Tag: General news
Tanzania opposition leader returns, 3 years after being shot
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) - Tanzanian opposition politician and presidential hopeful Tundu Lissu returned to the country on Monday, three years after being...
Lawyer claims Depp was misogynistic abuser of ex-wife Heard
LONDON (AP) - A lawyer for British tabloid The Sun claimed Monday that Johnny Depp abused Amber Heard during their relationship, committing acts of...
Poles split over govt plan to exit domestic violence treaty
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poles are bitterly divided over steps being taken by the right-wing government to leave the Istanbul Convention, a European treaty...
Iran moves mock aircraft carrier to sea amid US tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran has moved a mock aircraft carrier to the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with the...
The Latest: Azar credits masks for ‘plateauing’ of cases
WASHINGTON - Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says people “stepping up to the plate†is the reason for some of the “plateauingâ€...
Black soldiers monument faces scrutiny amid racial reckoning
BOSTON (AP) - The white Union Army commander sits rigid atop an imposing horse. His Black men, rifles to their shoulders, march resolutely alongside...
Spain: Court hears testimony on whether Assange was spied on
MADRID (AP) - Spain’s National Court heard testimony Monday in an investigation into whether a Spanish company was hired to spy on Julian Assange...
White House, Senate GOP try again on $1 trillion virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - Suggesting a narrower pandemic relief package may be all that's possible, the White House still pushed ahead with Monday's planned...
Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers
The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S....
European tourism faces turbulence only weeks after restart
BERLIN (AP) - Europe's tourism revival is running into turbulence only weeks after countries opened their borders, with rising infections in Spain and other...
