Soaring infections rattle Europe, fuel dread about holidays
By DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Soaring infections in Britain driven in part by the omicron variant of the…
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‘I cannot escape’: New abuses alleged in Ethiopia’s Tigray
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — New witness accounts allege that thousands of ethnic Tigrayans have been forcibly expelled,…
Continue Reading At least 5 dead as Midwest rocked by hurricane-force winds
By MARGERY A. BECK and MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say at least five people died when a powerful storm system…
Continue Reading Turkish lira dips to new low after another interest rate cut
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Central Bank has again cut interest rates despite soaring consumer prices that…
Continue Reading House panel demands information on federal execution drug
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee is demanding the Justice Department provide answers about…
Continue Reading German prosecutors close probe of racist shootings of 9
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors have closed an investigation into a racist attack last year after finding no evidence that the gunman who killed…
Continue Reading Russia hands draft security pacts to US, expects quick talks
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says Russia has submitted draft documents outlining security arrangements it…
Continue Reading Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has book deal
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The former Facebook manager who startled the world this fall by leaking tens of thousands of…
Continue Reading Norway’s central bank raises key policy interest rate
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central bank has raised its key policy interest rate from 0.25% to 0.5%, citing the upswing in the economy…
Continue Reading Life sentence for German man who drove into Carnival crowd
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany has convicted a 31-year-old man of 89 counts of attempted murder for driving his car into a crowd celebrating…
Continue Reading Sweden to end vaccine pass exemption for Nordic neighbors
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities say citizens from fellow Nordic countries will have to show a valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate…
Continue Reading Bosnia police jail 8 for war crimes during 1992-95 conflict
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian police have arrested eight former Bosnian Serb army commanders and soldiers in the 1992 wartime killing…
Continue Reading Rights group says protection for transgender Thais lacking
By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has a positive international image when it comes to the rights and lifestyles of…
Continue Reading EU leaders urge booster shots, seek coordinated travel rules
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed that administering booster shots is “urgent” and…
Continue Reading UK raises interest rates as central banks focus on inflation
By PAN PYLAS and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s central bank has become the first in a major advanced economy…
Continue Reading Hungarian fashion studio builds Roma cultural prestige
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A fashion studio in Hungary is challenging the centuries-old stereotypes faced by the…
Continue Reading European Central Bank to taper pandemic stimulus, but gently
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has decided not to abruptly pull back its pandemic support…
Continue Reading Bangladesh marks 50 years of war victory against Pakistan
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has marked 50 years of victory over Pakistan in a bloody war for independence by hosting a military parade with…
Continue Reading Japan trade recovers as supply chain troubles ease
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its exports jumped 20% and imports rose at an even faster pace in November as disruptions to manufacturing supply…
Continue Reading France to restrict travel from Britain to fight omicron
By ANGELA CHARLTON and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France will restrict arrivals from Britain because of fast-spreading cases of the…
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