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WHO chief warns against talk of ‘endgame’ in pandemic
World
January 25, 2022
WHO chief warns against talk of ‘endgame’ in pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s director-general on Monday warned that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to…
2008 Beijing Olympics vs. 2022: No lofty promises this time
World
January 25, 2022
2008 Beijing Olympics vs. 2022: No lofty promises this time
The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics showcased China’s reemergence on the world stage. In awarding those Games to China, the International…
EXPLAINER: What are US options for sanctions against Putin?
World
January 25, 2022
EXPLAINER: What are US options for sanctions against Putin?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The financial options being considered to punish President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine range from the…
Hope seen once the omicron wave increases global immunity
World
January 25, 2022
Hope seen once the omicron wave increases global immunity
World health officials are offering hope that the ebbing of the omicron wave could give way to a new, more…
Trial to begin for cops accused of violating Floyd’s rights
World
January 24, 2022
Trial to begin for cops accused of violating Floyd’s rights
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil…
Lebanon’s government holds budget meeting, 1st in months
Middle East
January 24, 2022
Lebanon’s government holds budget meeting, 1st in months
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government met on the budget Monday for the first time in more than three months as…
Syria Kurdish forces close in on IS-controlled prison wing
Middle East
January 24, 2022
Syria Kurdish forces close in on IS-controlled prison wing
BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters began closing in Monday on the last wing of a prison in northeastern…
Water cannon, tear gas at COVID-19 protests in Brussels
World
January 24, 2022
Water cannon, tear gas at COVID-19 protests in Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — Police fired water cannons and thick clouds of tear gas Sunday in Brussels to disperse people protesting…
Analysis: Crisis in Ukraine a showdown of two world views
World
January 24, 2022
Analysis: Crisis in Ukraine a showdown of two world views
NEW YORK (AP) — The crisis in Ukraine is hardly going away — a showdown of two world views that…
China lifts COVID lockdown in Xi’an, tests 2M in Beijing
World
January 24, 2022
China lifts COVID lockdown in Xi’an, tests 2M in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities lifted a monthlong lockdown on the northern city of Xi’an and its 13 million residents…