Romanian PM-designate fails to win parliamentary support
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s prime minister-designate has failed to win parliamentary support from…
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Queen accepts medical advice to rest, cancels N Ireland trip
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for a few…
Continue ReadingWhite House under pressure to act on voting rights, but it’s not ready to blow up the filibuster
By Jeremy Herb, Kevin Liptak and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The White House is under mounting pressure to get results on voting rights legislation, but…
Continue Reading Bond and ‘Willy Wonka’ songwriter Leslie Bricusse dies at 90
LONDON (AP) — Oscar-winning British songwriter Leslie Bricusse, whose work includes James Bond themes and Willy Wonka’s signature tune, has died.…
Continue Reading Russia hosts Afghan talks, calls for an inclusive government
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has hosted talks on Afghanistan involving senior representatives of the Taliban and…
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Newcastle reshaping begins with manager Steve Bruce leaving
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle has parted ways with manager Steve Bruce as its Saudi ownership began reshaping the team two weeks after buying…
Continue Reading Russians to stay off work for a week as virus deaths rise
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has ordered many of Russia’s workers to stay off work for a…
Continue Reading EU chief says key to energy crisis is pushing Green Deal
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official is exhorting the bloc’s 27 nations to wean themselves off…
Continue Reading German central bank chief to step down after 10 years
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany’s central bank has announced that he will step down after a decade at the…
Continue Reading Czech Republic imposes new restrictions as infections soar
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has been hit by a steep rise in coronavirus infections that have reached levels unseen since late April. In…
Continue ReadingHurry up and wait: Trump’s best legal shot at blocking the release of his January 6 docs
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The next few weeks will be pivotal if former President Donald Trump is hoping to bury the House’s request for January 6…
Continue Reading Germany sees more patrols on Polish border to curb migration
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official has proposed introducing joint German-Polish patrols on the two countries’ border to help clamp…
Continue Reading WHO: Europe the only region with rise in COVID-19 last week
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says there has been a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week. It’s the only…
Continue Reading Across Africa, major churches strongly oppose LGBTQ rights
By KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU, CHINEDU ASADU, RODNEY MUHUMUZA and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press In the United States, Western Europe and various other…
Continue Reading New airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Residents say new airstrikes have hit the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region and another…
Continue Reading Madrid forward Benzema absent for blackmail trial in France
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — The trial of French soccer player Karim Benzema and four others has begun outside…
Continue Reading Mother of Taiwan slay victim blasts Hong Kong authorities
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong mother whose daughter was killed in Taiwan in 2018 has lambasted authorities in the…
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Drivers should expect delays on U.S. 95
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Construction continues on U.S. 95 in Yuma County, and the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) wants to warn…
Continue Reading 46 dead after heavy rains, landslides in northern India
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 46 people have died and several are missing after floods triggered by heavy…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse faces penalties over Mozambique loan deals
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press ZURICH (AP) — Credit Suisse has announced settlements totaling nearly $700 million with British, Swiss and U.S.…
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