Russia-Ukraine: What to know as world awaits next moves
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — World leaders on Wednesday waited to see if Russian President Vladimir Putin would cast the die and order troops deeper into Ukraine. At the same time,… Read more »
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Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID?
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19? Experts say it’s not likely that the highly transmissible variant — or any other variant… Read more »
Putin weighs his next move after recognizing Ukraine rebels
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes in the Ukraine standoff by recognizing the independence of rebel regions in the country’s east, and a key… Read more »
Ukraine crisis jolts Europe to push for secure energy supply
MADRID, Spain (AP) — Surging energy prices and the Russia-Ukraine conflict are making European leaders think hard about energy security — particularly their decades-old reliance on Moscow for natural gas.
With all eyes on Ukraine, Putin to send his envoy to Balkans
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — With all eyes on a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending his top security envoy to the Balkans where Moscow has… Read more »
Boris Johnson scraps remaining COVID restrictions in England
LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scrapping the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement for people with COVID-19 to self-isolate, even as… Read more »
Northern Europe battered by 3rd major storm; deaths hit 14
LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — Northern Europe has been battered by its third major storm in five days, with heavy rains and high winds killing at least two more people,… Read more »
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: As Olympics ebb, smartphone synchronicity
BEIJING, China (AP) — The smartphones glowed. The irony echoed. As part of the closing ceremony Sunday night for the most locked-down and sequestered Olympics in human history, a carefully… Read more »
UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate
LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a… Read more »
Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know as tension grinds on
LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) – Amid its tensest standoff with the West since the Cold War, Russia plans to give its nuclear weapons apparatus a practice run this weekend.