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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Pope Francis is wrapping up his visit to Greece by encouraging its young people to follow…

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepalese authorities have reported the first cases of the omicron variant in the Himalayan nation. A Health Ministry…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Senior officials from the Slovak Republic are in Taiwan for talks on deepening ties with the island in the highest-level…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asia stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as anxiety about the coronavirus’s latest…

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian state-run media are saying that an apartment building collapsed in a southern province, killing at least three children. The…

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Pop star Justin Bieber has performed to a packed crowd in the Saudi city of Jiddah, singing some of his most popular…

BERLIN (AP) — Official statistics show that German factory orders dropped steeply in October, pushed down by much lower demand from countries…

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) — Motorcycle-riding gunmen have killed a town mayor and wounded another in a brazen attack that also killed their…

By AGOES BASOEKI Associated Press SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers on Monday retrieved more bodies buried under volcanic debris,…

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy is making life more uncomfortable for unvaccinated people as the holidays draw near. It is…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Defense Ministry says a 16-year-old Palestinian rammed a vehicle into an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank…

By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China’s largest e-commerce group Alibaba said Monday it is appointing a new chief financial…