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In north Iraq, Chinese language school projects soft power
Middle East
January 28, 2022
In north Iraq, Chinese language school projects soft power
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — In a classroom in northern Iraq, Zhiwei Hu presides over his students as a conductor would…
Russia threatens retaliation if Ukraine demands not met
World
January 26, 2022
Russia threatens retaliation if Ukraine demands not met
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia warned Wednesday it would quickly take “retaliatory measures” if the U.S. and its allies reject its…
UK government holds breath as it awaits ‘partygate’ report
World
January 26, 2022
UK government holds breath as it awaits ‘partygate’ report
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson was braced for the conclusions of an investigation into allegations of lockdown-breaching parties,…
EXPLAINER: What’s known about ‘stealth’ version of omicron?
World
January 26, 2022
EXPLAINER: What’s known about ‘stealth’ version of omicron?
Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the omicron variant that has…
Indigenous town in Mexico survives on remittances from US
World
January 26, 2022
Indigenous town in Mexico survives on remittances from US
COMACHUEN, Mexico (AP) — In Comachuen, a Purepecha Indigenous community of about 10,000 inhabitants nestled high in the pine-clad mountains…
Ukraine’s front line: Where lives turn on distant decisions
World
January 26, 2022
Ukraine’s front line: Where lives turn on distant decisions
The trenches are dusted with snow and tinged with soot and dirt. Dull colors will cling to them for weeks…
China’s Olympics COVID measures test residents’ patience
World
January 26, 2022
China’s Olympics COVID measures test residents’ patience
BEIJING (AP) — Repeated COVID-19 testing of millions of Beijing residents is starting to test the patience of some as…
Indonesia’s capital is sinking, polluted and now moving
World
January 26, 2022
Indonesia’s capital is sinking, polluted and now moving
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the…
Pfizer opens study of COVID shots updated to match omicron
World
January 25, 2022
Pfizer opens study of COVID shots updated to match omicron
Pfizer has begun a study comparing its original COVID-19 vaccine with doses specially tweaked to match the hugely contagious omicron…
Ukraine urges calm, saying Russian invasion not imminent
World
January 25, 2022
Ukraine urges calm, saying Russian invasion not imminent
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s leaders sought to reassure the nation that a feared invasion from neighboring Russia was not…