Australian mourns beloved aunt with heart-shaped love ewes
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian farmer unable to attend his aunt’s funeral because of pandemic…
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Danish government intervenes to end nurses’ strike over pay
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Parliament is expected to end a nurses’ strike by implementing a previously rejected pay proposal. The…
Continue ReadingThe Taliban’s recapture of Afghanistan has sparked fears of an al Qaeda and ISIS revival
CNN By Tim Lister, CNN In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the Taliban resisted demands from Washington to hand over…
Continue ReadingKabul airport attack shows Afghanistan is still a terror hotbed that the Taliban will struggle to control
By Tim Lister, CNN The devastating bomb attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday is a brutal reminder that Afghanistan remains fertile territory for…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: New Zealand unable to get everyone out it wanted
By The Associated Press New Zealand says it was not able to get everybody it wanted out of Afghanistan in time before the deadly attacks near…
Continue ReadingHong Kong national security police investigate Tiananmen Square vigil organizers
By Jessie Yeung and Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong’s national security police are investigating the group behind the city’s annual June 4…
Continue ReadingESPN taking Rachel Nichols off its NBA programming
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — ESPN is canceling Rachel Nichols’ show “The Jump” and pulling her off NBA programming. ESPN…
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Redmond School Board votes 3-2 to ‘demand’ state restore local control on masks, vaccines
In a pair of 3-2 votes Wednesday evening, the Redmond School Board passed a resolution that “demands” the state return control of pandemic safety…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s ongoing school nurses shortage turns dire: ‘I don’t know what the school year is going to bring’
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As she held up her cell phone to take back-to-school selfies with the new school resource officers last week, the…
Continue ReadingKabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 13 US troops
By SAYED ZIARMAL HASHEMI, RAHIM FAIEZ, LOLITA C. BALDOR and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers and gunmen…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mixed ahead of possible Fed guidance
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed as investors await more guidance on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mixed ahead of possible Fed guidance
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed as investors await more guidance on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s…
Continue ReadingWith Merkel going, candidates fail to inspire German voters
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A large chunk of German’s electorate remains undecided going into a federal election that…
Continue ReadingIsrael to allow goods into Gaza in move to ease tensions
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it will ease commercial restrictions on the Gaza Strip and expand entry of goods to the Palestinian enclave following…
Continue ReadingIsrael to allow goods into Gaza in move to ease tensions
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it will ease commercial restrictions on the Gaza Strip and expand entry of goods to the Palestinian enclave following…
Continue ReadingBlind long jumper envisions Paralympic gold after 4 silvers
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Blind long jumper Lex Gillette is chasing after Paralympic gold in Tokyo after four straight silver medals. Gillette…
Continue ReadingPalestinian twins open cafe in converted jet in West Bank
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Few Palestinians in the occupied West Bank get to board an airplane these days. The…
Continue ReadingPalestinian twins open cafe in converted jet in West Bank
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Few Palestinians in the occupied West Bank get to board an airplane these days. The…
Continue ReadingN. Korean parliament to meet in Sept. over strained economy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea will convene parliament next month to discuss efforts to salvage an economy strained by pandemic border…
Continue ReadingN. Korean parliament to meet in Sept. over strained economy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea will convene parliament next month to discuss efforts to salvage an economy strained by pandemic border…
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