Israeli minister sees opportunity at UN climate conference
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s new environmental protection minister has set some ambitious goals: Tamar Zandberg…
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Australian authorities offer A$1 million reward for missing 4-year-old Cleo Smith
By Helen Regan and Hilary Whiteman, CNN The Western Australian government has offered a 1 million Australian dollar ($750,000) reward for information…
Continue Reading At least 3 dead in apparent gas explosion in north China
BEIJING (AP) — At least three people have been killed and 30 injured in an apparent gas explosion at a hotel in the northern Chinese city of…
Continue Reading Youth yearning for independence fuel Western Sahara clashes
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MAHBAS REGION, Western Sahara (AP) — For nearly 30 years, the vast territory of Western Sahara in the North African…
Continue ReadingNYT: Agreement reached to scrap race as a factor in NFL concussion settlements
By Dave Alsup and Joe Sutton, CNN The National Football League and lawyers for Black players who accused the league of discrimination have filed a…
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More people are getting boosters than new Covid-19 vaccinations. And others could soon become eligible for an additional shot
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The number of people in the US looking to boost their Covid-19 vaccinations has surpassed the tally of those looking to…
Continue Reading S Korean military to appeal ruling on transgender soldier
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military will appeal a landmark court ruling that struck down its…
Continue Reading New Zealand governor-general favors outreach to marginalized
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s new governor-general says she plans to reach out to people…
Continue Reading PHF strikes women’s hockey streaming deal with ESPN+
NEW YORK (AP) — The Premier Hockey Federation has reached an agreement to make ESPN+ the exclusive home for watching games in this U.S. this…
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At least 3 killed, more than 30 injured in gas explosion in northeast China
By Steven Jiang and Nectar Gan, CNN At least three people were killed and more than 30 injured in a powerful explosion at a restaurant in the…
Continue Reading Rare coin made in Colonial New England could fetch $300,000
By MARK PRATT Associated Press An extraordinarily rare coin with a face value of just pennies when it was minted in mid-17th century New England…
Continue Reading Alabama man put to death for 1991 killing of woman
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who avoided execution in February has been put to death for the 1991 killing of…
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UK, New Zealand approve trade deal; hope it opens more doors
By DANICA KIRKA and NICK PERRY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain and New Zealand have agreed to a trade deal that eliminates tariffs on a wide…
Continue Reading UK, New Zealand approve trade deal; hope it opens more doors
By DANICA KIRKA and NICK PERRY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain and New Zealand have agreed to a trade deal that eliminates tariffs on a wide…
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North Korea accuses US and UN of ‘tampering with a dangerous time bomb’
By Yoonjung Seo, Samantha Beech and Philip Wang, CNN North Korea said the United States and the UN Security Council are “tampering with a…
Continue Reading US marks 200M COVID-19 shots shared with world
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the U.S. has donated its 200 millionth COVID-19 shot to help vaccinate the…
Continue Reading White House, Dems hurriedly reworking $2 trillion Biden plan
By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Democrats are hurriedly reworking key…
Continue Reading India celebrates 1B vaccine doses, hopes to speed 2nd shots
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India is celebrating giving its billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose. It’s a hopeful milestone…
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Evergrande says a $2.6 billion deal has collapsed as payment deadline looms
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business A fire-sale deal that would have eased a punishing cash crunch at Chinese real estate giant Evergrande has collapsed,…
Continue Reading Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging?
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus that caused the pandemic can keep evolving as long as people are still…
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