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Race to cut carbon emissions splits US states on nuclear
World
January 18, 2022
Race to cut carbon emissions splits US states on nuclear
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As climate change pushes states in the US to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels,…
Beijing shopper’s lone omicron case draws national attention
World
January 18, 2022
Beijing shopper’s lone omicron case draws national attention
BEIJING (AP) — A 26-year-old woman in China’s capital Beijing who contracted the omicron strain of COVID-19 has drawn national…
Return of the flu: EU faces threat of prolonged ‘twindemic’
World
January 17, 2022
Return of the flu: EU faces threat of prolonged ‘twindemic’
BRUSSELS, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Influenza has returned to Europe at a faster-than-expected rate this winter after almost disappearing last…
China’s Xi rejects ‘Cold War mentality,’ pushes cooperation
World
January 17, 2022
China’s Xi rejects ‘Cold War mentality,’ pushes cooperation
GENEVA (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping called Monday for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and said China would send…
Support flows to ‘changed’ Texas synagogue after standoff
World
January 17, 2022
Support flows to ‘changed’ Texas synagogue after standoff
DALLAS (AP) — The tight-knit congregation at a Texas synagogue where four people were held hostage by an armed captor…
After Biden’s first year, the virus and disunity rage on
World
January 17, 2022
After Biden’s first year, the virus and disunity rage on
WASHINGTON (AP) — From the inaugural platform, President Joe Biden saw American sickness on two fronts — a disease of…
Omicron exposes inflexibility of Europe’s public hospitals
World
January 17, 2022
Omicron exposes inflexibility of Europe’s public hospitals
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — A World Health Organization official warned last week of a “closing window of opportunity” for European…
COVID program delivers 1 billion doses to poorer countries
World
January 17, 2022
COVID program delivers 1 billion doses to poorer countries
BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization said Sunday that a U.N.-backed program shipping coronavirus vaccines to many poor countries…
Netanyahu negotiating plea deal in corruption trial
Middle East
January 16, 2022
Netanyahu negotiating plea deal in corruption trial
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is negotiating a plea deal in his corruption case,…
Iran’s Iraj Pezeshkzad, who wrote ‘My Uncle Napoleon,’ dies
Middle East
January 16, 2022
Iran’s Iraj Pezeshkzad, who wrote ‘My Uncle Napoleon,’ dies
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iraj Pezeshkzad, an Iranian author whose bestselling comic novel, “My Uncle Napoleon,” lampooned Persian culture’s self-aggrandizing…