By Nadine Schmidt and Stephanie Halasz, CNN Austria is going back into a national lockdown and plans to become the first country in Europe to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for all eligible people as the nation’s coronavirus crisis deepens, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced Friday. Schallenberg said his government would look to impose the national vaccine
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By ARITZ PARRA and RENATA BRITO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A group of 39 Palestinians is waiting in a restricted area of the Barcelona airport for a fifth day after they refused to board their flight during a stopover because they wanted to request asylum in Spain, the country’s authorities say. Their flight on
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it scrambled fighter jets to respond to a group of Russian and Chinese warplanes that entered its air buffer zone unannounced. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected seven Russian and two Chinese military aircraft in the country’s air defense identification zone off its eastern
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By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Expectations for the United States men’s curling team are on the rise for the Beijing Winter Olympics. The team skipped by John Shuster won the United States’ first gold medal at the 2018 games in South Korea. Shuster’s team appears to be in full control
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record 56 trillion yen, or $490 billion stimulus package, including cash handouts and aid to ailing businesses, to help the economy out of the doldrums worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. The plan includes doling out 100,000 yen, or $880, each in
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record 56 trillion yen, or $490 billion stimulus package, including cash handouts and aid to ailing businesses, to help the economy out of the doldrums worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. The plan includes doling out 100,000 yen, or $880, each in
Continue Reading By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg says the country will go into a national lockdown to contain a fourth wave of coronavirus cases. Schallenberg said the lockdown will start Monday and initially last for 10 days. Students will have to go back into home schooling, restaurants will close and
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Mariana Toro (CNN) — Los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes están a punto de aprobar el amplio proyecto de ley de gasto social y cambio climático del presidente Joe Biden después de meses de disputas. Pero la probable victoria del viernes solo planteará nuevas preguntas sobre si la medida de US$ 1,9 billones puede
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Aaron Curry was known a decade ago as an NFL bust. He was the No. 4 pick of the 2009 draft and four years later he was out of the league. Curry is hoping in the future he’s known for his success as a coach.
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Aaron Curry was known a decade ago as an NFL bust. He was the No. 4 pick of the 2009 draft and four years later he was out of the league. Curry is hoping in the future he’s known for his success as a coach.
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The task force in charge of Taiwan’s COVID-19 response has acknowledged that the island could have done better in fighting the disease, after 12 families who lost relatives to the pandemic filed a claim seeking financial compensation from the government. The Central Epidemic Command Center says
Continue ReadingCNN By Don Riddell and George Ramsay, CNN While South Africa’s rugby team has decided not to take a knee before games, former Springbok Bryan Habana says he would have done so if he had the opportunity during his playing days. Male and female rugby players at club and international level chose to take a
Continue ReadingBy Don Riddell and George Ramsay, CNN While South Africa’s rugby team has decided not to take a knee before games, former Springbok Bryan Habana says he would have done so if he had the opportunity during his playing days. Male and female rugby players at club and international level chose to take a knee
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By Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Jason Hanna, CNN A defense attorney for one of the three men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing asked prosecutors for a plea deal and was declined, an attorney for Arbery’s mother told CNN. “Prosecutors shared with” Arbery’s mother that defendant William “Roddie” Bryan Jr.’s lawyer “asked for a
Continue Reading By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan is facing a looming humanitarian crisis as aid organizations struggle with ways to pay doctors, nurses and others on the ground because there is currently no way to transfer salaries to bank accounts there. The head of the International Committee of the Red
Continue Reading By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan is facing a looming humanitarian crisis as aid organizations struggle with ways to pay doctors, nurses and others on the ground because there is currently no way to transfer salaries to bank accounts there. The head of the International Committee of the Red
Continue ReadingBy Anusha Rathi and Jonny Hallam, CNN A gang of six people accused of stealing horses for slaughter and selling the meat to restaurants disguised as beef has been arrested in southern Brazil, according to officials. A statement from the Public Ministry of Rio Grande do Sul (MPRS) on Thursday said the gang distributed more
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — La justicia estadounidense enfrenta un nuevo momento de la verdad con el próximo fin de tres juicios y el cierre de otro caso que fue un largo capítulo. Un juicio presenta a hombres blancos acusados de tomar la justicia a mano propia para matar a un hombre negro. Otro presenta a
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Chris Boyette, CNN Memphis police have released surveillance photos of two suspects they believe killed rapper Young Dolph as he was reportedly buying cookies at a popular local store on Wednesday. The police department said it obtained video surveillance showing the suspects getting out of a white two-door Mercedes-Benz armed with
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry is sticking to its line that it isn’t aware of the controversy surrounding tennis professional Peng Shuai, who disappeared after accusing a former top official of sexually assaulting her. A ministry spokesperson said Friday that the matter was not a diplomatic question and that he was not aware of
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