace toward sea
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — Lava flowing from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma has picked up pace on its way…
Continue ReadingChina plans to unveil drones, moon rocket at air show
ZHUHAI, China (AP) — A military drone whose manufacturer says it can cruise for 20 hours at 15,000 meters (50,000 feet) is among Chinese warplanes,…
Continue ReadingFrance, Greece sign defense deal; Athens to buy 3 warships
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France and Greece have announced a defense deal worth around 3 billion euros ($3.5 billion)…
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