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By THOMAS ADAMSON and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The prime minister of France, who has tested positive for COVID, is being singled out on social media as the prime example of what not to do in the pandemic.  Multiple videos online show a maskless Prime Minister Jean Castex vigorously shaking hands with

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusian authorities say they have helped more than 100 migrants leave the country and more are prepared to leave. The statement comes after almost two weeks tensions at on the Belarus’ border with Poland where hundreds of migrants remain stuck. Belarus’ Interior Ministry officials said Tuesday

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine navy has successfully transported food supplies to Filipino forces guarding a disputed shoal in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a week after China’s coast guard used water cannons to force the supply boats to turn back, sparking outrage and warnings from Manila. Defense

By JOSH BOAK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs, in coordination with other major energy consuming nations, including China, India, and the United Kingdom. The move is aimed at global energy markets,

By DAVID B. CARUSO, JIM MUSTIAN and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell doesn’t involve the salacious allegations that the British socialite offered up one of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers to England’s Prince Andrew for sex. Instead, U.S. prosecutors are focusing on allegations by four women who say

GENEVA (AP) — Spanish government researchers have agreed to allow other manufacturers to produce their coronavirus antibody test, a move that could significantly boost testing in poor countries with limited COVID-19 surveillance. In a statement on Tuesday, the World Health Organization and the U.N.-backed Medicines Patent Pool said the Spanish National Research Council had signed

By CLAUDIA LAUER and VANESSA A. ALVAREZ The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Immigrant parents from across Philadelphia are telling stories of students being used as translators, incorrect telephone translations or poor communication when their children were being bullied. They say they’ve long been excluded from parts of their children’s education because of language barriers,

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe office says projections show its 53-country region could face another 700,000 deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic by next spring, topping 2 million in total. WHO Europe is based in Copenhagen and it also cited growing evidence of a decline in protection against infection and mild disease

By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet You’ll probably face heavy pressure from retailers to take advantage of Black Friday deals, but you get to choose what to buy and when. So aim to shop with intention, rather than in response to sales. Determine how much you can spend on holiday gifts in total and for each

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say three people are missing following a fire and explosion at a home in Michigan. Fire Department Battalion Chief Ramsey Clapper tells WEYI-TV that in addition to those missing after the Monday night explosion in Flint, two people were hospitalized. Nearby homes were damaged or destroyed and there were reports

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency says that the number of people trying to enter Europe without authorization has risen significantly this year. Frontex says the numbers exceed migrant border crossing figures from 2019 before restrictions imposed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic severely limited travel. Frontex said Tuesday that 160,000

ROME (AP) — Italy’s antitrust watchdog has fined Apple and Amazon more than 200 million euros, or $225 million, for cooperating to restrict competition in the sale of Apple and Beats branded products. The Italian Competition Authority said Tuesday that its investigation found that the U.S. tech giants agreed to limit access to Italy’s Amazon

LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles is praising Cambridge as a center of scientific collaboration as the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca opened a 1 billion-pound ($1.34 billion) research center there on Tuesday. AstraZeneca hopes the facility will build on work in developing one of the first COVID-19 vaccines. The 19,000 square-meter (more than 200,000 square-foot) complex near

China has protested the passage of a U.S. Navy destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, calling it a deliberate move to undermine stability in the region. The U.S. Navy said in a statement the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius “conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit” on Tuesday “in accordance with international law.” The statement said

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German military is poised to make coronavirus vaccines mandatory for troops as COVID-19 infections continue to rise across the country. The Defense Ministry on Tuesday confirmed a report that officials and soldiers’ representatives have agreed to add the coronavirus shot to the list of vaccines soldiers

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been welcomed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to start a two-day state visit to South Africa. Ramaphosa met with Kenyatta at his offices in the Union Buildings Tuesday where the two leaders held a press conference. While in South Africa Kenyatta

BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency says the launch of a new NASA telescope to replace the famed Hubble observatory is being postponed to allow experts to check the device for possible damage following an incident at its spaceport in French Guiana. The ESA said in a statement late Monday that technicians had been

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund says children in West and Central Africa have become the most recruited by armed groups in the world and have the highest number of victims of sexual violence. The report says for five years the region

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares have opened lower in Europe after a mixed session in Asia, as countries impose lockdowns and other restrictions to fight flare-ups of coronavirus cases. Benchmarks dropped in London, Paris, Hong Kong and South Korea. The Shanghai composite index edged higher, while Tokyo was closed for a holiday. U.S.

By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER ISTANBUL (AP) — Interpol is holding its General Assembly in Istanbul to discuss security threats and to hold a closely watched election for the international policing body’s new leadership. The election for a president is being followed especially closely since the body’s first-ever Chinese president, Meng Hongwei, vanished on