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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 …
Pakistani court sentences militant leader to 5 years in jail
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court on Friday convicted and sentenced a senior militant leader to five years in jail in a case of terror financing, the country's counter-terrorism department in the eastern Pu…
Indonesia's top Islamic body OKs China's Sinovac vaccine
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's highest Islamic body on Friday gave its religious approval to China's Sinovac vaccine, paving the way for its distribution in the world's most populous Muslim nation.
Indonesia's top Islamic body gives religious approval to China’s Sinovac vaccine, paving the way for its distribution
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's top Islamic body gives religious approval to China’s Sinovac vaccine, paving the way for its distribution.
EU doubles COVID-19 vaccines order with Pfizer-BioNTech
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission said Friday it has secured 300 million extra doses of the coronavirus Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, a move that could ease criticism that the EU's executive arm has not done enoug…
Indonesian cleric who inspired Bali bombings freed from jail
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A firebrand cleric who inspired bombings in Bali and other attacks walked free from an Indonesian prison Friday after completing his sentence for funding the training of Islamic militants.
Iran's top leader bans corona vaccines from US, Britain
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Friday banned Iran from importing of American Pfizer-BioNTech and Britain’s Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccines, a reflection of mistrust toward the West.
Angie Thomas Writers Scholarship to be awarded for 2nd time
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A private university in Mississippi is preparing to award a second scholarship to an incoming freshman who will major in creative writing.
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The Latest: EU secures 300 million more doses of vaccine
SINGAPORE —- Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received a vaccine against the COVID-19 virus on Friday as the island nation started immunizing its small population.
The Latest: Thailand tightens domestic travel as cases rise
BANGKOK — Thailand reported 205 new virus cases, a slight dip from previous days as it tightened controls on domestic travel.
UN fears 'massive' COVID transmission in Ethiopia's Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations fears “massive community transmission” of COVID-19 in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region, fueled by displacement and the collapse of health services, as humanitarian workers …
The Latest: German teachers, parents against reopening
BERLIN — Teachers and parents in Berlin are expressing anger at plans to partially resume in-school teaching next week even as Germany remains in lockdown.
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Global shares climb on Wall Street rally, stimulus hopes
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares rose Friday on hopes for additional economic stimulus after President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
Trump finally faces reality — amid talk of early ouster
WASHINGTON (AP) — With 13 days left in his term, President Donald Trump finally bent to reality Thursday amid growing talk of trying to force him out early, acknowledging he’ll peacefully leave after Congress affir…