US unemployment claims fall to new pandemic low of 290,000
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a new low…
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Nigerian separatist leader pleads not guilty to terrorism
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian separatist leader accused of instigating violence in country’s southeast has…
Continue Reading Facebook says it will pay French publishers for news content
PARIS (AP) — Facebook says it’s struck a deal with a group of French publishers to pay for links to their news stories that are shared by…
Continue Reading Libya conference aims to salvage planned December elections
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya is hosting an international conference aimed at resolving the country’s thorniest issues…
Continue Reading Former Greek PM Papandreou seeks political comeback
ATHENS Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says he will seek the leadership of the once-powerful Socialist party founded by his father, in…
Continue ReadingAlleged murderer of UK lawmaker David Amess had terrorist links, court hears
By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN A man charged with the murder of British politician David Amess had links to the ISIS terror group and targeted the MP due…
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Melnikova wins all-around final at gymnastics worlds
KITAKYUSHU, Japan (AP) — Angelina Melnikova of Russia won the women’s all-around final to claim the first gold medal of the gymnastics world…
Continue Reading Ukraine hits all-time death record amid vaccine hesitancy
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Coronavirus infections and deaths in Ukraine have surged to all-time highs amid a laggard…
Continue Reading UK police charge 25-year-old man with lawmaker’s murder
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police have charged a 25-year-old man with the murder of a Conservative…
Continue Reading Mask mandate may relax in some South Florida schools
MIAMI (AP) — The mask mandate for students in some South Florida schools could soon be eased as local rates of COVID-19 infections and…
Continue Reading German gas station attendant assaulted by customer over mask
BERLIN (AP) — Police say a gas station attendant in Germany has been punched and kicked by a customer after an argument over the latter’s failure…
Continue Reading Greenpeace chief warns of ‘greenwashing’ at UN climate talks
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of environmental group Greenpeace has warned against efforts by countries and corporations…
Continue ReadingUK government accused of being ‘willfully negligent’ as Covid cases mount
By Rob Picheta, CNN Britain’s doctors’ union has accused Boris Johnson’s government of being “willfully negligent” in…
Continue ReadingHow Biden’s infrastructure bill could help prevent the next supply chain crisis
By Katie Lobosco, CNN There’s no quick fix for the current pandemic-induced supply chain crisis, but the bipartisan infrastructure bill…
Continue Reading PPP is gone, but government help for small businesses isn’t
By RANDA KRISS of NerdWallet The Paycheck Protection Program provided small-business owners with just under $800 billion in COVID-19 relief. That…
Continue Reading Greece: Striking hospital staff hold protest in Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of Greek state hospital workers have marched through central Athens as part of a 24-hour strike to protest staff…
Continue Reading EU leaders seek to safeguard energy supplies as prices soar
By MIKE CORDER, RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are meeting to discuss ways to ease the…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s FM says country will boost trade with Afghanistan
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s foreign minister says his country will keep its border with Afghanistan…
Continue Reading Accidental shot from Chicago officer wounds 2 other police
LYONS, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say an officer accidentally fired his handgun during a struggle while police were making arrests in suburban…
Continue Reading EU summit loads pressure on Poland over rule of law
By RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are pressuring a defiant Polish Prime Minister Mateusz…
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