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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister, struggled to come to grips with much of the science during the coronavirus pandemic, according to his then chief scientific advisor. In keenly awaited testimony Monday to the country’s public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic, Patrick Vallance said he and

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says women will hold 12 of the 22 posts in his new government. Sánchez’s Socialist party will hold 17 ministries and the leftist Sumar coalition partner will have five portfolios. He named nine new ministers to the Cabinet on Monday. Key posts remain unchanged with Nadia Calviño

By JENNIFER FORKER Associated Press If you’re hosting Thanksgiving this year, setting and decorating the table is something you can do in advance. Not only does that relieve stress, it also lets you know what’s missing. Table settings have become less formal and more personalized, experts say. Use pieces you have on hand and that

By TARA COPP and FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has made an unannounced visit to Kyiv. He arrived Monday in what is expected to be a high-profile push to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine even as U.S. and international resources are stretched by the new

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government and police in the nation’s capital are handing out tracking devices and dashboard cameras to local drivers to help stem rising crime rates. The parallel initiatives are part of an anti-crime offensive launched by the Metropolitan Police Department and Mayor Muriel Bowser’s government. Violent crimes

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 people and infecting more than 8,000. The virulent bacterial disease is striking fear in many in the southern African country who live in impoverished and neglected areas where sanitation conditions are poor and local

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can order four free COVID-19 tests again online. Anyone who did not order a batch of four COVID-19 tests in September can secure up to eight of them beginning Monday at covidtests.gov. The government is offering to mail the COVID-19 tests for free as the flu

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s reelected Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says women will hold 12 of the 22 posts in his new government. Key posts remain unchanged with Nadia Calviño in economy, Jose Manuel Albares in foreign affairs and Margarita Robles in defense. Sánchez’s Socialist party will hold 17 ministries and the leftist Sumar coalition

BERLIN (AP) — An 18-year-old right-wing extremist has been arrested by special forces in central Germany on suspicion that he was planning a “serious act of violence endangering the state.” Security officials said Monday that the man, whose identity was not given in line with German privacy rules, is accused of having an “established violent,

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong Disneyland opened its first Frozen-themed attraction on Monday, with thousands of eager visitors turning up to experience the new rides, some lining up for hours to get an early start. Based on Disney’s wildly popular Frozen animation film, the new section of the park

By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The new head of ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Monday that he would launch an investigation into the firing of co-founder Sam Altman, a shakeup that shocked the artificial intelligence world and led to Microsoft snapping up the ousted CEO for a new AI venture. The developments