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BERLIN (AP) — BioNTech, which teamed with Pfizer to develop a powerful COVID-19 vaccine, has reported higher revenue and net profit in the first…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s neutral stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine was discussed in a meeting…

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Demonstrators blocked roads as protests broke out in southern Iraq on Monday after power outages…

By MEHDI FATTAHI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims, from Iran to Afghanistan and Pakistan, are marking the festival…

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says was unaware that the country’s intelligence service had…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers are central arms of California’s water…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Sometimes the best strategies to deal with inflation align with the best ways to manage your money. For example, delaying…

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has accused Ryanair of consumer protection violations after it raised ticket prices to cope with a tax on what the…

BEIJING (AP) — Myanmar’s ambassador to China has died. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson confirmed reports of his death. He did not say…

By JAN M. Olsen Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A polar bear attacked a campsite Monday in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands,…

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in up to 10 countries mostly in Africa by 2030 to support…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs, adored by fans throughout a 24-year career, has a more…

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Monday that each side is shelling Europe’s biggest…

BANGKOK (AP) — The owner of a music pub in eastern Thailand where a fire last week killed 15 people and injured more than three dozen others has…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been quite a week for Russia’s professional tennis players. There were four WTA…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Chad’s military government has signed a pledge with over 40 rebel groups and…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media are reporting that police arrested an Afghan man suspected of stabbing 10 other farm laborers to death…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The U.S. deputy secretary of state says the prime minister of the Solomon Islands…

BEIJING (AP) — China said Monday it is extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday amid a global fall in technology shares, including…

By FARES AKRAM and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for a cooling of tensions after…

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The white father and son who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood each…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The United Nations is urging countries with nuclear weapons to stick to their no-first-use…

By GILLIAN FLACCUS, CLAUDIA LAUER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five years after Brian Spaulding’s parents found him…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An aggressive push toward renewable energy has run headlong into anxiety over keeping the…

By SEUNG MIN KIM, CHRIS MEGERIAN and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOST CREEK, Ky. (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on…

By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies are shifting more money and resources to China. They’re…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes grew up in Milwaukee with a mom who was a public school teacher and a…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed on Monday after strong U.S. jobs data cleared the way for more interest…

By ED WHITE Associated Press Two men accused of crafting a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 and ignite a national rebellion are…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will reduce the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals to three days from a week.…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Published reports say the Michigan Attorney General’s office is asking that a special prosecutor investigate whether the…

By STEFANIE DAZIO and MARIAM FAM Associated Press Authorities on Monday identified the fourth victim in a series of killings of Muslim men in…

MARSHALL, N.C. (AP) — When schools in one North Carolina county reopen later this month, new security measures will include stocking AR-15 rifles…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FANCY FARM, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Republicans went to the state’s premier political event this weekend intent…

By SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Over five decades in Washington, Joe Biden knew that the way to influence was…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former Miss America who gained attention by criticizing the organization near the end of her reign in 2018 is planning to…

NESCOPECK, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say at least half of the 10 people found dead after an early morning fire in northeastern Pennsylvania died of…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The National Weather Service has extended a flood watch for areas of eastern Kentucky ravaged by high water more than a week…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The stylized action romp “Bullet Train,” starring Brad Pitt, arrived with a $30.1 million…

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Four people riding in a golf cart were killed — including two juveniles — when an allegedly intoxicated man driving an…

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) — Beach crews have found the first sea turtle nest on the Mississippi mainland in four years. A Harrison County Sand…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — More human remains have been found at drought-stricken Lake Mead National Recreation Area east of Las Vegas, authorities said…

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The estimated $740 billion economic package from Democrats is nowhere near what…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 29-year-old Los Angeles bank executive was one of three people killed last week when lightning struck in a park across from…

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban firefighters were joined by special teams sent by Mexico and Venezuela on Sunday as they…

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilians go to the polls in October, and they´ll have a choice…

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A suspect in the shooting deaths of four people in Ohio has been arrested in Kansas. Police in Montgomery County’s Butler…

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police have detained dozens of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir as they dispersed Shiite Muslims who attempted to…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s export growth continued to rise in July, sending trade surplus to a record high. According to data from China’s customs,…

By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MILWAUKEE (AP) — Facing critical races for governor and U.S. Senate, Democratic hopefuls in…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The prosecutor seeking to sentence Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz to death let…

CINCINNATI (AP) — At least nine people were wounded — none critically — in a shooting outside a Cincinnati bar early Sunday, police said. The…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — For Boston subway riders, it seems every week brings a new tale of transit woe. There have been…

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has sought cooperation from China to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Myanmar…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Ending his most recent COVID-19 isolation, President Joe Biden has left the White…