German business confidence dips for second consecutive month
BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched survey shows that German business confidence has declined for the second consecutive month as concerns about…
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Morocco ‘regrets’ Algeria’s decision to cut diplomatic ties
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s foreign ministry said the country “regrets” the “completely unjustified” decision of neighboring Algeria…
Continue ReadingGaza Palestinians resume demonstrations on Israeli border
By WAFA SHURAFA Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians have demonstrated near the Israeli border in the southern…
Continue ReadingDuterte confirms he’ll run for Philippines VP next year
By KIKO ROSARIO and DAVID RISING Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has confirmed rumblings he will…
Continue Reading1st Paralympic gold medal goes to Paige Greco of Australia
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Australian cyclist Paige Greco has earned the first gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics. She won the…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: US, others issue security alert at Kabul airport
By The Associated Press Australia has advised advised its citizens in Afghanistan not to travel to Kabul’s airport, where there as a “very high…
Continue Reading51 evacuees from Afghanistan arrive in Uganda at US request
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s government says 51 people evacuated from Afghanistan have arrived in the East…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks slip following record Wall Street charge
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian stocks are slipping following a charge on Wall Street which drove indices to all-time…
Continue ReadingJewish prayers held discreetly at contested Jerusalem shrine
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Jewish prayers at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and…
Continue ReadingJapan further expands virus emergency areas as cases surge
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has expanded its coronavirus state of emergency for a second week in a row, adding eight more…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court orders ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy reinstated
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a…
Continue ReadingReport details mishandling of police emergency system on 1/6
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An inspector general’s report says U.S. Capitol Police did not properly…
Continue ReadingIsraeli leader meets with Biden as Mideast tensions grow
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will be meeting with President Joe Biden at a time of growing tensions in the Mideast.…
Continue ReadingCrews struggle to stop fire bearing down on Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters are trying to box in a California wildfire that is advancing toward Lake Tahoe and has…
Continue ReadingThrough four wars, toll mounts on a Gaza neighborhood
By ADAM GELLER and FARES AKRAM Associated Press BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s story can be seen through the prism of Zaki and Jawaher…
Continue ReadingThe deepening costs of 4 Gaza wars in 13 years, in 4 charts
By HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press The latest conflict between Hamas and Israel brought a new wave of hardship to Gaza, where Palestinians have now…
Continue ReadingThrough four wars, toll mounts on a Gaza neighborhood
By ADAM GELLER and FARES AKRAM Associated Press BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s story can be seen through the prism of Zaki and Jawaher…
Continue ReadingCleanup begins of Haiti town’s earthquake-crumbled homes
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and EVENS MARY Associated Press MANICHE, Haiti (AP) — At the edge of a pile of rubble Michael Jules plunges an iron bar over…
Continue ReadingMan gets 6 years in prison in Michigan governor kidnap plot
By DAVID EGGERT and ED WHITE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man upset over state-ordered coronavirus restrictions has been sentenced…
Continue ReadingMexico finds possible remains, restores some oil production
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s state-owned oil company says the possible remains of two missing subcontractors have been found on one of its oil…
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