Uganda suspends over 50 civic groups charging non-compliance
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities have suspended more than 50 civic groups for allegedly not complying…
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German train drivers’ union calls new 2-day strike
BERLIN (AP) — A union representing many train drivers at Germany’s national railway operator is calling members out on a new strike. The head of…
Continue ReadingNigerian parents excited by return of 2 abducted schoolgirls
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Seven years after Boko Haram extremists abducted more than 270 schoolgirls in northeast…
Continue ReadingSydney virus outbreak spreads in Australia and New Zealand
By ROD McGUIRK and NICK PERRY Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian state leader is warning that Melbourne may be losing…
Continue ReadingGreek PM, Turkish president to discuss Afghan developments
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister and Turkey’s president are to speak Friday evening to discuss…
Continue ReadingMalaysian king picks ex-deputy PM as nation’s new leader
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s longest-governing political party has reclaimed the premiership it lost in…
Continue ReadingGreek wildfire abates but hundreds of firefighters battle on
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major wildfire that has ravaged a pine forest and burned homes northwest of the Greek…
Continue ReadingWestern groups desperate to save Afghan workers left behind
By COLLEEN BARRY and KERSTIN SOPKE Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Hundreds of Western nationals and Afghan workers have been flown to safety since…
Continue ReadingStocks end higher on Wall Street, still post weekly losses
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks ended higher on Wall Street Friday but not enough to erase the market’s losses from earlier in the week.…
Continue ReadingMerkel, Putin spar over Navalny but vow to maintain dialogue
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin have…
Continue ReadingNew Chinese law tightens control over company data on users
BEIJING (AP) — China is tightening control over data gathered by companies about the public under a law approved by its ceremonial legislature. The…
Continue ReadingGOP governors, school districts battle over mask mandates
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Millions of students in Florida, Texas and Arizona are being required to wear masks…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: Official Taliban websites abruptly go offline
By The Associated Press BOSTON — Taliban websites that delivered the victorious insurgents’ official messages to Afghans and the world at large…
Continue ReadingImagination, Skittles help boy, 5, conquer Appalachian Trail
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A boy who recently hiked the Appalachian Trail is preparing for his next adventure in…
Continue ReadingChina premier vows to punish officials over flood deaths
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has vowed to hold officials accountable over mistakes during recent floods that led to the deaths of…
Continue Reading‘Bracing for the worst’ in Florida’s COVID-19 hot zone
By KELLI KENNEDY and CODY JACKSON Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hospitals are overflowing with COVID patients in northeast Florida,…
Continue ReadingAt 60, Peace Corps plots return to world after virus hiatus
By WILSON RING and ROY NKOSI Associated Press DEDZA, Malawi (AP) — The Peace Corps is beginning the process of returning its volunteers to…
Continue ReadingDo I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The U.S. is planning booster doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, but if you got the one-dose…
Continue ReadingHarris’ Asia trip carries new urgency after Afghan collapse
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is giving new urgency to Vice President Kamala Harris’…
Continue ReadingBiden vows to evacuate all Americans — and Afghan helpers
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ROBERT BURNS, JAMES LAPORTA and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging firmly to bring…
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