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Turkish lira dips to new low after another interest rate cut
Middle East
December 16, 2021
Turkish lira dips to new low after another interest rate cut
Turkey’s Central Bank again cut a key interest rate Thursday despite soaring consumer prices that are making it difficult for…
Sewell to be 1st woman, 3rd Black person to lead NYC police
World
December 16, 2021
Sewell to be 1st woman, 3rd Black person to lead NYC police
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams named Keechant Sewell, a Long Island police official, as the city’s next police commissioner,…
UN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’
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December 16, 2021
UN chief: Cross-border aid to Syrians remains ‘essential’
NEW YORK (AP) — U.N. humanitarian aid delivery from Turkey to rebel-held northwestern Syria is tightly monitored and remains critical,…
US Navy rescues drug smugglers from burning ship off Oman
Middle East
December 16, 2021
US Navy rescues drug smugglers from burning ship off Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy said Thursday it rescued five Iranians suspected of smuggling drugs after…
Vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe having change of heart
World
December 16, 2021
Vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe having change of heart
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Some former vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe have shifted over to the other side as coronavirus infections surge,…
SKorea bans gatherings of 5 or more people amid virus surge
World
December 16, 2021
SKorea bans gatherings of 5 or more people amid virus surge
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will prohibit private social gatherings of five or more people nationwide and force…
EU official: Omicron to be dominant variant by mid-January
World
December 15, 2021
EU official: Omicron to be dominant variant by mid-January
BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive branch said Wednesday that omicron is expected to be the…
The AP Interview: UN nuke chief says view of Iran blurred
Middle East
December 15, 2021
The AP Interview: UN nuke chief says view of Iran blurred
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned Tuesday that the restrictions…
Biden visiting storm-ravaged Kentucky to offer aid, support
World
December 15, 2021
Biden visiting storm-ravaged Kentucky to offer aid, support
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the fifth time since taking office less than a year ago, President Joe Biden is taking…
Lack of jobs, crisis drive young Iraqi Kurds to migrate
Middle East
December 15, 2021
Lack of jobs, crisis drive young Iraqi Kurds to migrate
RANYA, Iraq (AP) — The specter of unemployment haunts both students and teachers at universities in northern Iraq. Many speak…