WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in…
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The body of a Ugandan Olympic athlete who was set on fire by her partner is received by family
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The body of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei — who died after being set on fire by her partner in…
Continue ReadingCanadian woman dies after being caught in a sudden snowstorm in Italy’s Dolomite mountains
MILAN (AP) — A 56-year-old Canadian woman died after being caught in a sudden snowstorm in Italy’s Dolomite mountains and her companion is being…
Continue ReadingDozens of Hong Kong journalists and some of their families have been harassed, media group says
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A leading media group reports that dozens of Hong Kong journalists have faced harassment in recent months. On…
Continue ReadingThe most well-known recession indicator stopped flashing red, but now another one is going off
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — For much of the last two years, the 2-year US Treasury yield has traded above the 10-year yield.…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s stores are winning the war on shoplifting
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — A year ago, America’s stores declared a shoplifting epidemic. They closed stores in major…
Continue ReadingIslamic extremist plotted to attack German soldiers during their lunch break, prosecutors say
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say an alleged Islamic extremist has been arrested in connection with plotting an attack on…
Continue Reading2 men charged with stealing a famous Banksy image from a London art gallery
LONDON (AP) — Two men have been charged with burglary over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy that was taken in a smash-and-grab raid…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about North Korea’s unveiling of its uranium enrichment facility
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a significant show of defiance against the United States, North Korea on Friday provided the outside…
Continue ReadingDavid Beckham among soccer dignitaries attending ex-England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson’s funeral
TORSBY, Sweden (AP) — David Beckham and former England coach Roy Hodgson are among the soccer dignitaries attending the funeral of Sven-Goran…
Continue ReadingChina hands PwC a 6-month ban and fine over audit of the collapsed developer Evergrande
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese authorities have banned the accounting firm PwC for six months and fined it over $56 million for its…
Continue ReadingFor decades, Chinese workers have retired relatively early. That’s about to change
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For decades, Chinese workers have wrapped up their working lives at relatively young ages: 60 for men…
Continue ReadingStriking Boeing factory workers say they are ready to hold out for a better contract
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Blue-collar workers from Boeing walked picket lines in the Pacific Northwest instead of building airplanes on…
Continue ReadingStriking Boeing factory workers say they are ready to hold out for a better contract
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Blue-collar workers from Boeing walked picket lines in the Pacific Northwest instead of building airplanes on…
Continue ReadingIndia’s top court releases New Delhi’s chief minister on bail after 6 months in jail
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has allowed the release on bail of a prominent opposition leader and chief minister of New…
Continue ReadingFaked video targeting France and UAE likely Russian despite Moscow’s links to Gulf Arab states
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fake video that ricocheted across the internet claiming tensions between France and the…
Continue ReadingChina is raising its retirement age, now among the youngest in the world’s major economies
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Starting next year, China will raise its retirement age for workers, which is now among the youngest in the…
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Oregon lawmakers visit Bend, see and hear plenty about transportation priorities, how to tackle funding shortfall
State lawmakers stopped in Bend Thursday as part of a statewide tour, visiting the Highway 97 project in northern Bend and nearby homeless camps…
Continue ReadingRussia expels 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying. The UK calls it ‘completely baseless’
Associated Press Russia has accused six British diplomats of spying and decided to expel them. The U.K. says the move, which it calls “completely…
Continue Reading33,000 Boeing union members begin strike
By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — About 33,000 union members at Boeing have started to walk off the job on Friday…
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