WTO delays key meeting amid COVID variant concerns
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization is postponing its conference set to open Tuesday after Switzerland…
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Travel doors slam shut as new Covid variant triggers alarm, stranding hundreds of passengers
CNN By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, Laura Smith-Spark and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Major travel destinations including the European Union, Japan, Australia,…
Continue ReadingOmicron, a new Covid-19 variant with high number of mutations, sparks travel bans and worries scientists
By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz, Ivana Kottasová and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The discovery of a new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus…
Continue ReadingGunman opens fire on bus in Kosovo, killing 3, wounding 1
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Police and media reports say an unknown gunman has opened fire on a…
Continue ReadingNigeria designates gunmen in troubled north as terrorists
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has designated the armed groups blamed for hundreds of abductions and killings in…
Continue ReadingNo. 22 San Diego State rallies past Boise State 27-16
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) — No. 22 San Diego State claimed the Mountain West’s West Division title with a 27-16…
Continue ReadingRare coin minted in Colonial New England sells for $350,000
BOSTON (AP) — One of the first coins minted in Colonial New England has sold at auction for more than $350,000, more than it was expected to get.…
Continue ReadingCharles Moose, the face of the DC sniper investigation, dies at 68
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Charles Moose, who helmed the Montgomery County Police Department when authorities arrested the DC snipers, has died,…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue ReadingBiden restricts travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday
CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden announced Friday the US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting…
Continue ReadingNew variant hits sports just as they were nearing normality
By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Golf, cricket and rugby have become the first major sports to be affected by the…
Continue ReadingBryan Adams da positivo por covid-19 por segunda vez
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Los planes de Bryan Adams se vieron nuevamente interrumpidos por el covid-19, ya que el músico dio positivo por el virus por…
Continue ReadingArgentina squeezes foreign travel to protect its dollars
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s government has launched measures to discourage foreign travel as a way to protect the country’s thin…
Continue ReadingArgentina squeezes foreign travel to protect its dollars
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s government has launched measures to discourage foreign travel as a way to protect the country’s thin…
Continue ReadingOmar seeks action over House colleague’s remarks on Muslims
By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Minnesota’s Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is calling on House leaders to take “appropriate…
Continue ReadingGlobal markets brace for a nervous week over Omicron concerns
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Michelle Toh and Mark Thompson, CNN Business Stocks in Asia fell on Monday while European markets and US futures edged higher as…
Continue ReadingIdaho Supreme Court consolidates redistricting map lawsuits
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two lawsuits filed against Idaho’s redistricting commission over a new map redrawing the…
Continue ReadingParis archbishop offers to resign over ‘ambiguous’ relations
PARIS (AP) — The archbishop of Paris has offered to resign after admitting to having had an “ambiguous” relationship with a woman in 2012. The…
Continue ReadingBig flotilla of illegal gold miners splits up in Brazil
EDMAR BARROS, SILAS LAURENTINO and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press ON THE RIO MADEIRA, Brazil (AP) — Hundreds of barges of illegal gold miners are…
Continue ReadingBiden administration calls for hike in federal drilling fees in report that largely sidesteps climate issues
By Liz Stark, CNN The Department of the Interior on Friday released a long-awaited review of oil and gas drilling on federal lands and oceans that…
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