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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
UN calls on humanity to end 'war on nature,' go carbon-free
As an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires and heat waves comes to an end, the head of the United Nations challenged world leaders to make 2021 the year that humanity ends its “war on nature” and commits to a fut…
OAS nations pressure ICC prosecutor to act on Venezuela
NEW YORK (AP) — The leadership of a broad coalition of Western Hemisphere nations on Wednesday accused the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor of failing to take swift action on allegations that Venezue…
Stocks ease below records in early trading on Wall Street
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening moderately lower on Wall Street, edging below the record highs they set a day earlier. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% shortly after the opening bell Wednesday. Technology stocks had some o…
St. Paul police chief: Officer shouldn't have shot Black man
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul officer who shot and wounded a Black man who emerged naked from a dumpster while being sought in connection with a sexual assault failed to measure up to department standards, the …
Olympic fans from abroad may have health tracked by app
TOKYO (AP) — A mobile app could be among the measures used to track the health of fans from abroad if they are permitted to attend next year's Tokyo Olympics.
Israeli lawmakers take a step toward new national elections
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel took a major step toward plunging into its fourth national election in under two years on Wednesday as lawmakers — supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner — p…
Olympic fans from aboard may have health tracked by app
TOKYO (AP) — A mobile app could be among the measures used to track the health of fans from abroad if they are permitted to attend next year's Tokyo Olympics.
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EU stops short of advising against holiday travel over virus
BRUSSELS (AP) — As millions of European citizens gear up for the festive season, the European Union's executive commission urged member countries to keep strong anti-COVID 19 restrictions in place to avoid a post-h…
Israeli lawmakers pass proposal to dissolve parliament
JERUSALEM (AP) — With support from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner, Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday passed a preliminary proposal to dissolve the parliament in a major step toward plunging…
Report: Climate change damaging more World Heritage sites
GENEVA (AP) — Climate change is increasingly damaging the U.N.’s most cherished heritage sites, a leading conservation agency warned Wednesday, reporting that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and dozens of other natu…
Israeli lawmakers give preliminary approval to dissolve parliament, setting up possible fourth election in two years
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli lawmakers give preliminary approval to dissolve parliament, setting up possible fourth election in two years.
UN: Warmer world in 2020 busted weather records, hurt people
An overheating world obliterated weather records in 2020, creating an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, floods, droughts and ice melt, the United Nations’ weather agency reported Wednesday.
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Brazilian bank robbers seize another city, sow chaos, death
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Heavily armed bank robbers invaded the Brazilian city of Cameta just one day after criminals struck another mid-sized city on the opposite side of the country, taking residents hostage as they…