
The Latest: Portugal halts flights to UK over virus variant
NewLISBON, Portugal — Portugal is stopping flights to and from the United Kingdom from Saturday, blaming a COVID-19 variant first identified in…
Continue ReadingLISBON, Portugal — Portugal is stopping flights to and from the United Kingdom from Saturday, blaming a COVID-19 variant first identified in…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets have retreated after a resurgence of coronavirus infections in China and a rise in cases in Southeast Asia.…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Producers of the forthcoming James Bond thriller “No Time to Die” say the film’s release has been delayed again, until the fall…
Continue ReadingBAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a rare and deadly twin suicide bombing that rocked central Baghdad killing over 30 and…
Continue ReadingSEOUL (AP) — Popular South Korean hip-hop trio Epik High was working on a song called “End of the World” before the pandemic hit last year.…
Continue ReadingTHOUSAND ISLANDS, Indonesia (AP) — Relatives of crash victims prayed and threw flowers into the Java Sea where a Sriwijaya Air jet plunged into…
Continue ReadingMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Pressure is growing on Somalia’s government amid allegations that Somali soldiers have been sent to fight in…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The death toll from the coronavirus in Germany has passed 50,000, a number that has risen swiftly over recent weeks even as infection…
Continue ReadingBANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic has declared a 15-day state of emergency throughout the country as a coalition of…
Continue ReadingDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state media says Israeli warplanes have fired several missiles on targets in central Syria, killing a family…
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