Month: January 2021

LISBON, Portugal — Portugal is stopping flights to and from the United Kingdom from Saturday, blaming a COVID-19 variant first identified in…

BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets have retreated after a resurgence of coronavirus infections in China and a rise in cases in Southeast Asia.…

LONDON (AP) — Producers of the forthcoming James Bond thriller “No Time to Die” say the film’s release has been delayed again, until the fall…

BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a rare and deadly twin suicide bombing that rocked central Baghdad killing over 30 and…

SEOUL (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.…

THOUSAND ISLANDS, Indonesia (AP) — Relatives of crash victims prayed and threw flowers into the Java Sea where a  Sriwijaya Air jet plunged into…

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Pressure is growing on Somalia’s government amid allegations that Somali soldiers have been sent to fight in…

BERLIN (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…

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic has declared a 15-day state of emergency throughout the country as a coalition of…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state media says Israeli warplanes have fired several missiles on targets in central Syria, killing a family…