Consumer prices up 5.7% over past year, fastest in 39 years
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Wrkter WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices rose 5.7% over the past year, the fastest pace in 39 years as a…
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Albanian prime minister apologizes over database leak
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister has apologized for a large leak of personal records from a government database of state and…
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TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister has apologized for a large leak of personal records from a government database of state and…
Continue Reading Turkey, Qatar to discuss Kabul airport plans with Taliban
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run agency says a joint Turkish and Qatari delegation is traveling to Afghanistan to discuss plans for…
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run agency says a joint Turkish and Qatari delegation is traveling to Afghanistan to discuss plans for…
Continue Reading US jobless claims unchanged at 205,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, remaining at a historically…
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Putin blames the West for growing tensions during end-of-year news conference
By Luke McGee and Anna Chernova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the ball is in NATO’s court when asked about increasing…
Continue Reading Greece cancels Christmas events, brings back mask mandate
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Christmas concerts and other events have been canceled in Greece under new restrictions that include a general mask mandate…
Continue Reading Pope shakes up office that handles migration, COVID
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has removed the head of the Vatican office that handles the high-priority issues of…
Continue Reading Turkish court once again extends philanthropist’s jail term
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court has again ruled to keep businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala behind bars, despite a decision from…
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The biggest tech fails of 2021
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business For many, 2021 was a mix of hopeful and challenging, as covid vaccines became more widely available but the pandemic…
Continue Reading To grandmother’s house or no? Omicron disrupts holiday plans
By LAURA UNGAR and TALI ARBEL Associated Press For the second year in a row, the ever-morphing coronavirus presents would-be holiday revelers with a…
Continue Reading Talks on Iran nuclear deal to resume in Vienna on Monday
BERLIN (AP) — The European Union says negotiators from Iran and five world powers that are trying to revive Tehran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal…
Continue Reading Israeli opposition lawmaker to resign under plea deal
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Justice Ministry says it has reached a plea deal with a powerful opposition lawmaker that will see him…
Continue Reading Crews extinguish Texas refinery fire that left four injured
BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) — Crews have extinguished a large fire at a Houston-area refinery that left four people injured. The fire started at about 1…
Continue Reading Crews extinguish Texas refinery fire that left four injured
BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) — Crews have extinguished a large fire at a Houston-area refinery that left four people injured. The fire started at about 1…
Continue Reading Belgium commits to phasing out existing nuclear power plants
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgian government has tentatively committed to phasing out the country’s existing nuclear…
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2 Boxing Day Premier League games off due to COVID outbreaks
BY ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Coronavirus outbreaks at Leeds and Watford have led to two Premier League matches scheduled for…
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A dozen Broadway shows have been canceled as cast or crew test positive for Covid-19
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, a dozen Broadway shows have shuttered their doors this week as cast…
Continue Reading Putin blames the West for growing tensions during end-of-year news conference
By Luke McGee and Anna Chernova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the ball is in NATO’s court when asked about increasing…
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