Thinner, energetic Kim stands out at North Korean parade
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In an unusual North Korean parade that showcased military animals and virus workers in…
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Lebanon to start paying cash aid to poor families next month
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government says it will start paying cash assistance next month to hundreds of thousands of poor families in U.S. dollars…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Unified School District set to vote on mandating Covid-19 vaccines for eligible students
CNN, CDC By Dakin Andone and Stella Chan, CNN Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second largest, is set to vote on mandating…
Continue Reading Italian anti-terror police raid virus pass opponents’ homes
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian authorities say anti-terrorism police have raided the homes of eight people…
Continue Reading Thai leader sacks 2 Cabinet members suspected of disloyalty
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has sacked two Cabinet members, including one who was widely reported to have unsuccessfully…
Continue Reading Victims of doctor sue U of Michigan over public speech limit
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The University of Michigan is being sued by 10 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a campus…
Continue Reading Bolsonaro seeks to placate truckers snarling Brazil highways
By DIANE JEANTET and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Protesting truckers snarled traffic along highways in many Brazilian…
Continue Reading Furlough total in UK falls to new low as many return to work
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The number of workers still on furlough in Britain has fallen to its lowest level since a salary…
Continue ReadingBiden announces new vaccine mandates that could cover 100 million Americans
President Joe Biden on Thursday imposed stringent new vaccine rules on federal workers, large employers and health care staff in a sweeping attempt…
Continue Reading Republican Kleefisch enters Wisconsin governor’s race
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch launched her campaign for governor by likening…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles school board votes to mandate Covid-19 vaccine for eligible students age 12 and over
By Dakin Andone, Stella Chan and Cheri Mossburg, CNN All eligible children attending Los Angeles Unified public schools — the nation’s…
Continue Reading Hurricane Olaf nears Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Olaf is closing in for a strike on the Los Cabos resort region at the tip of Mexico’s Baja California…
Continue Reading US jobless claims reach a pandemic low as economy recovers
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to…
Continue Reading Searches conducted at 2 German ministries in customs probe
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Investigators have carried out searches at the German finance and justice ministries in a probe of…
Continue Reading State TV: Zimbabwean ambassador to Iran dies
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Tehran has died. The report Thursday did not elaborate on the cause…
Continue Reading Jordanian court upholds convictions in royal plot
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian court has upheld the convictions of two former senior officials on sedition and other charges connected to an…
Continue Reading Chris Stapleton, Eric Church share top CMA nominations
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer Country stars Chris Stapleton and Eric Church will go toe-to-toe with each other at this year’s…
Continue Reading WHO says Africa’s already thin vaccine supply to drop by 25%
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s already thin supply of COVID-19 vaccines has taken another significant hit. The…
Continue Reading Minnesota’s Klobuchar says she had breast cancer; doing well
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she has been treated for breast cancer and the treatment…
Continue Reading Aid groups decry migrant camp conditions a year after fire
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A year ago on Thursday, Greece’s notoriously squalid refugee camp of Moria on the…
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