Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre dies of COVID-19 at 79
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese officials say that Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre has died at the…
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Winfrey picks ‘Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ for book club
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One of the year’s most anticipated debut novels is now an Oprah Winfrey book club pick.…
Continue ReadingAsian American leaders fear Covid-19 origin report could fuel more bigotry and violence
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Asian American leaders are concerned that a report on the origins of the Covid-19 virus expected to be released this week by…
Continue ReadingThailand legalizes kratom, popular plant-based painkiller
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has decriminalized the possession and sale of kratom, a plant that’s…
Continue ReadingUkraine leader stresses NATO, EU ties on independence day
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has urged closer ties between the ex-Soviet nation and NATO and the…
Continue ReadingPoland sends aid to migrants left stranded at Belarus border
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government says it has sent tents, blankets, power generators and other items to help a group of some 30 refugees…
Continue ReadingParalympics open in empty stadium — just like Olympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Paralympics have begun in the same empty National Stadium that hosted the opening and closing…
Continue ReadingFederal judge orders ICE to test detainees for COVID-19
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to test detainees for COVID-19 before they are transferred to…
Continue ReadingThailand legalizes kratom, popular plant-based painkiller
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has decriminalized the possession and sale of kratom, a plant that’s…
Continue ReadingVaccines are less protective against Delta infection but still reduce risk by two-thirds, CDC study shows
CNN By Michael Nedelman, Eric Levenson and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Vaccine effectiveness against Covid-19 infection dropped from 91% to 66% once the…
Continue ReadingIndian troops kill 2 rebel commanders, 3 others in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian government forces have killed two senior rebel commanders and three other militants in two separate counterinsurgency…
Continue ReadingAirbnb opens up housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees globally
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Airbnb is offering free housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees globally and sought more assistance from hosts who…
Continue ReadingAirbnb opens up housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees globally
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Airbnb is offering free housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees globally and sought more assistance from hosts who…
Continue ReadingLabor agency chief says Germany needs more immigrants
BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany’s national labor agency says the country needs significantly more immigrants to plug gaps in the work force as…
Continue ReadingLabor agency chief says Germany needs more immigrants
BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany’s national labor agency says the country needs significantly more immigrants to plug gaps in the work force as…
Continue ReadingSupply issues take shakes off the menu at British McDonald’s
LONDON (AP) — McDonald’s says it has pulled milkshakes from the menu in all 1,250 of its British restaurants because of supply problems stemming…
Continue ReadingSupply issues take shakes off the menu at British McDonald’s
LONDON (AP) — McDonald’s says it has pulled milkshakes from the menu in all 1,250 of its British restaurants because of supply problems stemming…
Continue ReadingGreece announces new restrictions for those not vaccinated
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s health minister has announced plans to impose new testing requirements and…
Continue ReadingGreece announces new restrictions for those not vaccinated
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s health minister has announced plans to impose new testing requirements and…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Pandemic spurs school finance courses
By AMRITA JAYAKUMAR of NerdWallet Financial literacy hasn’t traditionally been a high priority in schools, but that is changing. The number of…
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