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Bolivian prosecutors: Opposition leader is a flight risk

Published:Thursday | December 29, 2022 | 3:53 PM

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Prosecutors in Bolivia on Thursday called for Luis Fernando Camacho, the country's main opposition leader, to be remanded in custody for six months in prison while he faces terrorism charges. Camacho, who is also...

Aid groups: Afghans will die because of ban on women in NGOs

Published:Thursday | December 29, 2022 | 10:19 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Major aid agencies on Thursday warned that Afghans will die because of the Taliban order banning women from working at nongovernmental groups, and stressed that female staff are crucial for the delivery of life-...

Massive fire at Cambodia hotel casino kills at least 19

Published:Thursday | December 29, 2022 | 9:58 AM

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel casino that lasted more than 12 hours killed at least 19 people and injured more than 60, while other victims were apparently not yet accounted for Thursday. Neighbouring...

Lack of info on China’s COVID-19 surge stirs global concern

Published:Thursday | December 29, 2022 | 8:34 AM

BEIJING (AP) — Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and that the government may not...

Bolivian police detain country’s main opposition leader

Published:Wednesday | December 28, 2022 | 6:22 PM

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Police on Wednesday detained Luis Fernando Camacho, the main opposition leader in Bolivia who is also governor of the Santa Cruz region, a dramatic action that quickly led to renewed social unrest. Camacho was detained...

US will require COVID-19 testing for travellers from China

Published:Wednesday | December 28, 2022 | 3:41 PM

The United States announced new COVID-19 testing requirements Wednesday for all travellers from China, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge of infections. The increase in cases across China follows the rollback of the...

Japan to require COVID-19 tests for all visitors from China

Published:Wednesday | December 28, 2022 | 3:33 PM

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Tuesday that Japan will tighten border controls for COVID-19 by requiring tests for all visitors from China starting Friday as a temporary emergency measure against the surging...

Vatican says health of retired pope Benedict XVI ‘worsening’

Published:Wednesday | December 28, 2022 | 9:04 AM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has worsened due to his age, and doctors are constantly monitoring the frail 95-year-old's condition, the Vatican said Wednesday. Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni...

Southwest cancels more flights, draws federal investigation

Published:Wednesday | December 28, 2022 | 8:55 AM

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines scrubbed thousands of flights again Tuesday in the aftermath of the massive winter storm that wrecked Christmas travel plans across the United States and the federal government said it would...

China to resume issuing passports, visas as virus curbs ease

Published:Wednesday | December 28, 2022 | 8:23 AM

BEIJING (AP) — China says it will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from anti-virus controls that isolated the country for almost three years, setting up a potential flood of Chinese going abroad for next month...

Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs

Published:Tuesday | December 27, 2022 | 12:54 AM

KABUL (AP): The Taliban government on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to suspend employing women, allegedly because some female employees didn’t wear the Islamic headscarf correctly. They also...

Country races to vaccinate elderly, but many are reluctant

Published:Tuesday | December 27, 2022 | 12:52 AM

BEIJING (AP): Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people older than 60 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But even as cases surge, 64-year-old Li Liansheng said his friends are alarmed by stories of fevers, blood clots, and other...

China sends 71 warplanes, seven ships towards territory in 24 hours

Published:Tuesday | December 27, 2022 | 12:49 AM

TAIPEI (AP): China’s military sent 71 planes and seven ships towards Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the self-ruled island, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Monday after China expressed anger at Taiwan-related provisions in a US...

China’s COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant

Published:Monday | December 26, 2022 | 5:45 PM

Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world? Scientists don't know but worry that might happen. It could be similar to omicron variants circulating there now. It could be a combination of strains. Or...

Western NY death toll rises to 27 from cold, storm chaos

Published:Monday | December 26, 2022 | 12:40 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The death toll from a Buffalo-area blizzard rose to 27 in western New York, authorities said Monday as the region reeled from one of the worst weather-related disasters in its history. Much of the rest of the United...

Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives

Published:Monday | December 26, 2022 | 9:26 AM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 34 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents...

‘A very hard road ahead’ for China as COVID-19 cases spiral

Published:Saturday | December 24, 2022 | 1:06 AM

BAZHOU (AP): Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country. Experts predict difficult months ahead for its 1.4 billion people. China’s unyielding ‘zero-COVID’ approach, which...

Cubans search for holiday food amid deepening crisis

Published:Saturday | December 24, 2022 | 1:03 AM

HAVANA (AP): As Belkis Fajardo, 69, walks through the dense streets of downtown Havana with a small bag of lettuce and onions in hand, she wonders how she’ll feed her family over the holidays. Scarcity and economic turmoil are nothing new to Cuba,...

Taliban minister defends ban on women’s university studies

Published:Saturday | December 24, 2022 | 1:00 AM

KABUL (AP): The minister of higher education in the Taliban government on Thursday defended his decision to ban women from universities – a decree that had triggered a global backlash. Discussing the matter for the first time in public, Nida...

Premier encourages residents to participate in debate on same-sex marriage

Published:Saturday | December 24, 2022 | 12:50 AM

TORTOLA (CMC): Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has called residents to participate in healthy debate in the territory, including on the issue of the recently announced referendum for same-sex marriage. Wheatley asserted that the territory needs unity...

Families seek answers on kin missing since fleeing Cuba

Published:Saturday | December 24, 2022 | 12:36 AM

HAVANA (AP) A half dozen women went to the Bahamian Embassy on Wednesday hoping to deliver a list of more than 100 Cubans who haven’t been heard from since leaving the island this year. Some are believed to have been lost when rickety boats sank,...

Pope warns Vatican staff an ‘elegant demon’ lurks among them

Published:Friday | December 23, 2022 | 1:27 AM

VATICAN CITY (AP): Pope Francis warned Vatican bureaucrats on Thursday to beware the devil that lurks among them, saying it is an “elegant demon” that works in people who have a rigid, holier-than-thou way of living the Catholic faith. Francis used...

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