GENEVA — After the coronavirus pandemic triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions, leaders at…
World news
Air Vanuatu files for bankruptcy protection after canceling all international flights
MELBOURNE, Australia — Air Vanuatu filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday a day after the South…
The Taliban warn journalists and experts against cooperating with Afghanistan International TV
KABUL, Afghanistan — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Thursday warned journalists and experts against…
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher as S&P 500 pulls back within 1% of its record
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are drifting higher on a quiet Thursday following two straight days…
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel’s Eurovision participation
MALMO, Sweden — Not everyone in Malmo was welcoming the Eurovision Song Contest to town. Thousands…
Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the song contest is shadowed by war
MALMO, Sweden — Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans are gathering…
AstraZeneca pulls its COVID-19 vaccine from the European market
LONDON — The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine…
Kenya’s public hospital doctors sign agreement to end national strike after almost 2 months
FILE – Doctors and other medical staff take part in a protest, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya,…
The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests as the war in Gaza casts a shadow
MALMO, Sweden — Competition in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Tuesday in Sweden, with…