Month: November 2021

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has reported record daily COVID-19 deaths as authorities struggle to boost the country’s vaccination rate. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has promised to pay 1,000 hryvnias ($38) to each Ukrainian who gets vaccinated. Zelenskyy announced the incentive in a video posted on Facebook. He said, “With this money, it will be

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen have killed at least 15 people in Nigeria’s northwest, the latest incident in a spiral of violence in Africa’s most populous country. Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal said in a statement that the gunmen stormed rural villages and raided houses from Sunday night into Monday morning,

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson has asked for more time to discuss forming a government in a plan that could make her the country’s first female prime minister because discussions with one of the two support parties, the Left Party, reached an impasse. She was given until Monday. Last week, Andersson,

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s network regulator says it’s suspended its procedure to certify the operator of a new pipeline that would bring Russian gas to the country under the Baltic Sea. Construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline was completed earlier this year, but it’s not yet operating. Both Ukraine and the United States have

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong customs say officers seized about 2,000 pounds each of live lobster and sea cucumbers believed to be bound for mainland China, months after Beijing restricted imports of lobsters from Australia as tensions escalated between the two countries. Hong Kong Customs seized 890 kilograms of

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Poland’s government has too much influence over judges. Ruling on the Polish justice minister’s powers to endorse judges for high criminal courts and to end their terms, the European Court of Justice said that “EU law precludes the regime in force.” The court said the

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish border forces say they were attacked with stones by migrants at the border with Belarus and responded with a water cannon. The Border Guard agency posted video on Twitter showing the water cannon being directed across the border at a group of migrants in a makeshift camp. Poland’s Defense Ministry

By RISKA MUNAWARAH Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Conservation officials say a baby elephant in Indonesia’s Sumatra island has died after losing half her trunk to a trap set by poachers who prey on the endangered species. The head of Aceh province’s conservation agency told reporters Tuesday that the baby elephant died despite

By KEN MORITSUGU and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is hailing a virtual meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, saying they had a candid and constructive exchange that sent a strong signal to the world. The positive description of the meeting contrast sharply with heated exchanges between the

BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say a Syrian man who allegedly supported the Islamic State group’s ideology has been charged with making preparations for an attack in Germany. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that he decided by June 2019 to carry out an attack in Germany that would be on a similar scale to previous IS attacks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court says Hungary broke EU law by making it a criminal offense to help migrants apply for asylum. The ruling issued Tuesday is a new legal blow to Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s staunchly anti-migrant government. Worried by the arrival of asylum-seekers, Orban accused Hungarian-born U.S. billionaire George Soros