WHO head calls for two-month vaccine booster moratorium
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization has called for a two-month moratorium on…
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Ukraine’s leader vows to do all he can to bring back Crimea
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian president has vowed to do all he can to bring back the peninsula of Crimea,…
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English cricket’s ‘Hundred’ looks to co-exist with test team
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer English cricket leaders are celebrating the success of the country’s newest competition whose inaugural…
Continue Reading Afghanistan flag to be displayed in Paralympic ceremony
TOKYO (AP) — The Afghanistan flag will be displayed in Tuesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympics even though the country’s athletes were…
Continue Reading Afghanistan flag to be displayed in Paralympic ceremony
TOKYO (AP) — The Afghanistan flag will be displayed in Tuesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympics even though the country’s athletes were…
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Park Police officers seek immunity from manslaughter charge
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for two U.S. Park Police officers told a judge that local prosecutors are not…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: How to bounce back when your income drops
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Having a good grasp of your expenses and budget is the best preparation for a drop in income. But if that ship has…
Continue ReadingTaliban issue death sentence for brother of Afghan translator who helped US troops, according to letters obtained by CNN
By Brianna Keilar and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Taliban have sentenced the brother of an Afghan translator to death, according to letters…
Continue Reading‘Tidal wave’ of floodwaters overtook Tennesseans in minutes and killed 21, including 7-month-old twins
By Ralph Ellis and Hollie Silverman, CNN Casey Hipshire knew flooding was possible, she said, but she thought the rainwater that filled the yard of…
Continue Reading Vietnam tightens virus lockdown ahead of Harris visit
By HAU DINH Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s largest metropolis, Ho Chi Minh City, has begun a tightened lockdown to battle the…
Continue Reading Aid groups: Millions in Syria, Iraq losing access to water
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — International aid groups are warning that millions of people in Syria and Iraq are losing access to…
Continue Reading Officials: Egypt closes Gaza border amid tensions with Hamas
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials say Egypt has closed its main border crossing point with the Gaza Strip amid tensions with…
Continue Reading Tear gas hurled in Albania at Bosnian Serb singer’s concert
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police say they have arrested two people for allegedly hurling tear gas cannisters during a concert by a Bosnian…
Continue Reading Indonesia Cabinet minister gets 12 years in COVID-19 graft
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s anti-graft court has sentenced a former Cabinet minister to 12 years in…
Continue ReadingAfghan visa applicants told to stay away from Kabul airport as US races to meet exit deadline
By Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley and Sheena McKenzie, CNN Afghans who have applied for special immigrant visas to the US were told to stay away from…
Continue Reading Japan to send military planes to Kabul to evacuate Japanese
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is sending three military aircraft to Afghanistan to evacuate Japanese citizens and local…
Continue Reading US VP Harris: Focus must stay on Afghan evacuation
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says the U.S. must maintain its focus on evacuating Americans and…
Continue Reading Greece wildfires: Firefighters get upper hand on 2 blazes
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighting aircraft and ground forces in Greece have gained the upper hand over two new…
Continue Reading New Zealand extends virus lockdown; Australia eyes vaccines
By NICK PERRY and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it’s extending a strict…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Yankees-Braves showdown, Cabrera savors 500
By The Associated Press Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees visit Atlanta on Monday night for the start of a two-game interleague series featuring…
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