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Pizza for shots: UK targets young with vaccine incentives

World NewsAug 1, 2021

LONDON (AP) -- Restaurants, ride-hailing apps and food delivery services are backing Britain's COVID-19 vaccination drive, offering discounts and even free slices of pizza to persuade young people to...
Over 60 dead, dozens missing as severe floods strike Europe

World NewsJul 16, 2021

More than 60 people have died and dozens were missing Thursday as severe flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused houses to coll...
Merkel's party readies campaign to keep Germany's top office

World NewsJul 6, 2021

BERLIN (AP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's party on Tuesday presented a campaign for Germany's September election that portrays would-be successor Armin Laschet as a conciliatory, experienced leader a...
Q&A: Kings of Convenience on new album and key to longevity

MusicJul 5, 2021

SEOUL (AP) -- “What happened to Kings of Convenience” was, until recently, a prominent search result that would appear when looking up info on the Norwegian indie-pop folk duo. Largely quiet since t...
Report: Serbian arriving for Tokyo Olympics tests positive

World NewsJul 4, 2021

TOKYO (AP) — A member of the Serbian Olympic rowing team has tested positive for COVID-19 while trying to enter Japan for the Tokyo Olympics that are to open in just under three weeks. The news was ...
Tokyo elects assembly amid pandemic fears over Olympics

World NewsJul 4, 2021

TOKYO (AP) — Voters in Japan's capital are electing the Tokyo city assembly amid worries about health risks during the Olympics, opening in three weeks, as coronavirus cases continue to rise. In Sun...
Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station

World NewsJul 4, 2021

BEIJING (AP) — Two astronauts on Sunday made the first spacewalk outside China's new orbital station to set up cameras and other equipment using a 15-meter-long (50-foot-long) robotic arm. Liu Bomin...
Europe in vaccination race against COVID-19′s delta variant

World NewsJul 3, 2021

Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more infectious delta variant, in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling...
US plans to make airlines refund fees if bags are delayed

World NewsJul 2, 2021

DENVER (AP) -- The Transportation Department will propose that airlines be required to refund fees on checked baggage if the bags aren't delivered to passengers quickly enough. The proposal, if made...
US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years

World NewsJul 2, 2021

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- After nearly 20 years, the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist at...
China rejects US criticism on human trafficking

World NewsJul 2, 2021

BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday rejected U.S. accusations it is failing to stop human trafficking and said Washington has no right to criticize due to its history of racial discrimination. Beijing wa...
No lockdown plans in Russia as virus deaths hit new record

World NewsJul 2, 2021

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities reported a record-breaking 679 new coronavirus deaths on Friday, a fourth day in a row with the highest daily death toll in the pandemic. No plans for a lockdown ar...
UN: Any WHO-approved vaccine should be allowed for travel

WorldJul 1, 2021

GENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization said Thursday that any COVID-19 vaccines it has authorized for emergency use should be recognized by countries as they open up their borders to inoculated...
Serena Williams says she will not play at the Tokyo Olympics

More sportsJun 27, 2021

WIMBLEDON (AP) -- Serena Williams said she will not go to the Tokyo Olympics, but did not want to say why during her pre-Wimbledon video conference with reporters Sunday. "I'm actually not on the Ol...
'Practical work' summit for Biden, Putin: No punches or hugs

World NewsJun 17, 2021

Despite the clear differences, Biden insisted that progress had been made, scolding reporters for being too pessimistic during a chat on the tarmac just before he boarded Air Force One to return home...