Pfizer, US ink $5.29B deal for possible COVID-19 treatment
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer The U.S. government will pay drugmaker Pfizer $5.29 billion for 10 million treatment courses of its potential COVID-19…
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Macy’s, Kohl’s post strong results heading into holidays
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Department store chains Macy’s and Kohl’s delivered strong results for the fiscal…
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Cologne Catholic church holds penance service on sex abuse
By DANIEL NIEMANN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Germany’s Roman Catholic archdiocese of Cologne has held a…
Continue Reading Britain’s Prince Charles in Cairo, first visit since 2006
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, have arrived in Cairo for the first time in 15…
Continue Reading Ex-teacher called ‘monster’ gets 2 years for sexual battery
MIAMI (AP) — A 23-year-old woman called her former high school teacher a “monster,” cursed at him and then clapped as he was handcuffed and led…
Continue Reading Doubts over China tennis star’s email raise safety concerns
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese professional tennis player not seen in public since she accused a former top…
Continue ReadingAsamblea Legislativa de El Salvador niega indulto a condenado por asesinato de sacerdotes jesuitas
Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — La Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador denegó este miércoles la petición de indulto solicitada por los…
Continue Reading Berlin-based online bank N26 quits US market
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin-based online bank N26 is shuttering its business in the United States after two years and focusing its expansion efforts on…
Continue Reading Justice Dept. grant awards $139M to hire 1,000 new officers
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is giving $139 million to police departments across the U.S. as part…
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One of the largest ports in North America is experiencing big delays due to flooding in Pacific Northwest, officials say
By Aya Elamroussi, Amy Simonson and Paul P. Murphy, CNN There are significant delays for railways and trucks using the Canadian port city of…
Continue Reading How to bounce back after a business fails
By ROSALIE MURPHY of NerdWallet Many small businesses close within a few years of opening. If that’s true for yours, work with a lawyer or…
Continue Reading How to bounce back after a business fails
By ROSALIE MURPHY of NerdWallet Many small businesses close within a few years of opening. If that’s true for yours, work with a lawyer or…
Continue Reading Turkey again cuts interest rates, currency hits new low
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Central Bank has cut interest rates by 1 percentage point a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke out…
Continue Reading Turkey again cuts interest rates, currency hits new low
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s Central Bank has cut interest rates by 1 percentage point a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke out…
Continue Reading Suspected extremist gunmen kill 25 in southwestern Niger
By DALATOU MAMANE Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — At least 25 people were killed by unidentified gunmen in an attack earlier this week in…
Continue Reading Worker for Israel defense minister accused of Iran espionage
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has charged a domestic worker employed by the country’s defense minister with espionage, after he allegedly made…
Continue Reading Volunteer migrant rescuers appear in court in Greece
By VANGELIS PAPANTONIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press LESBOS, Greece (AP) — A group of 24 volunteers who took part in migrant rescue…
Continue ReadingMigración, covid-19 e integración económica serán los pilares de la cumbre de “Los Tres Amigos” este jueves
Mariana Toro (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, planea enfocarse en la migración, la pandemia de covid-19 y la integración…
Continue ReadingLos casos de covid-19 en Alemania alcanzan un nuevo récord; la situación es ‘dramática’, advierte Merkel
olivertapia Berlín (CNN) — Alemania reportó su aumento más alto de infecciones por covid-19 en un solo día y la canciller Angela Merkel…
Continue Reading Iraqi migrants caught in border crisis in Belarus fly home
By ZEINA KARAM, DARIA LITVINOVA and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqis have returned home from Belarus after…
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