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Turkey, Spain discuss sale of aircraft carrier, submarine
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that his country hopes…
Reneé Rapp graduates from ‘Mean Girls’ to ‘College Girls’
NEW YORK (AP) — When Broadway shut down during the early days of the COVID-19…
Spain eyes COVID-19 boosters for health workers, elderly
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s panel of vaccine experts approved Wednesday the use of a COVID-19…
New research offers glimpse into early human development
Scientists have been able to get a rare glimpse into a crucial, early stage of…
Cboe expanding Canadian footprint with purchase of NEO Exchange
TORONTO – U.S. exchange operator Cboe Global Markets Inc. is expanding its Canadian footprint by…
Review: Adele goes beyond heartbreak in powerful ’30’ album
“30,” Adele (Columbia Records) Coming out of a divorce, one might expect Adele to write…
Czech president prepares to appoint prime minister, gov’t
PRAGUE (AP) — The president of the Czech Republic is set to swear in the…
UK F35 fighter jet crashes in Med, pilot ejects safely
LONDON (AP) — An F35 jet from a British aircraft carrier crashed in an undisclosed…
Germany sees surge in COVID cases, mulls new restrictions
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s disease control agency reported 52,826 new coronavirus cases Wednesday — a…
Florida tops 1,000 manatee deaths in grim single-year record
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — More than 1,000 manatees have died in Florida so far…
WA redistricting panel urges high court to look at its maps
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The head of Washington state’s bipartisan redistricting commission that failed to…
Israel sentences Spanish woman for aiding banned group
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military court on Wednesday handed down a reduced sentence to…
Thousands detained in Ethiopia, human rights group estimates
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Thousands of people have been detained in Ethiopia’s capital since the…
One shot at a time: Albania battles the vaccine skeptics
SUKTH, Albania (AP) — There’s hardly any home in Albania’s Sukth distict where Ndricim Rahi…
Egyptian ex-lawmaker and journalists get prison sentences
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer to…
UK court sends 9 road-blocking climate protesters to prison
LONDON (AP) — A British court on Wednesday sentenced nine members of the climate action…
Amazon-sponsored artwork that ‘learns’ debuts at Smithsonian
WASHINGTON (AP) — The artificial intelligence at the heart of a new art exhibit, “me…
Photographer Jock Sturges pleads guilty to sexual misconduct
GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A photographer known for his images of nude adolescents has pleaded…
Pakistan’s parliament passes bill to allow electronic voting
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s parliament on Wednesday passed a controversial bill allowing the use of…
UK tones down threats in N Ireland trade spat with EU
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top Brexit official lowered the temperature in the U.K.’s trade feud…
Pilot among 4 who died in Michigan plane crash was a teacher
BEAVER ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — A pilot who was among four people who died after…
Sweden joins European trend, adopts COVID vaccination pass
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden is introducing a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate for public gatherings…
WHO: Europe is only region with increasing COVID deaths
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says coronavirus deaths in Europe rose 5% in…
Russian track doping suspension extended into 7th year
MONACO (AP) — Russia’s doping suspension from track and field was extended into a seventh…