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By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press March 11, 2021. It was supposed to be a turning point in the coronavirus pandemic for Erin Tokley, a longtime Philadelphia police officer, Baptist minister and 47-year-old father of three. It was supposed to be the day of his vaccine appointment. Instead it was the date of his funeral. Tokley

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged China on Monday to join international efforts to limit the spread of nuclear weapons amid concerns that the Asian superpower is rapidly developing missiles capable of carrying atomic warheads. Laying out his priorities for nuclear disarmament at NATO’s annual arms control conference, Stoltenberg said that more countries

By BEN FINLEY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When negotiations failed to produce a new contract at a Volvo plant in Virginia this spring, its 2,900 workers went on strike. The company soon dangled what looked like a tempting offer — at least to the United Auto Workers local leaders who

By THOMAS ADAMSON and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of the iconic French New Wave film “Breathless,” whose crooked boxer’s nose and rakish grin went on to make him one of the country’s most recognizable leading men, has died at 88. His death was confirmed Monday by the office of

By The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Jean-Pierre Adams, the former France and Paris Saint-Germain defender who spent 39 years in a coma, has died. He was 73. In a poignant tribute on Monday, PSG called him the club’s “glorious elder.” “His joie de vivre, his charisma and his experience command respect. Paris Saint-Germain offers

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator said Monday that it has started an expedited evaluation on whether to recommend a booster dose of the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech. The European Medicines Agency said in a statement that it’s considering whether a third dose of the vaccine should be given six months after

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Jordanian soldier killed in the 1967 Middle East war has been laid to rest in a military funeral in east Jerusalem. The extraordinary scene on Monday pointed to improved ties between Israel and Jordan after years of tensions. The soldier’s remains were discovered last month during construction work at Ammunition Hill,

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The U.N. AIDS agency acknowledged in an internal email last week that the behavior of a former top official toward women was “unacceptable” and was permitted by a culture which allowed misconduct. It was the latest development of a sexual harassment scandal that led the agency’s

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An International Atomic Energy Agency mission arrived in Japan on Monday to help prepare for a decades-long release into the ocean of treated but still radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, officials said. The three-member team will meet with officials in Tokyo and travel to

By PAUL WISEMAN and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Joe Sobol, owner of Big Easy Construction in New Orleans, has bad news for homeowners who’ve been calling about roofs damaged by Hurricane Ida or to get an update on renovations that were scheduled before the storm ripped through the area. The job will cost a

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Parliament has approved a state of emergency declared by the president, who says it is needed to control food prices and prevent hoarding amid shortages of some staples. Opposition lawmakers say the emergency declaration isn’t needed because other laws can be used to

By GISELA SALOMON, MARCOS ALEMAN and CLAUDIA TORRENS The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Several countries have dabbled in cryptocurrencies, but none has gone so far as El Salvador. It’s adopting Bitcoin as an official currency on Tuesday. The Central American nation is betting it will spur the economy and increase money sent home by

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament voted Monday to uphold the state of emergency along the border with Belarus that was declared last week amid migration pressure. The vote came after Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told lawmakers that the country faces a threat from Russia and Belarus as he sought

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi has welcomed the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth as it makes its first Japanese port call. He says the involvement of European nations in the Indo-Pacific region is key to peace and stability as China’s military strength and influence grow. The

WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — The body of a Virginia hiker has been found in Montana’s Glacier National Park. Thirty-four-year-old Jennifer Lee Coleman of Richmond, Virginia, never returned from a solo hike from Logan Pass. She was last heard from via a text message on Aug. 30. A National Park Service statement says high winds

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has protested to Russia over attempts to steal data from lawmakers in what it suspects may have been preparation to spread disinformation before the upcoming German election, the Foreign Ministry in Berlin said Monday. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Andrea Sasse said that a hacker outfit called Ghostwriter

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The collapse of the Afghan government, a surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the delta variant, devastating weather events, a disappointing jobs report. What next? After a torrent of crises, President Joe Biden is hoping to turn the page on an unrelenting summer and refocus his presidency

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of people, some carrying flowers, gathered Monday at Athens Cathedral to pay their final respects to Greek composer and politician Mikis Theodorakis, who was an integral part of the Greek political and musical scene for decades. Theodorakis, who died Thursday at 96, is lying in

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Public opinion polls show Japan’s outspoken Cabinet minister in charge of vaccinations, Taro Kono, has the most popular support to become the country’s next leader. Current Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s sudden announcement last week that he will not seek another term as head of the governing Liberal

By MATTHEW DALY and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Shaken by haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and subways and other damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, lawmakers from both parties are vowing to upgrade the nation’s aging infrastructure network. As the deadly storm moved from the Gulf Coast through