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Newhouse to retire from Congress
WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth District Representative Dan Newhouse has announced he will not seek reelection to the US …
AP Interview: Vaccine maker sees pandemic as 'wake-up call'
NEW DELHI (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is a “wake up call” for governments to invest more in health care, says Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines.
Cash-strapped Indonesians turn to online Sunday market
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rani Nurwitawati never thought she would lose her job at an Indonesian market research company where she worked for 17 years.
Biden's transition contends with probe into son's finances
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's historically challenging transition to power is suddenly becoming even more complicated.
US carries out rare execution during presidential transition
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Trump administration Thursday carried out its ninth federal execution of the year in what has been a first series of executions during a presidential lame-duck period in 130 years, putt…
AP Week in Pictures, North America
Dec. 4 - 10, 2020
Aid group says staffer killed in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An international aid group said Friday that a staff member has been killed in Ethiopia’s conflict in its Tigray region.
EU leaders seal deal to cut the bloc’s net emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels
BRUSSELS (AP) — EU leaders seal deal to cut the bloc’s net emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels.
Olympics on tight timeline to chart new path on protest
For generations, the IOC knew exactly where to look for key support of its ban against protests at the Olympics.
The Latest: South Korea expanding virus testing, tracing
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is expanding the use of rapid tests and deploying hundreds of police officers and soldiers to help with contact tracing as it deals with its worst surge of coronavirus cases since t…
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