Category Archives: World

Israel warns of 'emergency' after detecting new virus strain
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Friday that Israel is "on the threshold of an emergency situation" after authorities detected the country's first case of a new coronavirus vari...
Nov 26, 2021

EU wants to stop flights from southern Africa over variant
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's executive said Friday it wants to stop air travel from southern Africa to counter the spread of a new COVID-19 variant. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leye...
Nov 26, 2021

South African scientists detect new virus variant amid spike
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng,...
Nov 25, 2021

Interpol elects United Arab Emirates official as president
ISTANBUL (AP) - Interpol on Thursday elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its new president during the international law enforcement body's annual General Assembly held in I...
Nov 25, 2021

Australia sending troops, police to Solomons amid unrest
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia says it is sending police, troops and diplomats to the Solomon Islands to help after anti-government demonstrators defied lockdown orders and took to the streets f...
Nov 24, 2021

Al-Qaida linked group claims blast in Somali capital; 5 dead
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Witnesses say a large explosion has occurred in a busy part of Somalia's capital during the morning rush hour, killing at least five people an...
Nov 24, 2021

$790M settlement in lawsuit over Rams’ St. Louis departure
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The NFL and Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay $790 million to settle a lawsuit filed by St. Louis interests over the team's relocation to Los Angeles, a joint statement from St. Louis ...
Nov 24, 2021

The Human: Richard Jenkins' real, lived-in performances
NEW YORK (AP) - For a long time, it bothered Richard Jenkins that he didn't look or come off like the movie stars he grew up with. How could he, the son of a dentist from DeKalb, Illinois, measure up ...
Nov 24, 2021

Verdict reached in trial of men charged in Arbery killing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - The jury in the trial of the three white men charged in Ahmaud Arbery's slaying reached a verdict Wednesday after more then 10 hours of deliberation. The decision comes almost tw...
Nov 24, 2021

Several UK-bound migrants die in Channel off Calais
PARIS (AP) - Several migrants died and others were injured Wednesday when their boat capsized off Calais in the English Channel as they tried to cross from France to Britain, according to French offic...
Nov 24, 2021