China rings in Lunar New Year with most COVID rules lifted
by BEIJING (AP) — People across China celebrated the Lunar New Year on Sunday with large family gatherings and throngs visiting temples after the government lifted …
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Peru closes Machu Picchu as anti-government protests grow
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru closed the tourist site of Machu Picchu indefinitely on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last …
Brazil declares state of health emergency for Yanomami
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The Brazilian government has declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people in the Amazon who are suffering from malnutrition …
Door of No Return: Yellen Visits a Former Slave Trading Post
ILE DE GOREE, Senegal (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a solemn visit Saturday to the salmon-colored home on an island off Senegal …
Sections of the Balkan River become a floating dump
VISEGRAD, Bosnia and Herzegovina (AP) — Tons of trash dumped in poorly regulated river dumps or directly into waterways that run through three countries end …
New Zealand’s Ardern has plenty of scope for a second act
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When Jacinda Ardern announced this week that she was stepping down as Prime Minister of New Zealand, speculation began almost …
Senior Israeli judiciary tells Netanyahu to fire key ally
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s attorney general told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he must fire a key Cabinet ally, in a letter made public …
Reaction to Jacinda Ardern’s resignation as New Zealand leader
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shocked many with her announcement Thursday that she will step down next month. She said every moment at the …
Israeli Supreme Court rules minister banned for tax offenses
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a key member of the country’s new government cannot be a minister. The decision deepens the …
EU lawmakers to vote after scandal suspect reaches plea deal
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — European Union lawmakers are set to vote Wednesday on a candidate to replace a disgraced former deputy speaker of parliament, after …