UN: World food prices hit new peak; wheat harvests a factor
ROME (AP) — The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization says world food prices are the highest since July 2011, reflecting reduced…
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Portugal’s president calls a snap election on Jan. 30
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is to hold a snap election for a new parliament and government on Jan. 30.…
Continue Reading AstraZeneca pulls request for Swiss approval of COVID shot
BERLIN (AP) — AstraZeneca says it is withdrawing its application for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine in Switzerland because the country’s…
Continue Reading Key takeaways as US sets Jan. 4 vaccine mandate deadline
By The Associated Press Millions of U.S. workers now have a Jan. 4 deadline to get a COVID vaccine. The federal government on Thursday announced new…
Continue Reading Royal jewels and Kobe Bryant’s shoes set for Geneva auction
GENEVA (AP) — A diamond bracelet that once belonged to France’s Marie Antoinette and jewels that dangled from a Russian grand duchess are among…
Continue Reading Unemployment claims drop to 269,000, another pandemic low
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a fresh pandemic low last…
Continue Reading US trade deficit hits record of $80.9 billion in September
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit hit an all-time high of $80.9 billion in September as American…
Continue Reading US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against…
Continue Reading Russia expels Dutch newspaper reporter, cites violations
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch newspaper reporter has been expelled from Russia, a move denounced as…
Continue Reading UK Conservatives back down on lobbying plan overhaul
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is facing allegations of favoritism and…
Continue Reading Moderna lowers forecast for 2021 COVID-19 vaccine deliveries
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Moderna is scaling back expectations for the number of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries it expects to make this year and…
Continue Reading German factory orders make feeble recovery in September
BERLIN (AP) — Official data shows that German factory orders, an important indicator for Europe’s biggest economy, made a feeble recovery in…
Continue Reading Russia sets another COVID-19 daily death record with 1,195
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has set another record for daily coronavirus deaths as it struggles through a long surge of…
Continue Reading Countries pledge to cut heavily polluting coal, with caveats
By FRANK JORDANS and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — In the fight to curb climate change, several major coal-using…
Continue Reading Vietnam seeks information from Iran about seized oil tanker
By HAU DINH Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam is seeking more information about a Vietnamese oil tanker that was seized at gunpoint…
Continue Reading UK authorizes Merck antiviral pill, 1st shown to treat COVID
By MATTHEW PERRONE and MARIA CHENG Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain has granted a conditional authorization to Merck’s coronavirus…
Continue Reading OPEC+ keeps cautious oil production despite Biden pressure
By DAVID McHUGH and JOSH BOAK Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries have decided to stick with their…
Continue Reading Japan labor leader vows to fight for stable, better work
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The head of Japan’s largest labor federation says stable work must be…
Continue Reading Norway fund divests from companies tied to weapon production
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s largest pension fund says it has divested from 14 companies involved in…
Continue Reading Is it green, or forever toxic? Nuclear rift at climate talks
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press SOULAINES-DHUYS, France (AP) — Nuclear power is a central sticking point as negotiators plot out the world’s…
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