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By ALBERTO ARCE Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities are trying to locate a group of Dutch tourists who left a hotel where they were quarantined after testing positive for coronavirus. Seven of nine of the infected tourists vanished, according to local authorities. Police are searching for them and airports are on full alert

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities say there are no more migrants camping along the Belarus side of the European Union’s eastern border, but attempts at illegally crossing into the bloc’s territory are continuing and becoming more aggressive. Hundreds of Iraqis flew back home Thursday from Belarus after abandoning their

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Job candidates rarely know when hidden artificial intelligence tools are rejecting their resumes or analyzing their video interviews — but New York City residents could soon have more say over the computers making behind-the-scenes decisions about their careers. A bill passed by the city council in early November would

LONDON (AP) — The British government says it intends to ban the Palestinian militant group Hamas as a terrorist organization. The military wing of Hamas has been outlawed in the U.K. since 2001 but the organization as a whole is not proscribed. Home Secretary Priti Patel said Friday on Twitter that she had “acted to

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he would repeal the controversial agriculture laws that sparked yearlong protests from tens of thousands of farmers and posed a significant challenge to his administration. Farmers form one of India’s most influential voting blocs. They have camped out on

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer The tennis player who disappeared after accusing a former top Chinese official of sexually assaulting her is known for her grit and determination. Peng Shuai showed how tough she is when she dealt with heat exhaustion during the U.S. Open semifinals in 2014. She was eventually taken away from

JERUSALEM (AP) — A British heavy machinery company has denied allegations by an international rights group that it is complicit in alleged Israeli abuses in the occupied West Bank. Amnesty International says J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited’s diggers and excavators have been used to demolish Palestinian homes and in the construction of Jewish settlements. Both activities

By ARITZ PARRA and RENATA BRITO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A group of 39 Palestinian refugees is seeking asylum in Spain after refusing to board back a plane during a Barcelona stopover of their South America-bound flight, Spanish authorities said Friday. Police are investigating the charter flight that flew the group into Spain’s second-largest

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian officials say the country is introducing stricter controls at border crossings, requiring everyone to register before entering the country, in a bid to tackle the rise in COVID cases. Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl said the move that enters into force Nov. 26, is “to get a better grip on

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge is set to issue a verdict in the case of a white Kansas City, Missouri, police officer charged in the fatal shooting of a Black man in 2019. Jackson County Judge Dale Youngs set a Friday afternoon announcement in the involuntary manslaughter case against Officer Eric J. DeValkenaere.

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is headed to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for his first routine physical as president. White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced the trip in a tweet early Friday. The 78-year-old Biden had his last full exam in December 2019. Doctors reported then

By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet If you skipped holiday travel last year (or haven’t traveled much at all since the start of the pandemic), your travel skills might have gotten a little rusty. Plus, a lot about travel etiquette has changed. When you combine that with a challenging travel world filled with canceled flights and

LONDON (AP) — British police say the homemade bomb that killed a man in a taxi in Liverpool contained ball bearings and would have caused “significant injury or death” if it had exploded in different circumstances. The suspected bomb-maker, Emad Al Swealmeen, died when a blast ripped through the cab in which he was a

BEIJING (AP) — The disappearance of tennis star Peng Shuai in China following her accusations of sexual assault against a former top Communist Party official has shined a spotlight on similar cases involving political dissidents, entertainers, business leaders and others who ran afoul of the authorities. Chinese officials have not directly addressed the accusation made

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany’s disease control agency said Friday that the country has entered into a “nationwide state of emergency” because of surging coronavirus infections. The head of the Robert Koch Institute said regular medical care cannot be guaranteed anymore in some parts of the country because

JERUSALEM (AP) — Residents from a tense Jerusalem neighborhood say the car tires of 11 Palestinian-owned vehicles were slashed by Israeli settlers. Palestinian families from the neighborhood are currently embroiled in a high-profile eviction case against Israeli settlers. CCTV footage of Friday’s incident shows three hooded men entering a fenced-off area before stabbing the tires

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says that thousands of farmers in central Iran have joined a protest demanding authorities open a dam to relieve drought-stricken areas. Several prominent actors and athletes joined the peaceful movement in the city of Isfahan on Friday, urging the government to intervene to aid famers increasingly suffering from

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Central Bank is doubling down on the message that it’s no time to raise interest rates. Christine Lagarde says the bank won’t add to the squeeze on consumers who are facing rising prices driven by high energy costs. Higher inflation

LONDON (AP) — Two women and two children have died in a house fire in London. The fire brigade says around 40 firefighters and six fire engines were called to the scene on Thursday evening and took four people from the upper story of the house in Bexleyheath. Crews used breathing apparatus and a 9-meter

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy seized control of the House floor for more than eight hours overnight, preempting passage of President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill with a rambling speech full of vitriol. The California congressman acknowledged he was “angry.” McCarthy staged the speech Thursday into