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Asia Today: Taiwan quarantines 5,000 after hospital cluster
World
January 26, 2021
Asia Today: Taiwan quarantines 5,000 after hospital cluster
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Health authorities in Taiwan are quarantining 5,000 people while looking for the source of two new…
‘THIS IS ME’: Rioters flaunt involvement in Capitol siege
World
January 26, 2021
‘THIS IS ME’: Rioters flaunt involvement in Capitol siege
WASHINGTON (AP) — These suspects weren’t exactly in hiding. “THIS IS ME,” one man posted on Instagram with a hand…
Trump impeachment goes to Senate, testing his sway over GOP
World
January 26, 2021
Trump impeachment goes to Senate, testing his sway over GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate for the start of his…
COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe’s pandemic
World
January 26, 2021
COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe’s pandemic
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — In the first week of December, Portugal’s prime minister gave his pandemic-weary people an early Christmas…
Job losses from virus 4 times as bad as ’09 financial crisis
World
January 25, 2021
Job losses from virus 4 times as bad as ’09 financial crisis
GENEVA (AP) — Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the…
Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes to Australia
Middle East
January 25, 2021
Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes to Australia
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities on Monday extradited a former teacher accused of sexually abusing her former students in Australia,…
Witnesses: Eritrean soldiers loot, kill in Ethiopia’s Tigray
World
January 25, 2021
Witnesses: Eritrean soldiers loot, kill in Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Eritrean soldiers’ pockets clinked with stolen jewelry. Warily, Zenebu watched them try on dresses and…
House sending Trump impeachment to Senate, GOP opposes trial
World
January 25, 2021
House sending Trump impeachment to Senate, GOP opposes trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the House prepares to bring the impeachment charge against Donald Trump to the Senate for trial,…
Russian hack of US agencies exposed supply chain weaknesses
World
January 25, 2021
Russian hack of US agencies exposed supply chain weaknesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The elite Russian hackers who gained access to computer systems of federal agencies last year didn’t bother…
China pushes fringe theories on pandemic origins, virus
World
January 25, 2021
China pushes fringe theories on pandemic origins, virus
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese state media have played up questions about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and whether it could be…