Romania tightens pandemic measures amid COVID-19 surge
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Tighter pandemic measures have come into force in Romania as authorities hope to…
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The world’s best-performing airline has been revealed
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Among the clouds over 2022, we’re finding silver linings. Some popular countries for tourism are relaxing entry…
Continue ReadingThis community was reeling from a mass shooting and several Covid-19 surges. Then a fire wiped out hundreds of homes
By Christina Maxouris, CNN When Gurjeet Gill Dhanoa’s family moved from Canada nearly 23 years ago, they planned to operate the Tandoori Grill…
Continue ReadingCold kills 22 stuck in cars in heavy snow at Pakistan resort
By ZARAR KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say at least 22 people, including 10 children, died in a popular mountain resort town in…
Continue ReadingFormer anti-terror chief arrested over Kazakhstan protests
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The former head of Kazakhstan’s counterintelligence and anti-terror agency has been arrested on…
Continue ReadingStates are scrambling to keep up with an increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations and the demand for testing
By Travis Caldwell, CNN As a Covid-19 testing shortage compounds a burgeoning crisis of new hospitalizations, more states are racing to help…
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The Big Playback 1/7: La Pine-Trinity Lutheran, Madras
La Pine visits Trinity Lutheran while the Madras girls host…
Continue ReadingThe words of Sidney Poitier that help explain his views on race
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Sidney Poitier refused to be defined by race from the start of his decades-long career, but his best-known performances…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Pakistan, Space telescope, Sidney Poitier, Arbery, Omicron
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN The demand for Covid-19 tests is so high and supplies are so low that some desperate people are going online to buy them.…
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Oregon Ducks earn 7-4 win over Boise State in Bend’s first college hockey game
A night full of hard hits, brilliant goals and a few fights here and there ended in an Oregon Ducks…
Continue ReadingCourt documents show Djokovic had COVID-19 last month
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Lawyers for Novak Djokovic have filed court documents in his challenge against deportation from Australia that showed…
Continue ReadingCourt documents show Djokovic had COVID-19 last month
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Lawyers for Novak Djokovic have filed court documents in his challenge against deportation from Australia that showed…
Continue ReadingBosnia’s Dodik: From moderate to genocide-denying autocrat
By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Milorad Dodik was once described in Washington as an anti-nationalist…
Continue ReadingIndia restores foreign fund permit for Mother Teresa charity
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government has allowed Mother Teresa’s charity to receive foreign funds, weeks after blocking it saying the Catholic…
Continue ReadingLessons forgotten: Election rallies feed Indian virus surge
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Coronavirus cases fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant are rocketing through…
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Sisters spa owner plea hearing postponed
Friday’s scheduled plea entry by Michael Boyle, the Sisters spa owner accused of abuse and assault, was delayed until Feb. 17 so he can retain his…
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Winds topple tree, trigger Bend power outage
Nearly 2,000 Pacific Power customers in Bend lost service on Friday when a large Ponderosa pine tree fell on lines in high winds, also knocking out…
Continue ReadingGarland’s 26 points leads Cavs in 114-101 win at Portland
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Darius Garland had 26 points and Rajon Rondo scored 11 off the bench in his Cavaliers…
Continue ReadingObama, Biden honor Sen. Reid as man ‘who got things done’
By KEN RITTER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has commemorated the late Senate Majority…
Continue ReadingStrong earthquake shakes remote area in western China
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities say a strong overnight earthquake shook a sparsely populated area in western China and forced the suspension of…
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