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The Associated Press Stocks are opening broadly higher Friday as traders welcome news of a rebound in hiring by U.S. employers last month. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrials and the Nasdaq were all up about 0.6%. Small-company stocks, which stand to benefit greatly from further gains in the economy, were up more than twice

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jurors have been sworn in for the trial of three white men charged with murder in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. The killing of the 25-year-old Black man in Georgia caused a national outcry after video was made public. Jurors were sworn in Friday morning,

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has recorded its second consecutive daily record for new coronavirus cases as infections pick up across Europe. Its disease control center says unvaccinated people now face a “very high” risk of infection. The center said Friday that the country saw 37,120 reported new infections over the

By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in Bosnia, prompting evacuations, causing power outages in most of the capital, closing a key facility for oxygen used for COVID-19 patients and submerging roads in some parts of the country. Homes were flooded around Sarajevo while local roads were

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has reported nearly 1,200 daily deaths from COVID-19, just short of the record in a persistent wave of coronavirus infections that closed most businesses in the country this week. The national coronavirus task force said 1,192 people died in the past 24 hours and 40,735 new

By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The generation of young people who will inherit a warmer future is telling the generation that caused carbon pollution to clean up its mess. Or better yet, they say: Let us do it ourselves. There are more young people than ever roaming the

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers stepped up their hiring in October, adding a solid 531,000 jobs, the most since July and a sign that the recovery from the pandemic recession may be overcoming a virus-induced slowdown. Friday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment rate fell

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session about Sudan after a military coup there nearly two weeks ago. Britain, the United States, Germany and Norway are leading a push to commission an expert to monitor the situation in Sudan. The Human Rights Council debate on Friday is taking

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The top negotiators of the European Union and recently departed Britain are seeking a belated renegotiated deal on how trade in Northern Ireland should be dealt with amid signs that increasingly acrimonious relations could lead to a trade war. On top of the dispute on how to

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian Red Cross official says seven more bodies have been recovered from a high-rise apartment building that collapsed while under construction in Lagos, bringing the death toll to 43. Segun Akande said that Femi Osibona, a director of Fourscore Homes, the real estate company building

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Supreme Court has handed Russia at least a temporary victory in its appeal of a $50 billion arbitration award to former shareholders of bankrupted oil giant Yukos. The decision Friday quashed a lower court ruling, effectively setting aside a $50 billion award made

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan says it will ease border controls beginning Monday for fully vaccinated travelers excluding tourists, responding to requests from the business community following a rapid decline in infections. Everyone entering Japan must be fully inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines that are recognized by Japanese authorities. Those eligible include

PARIS (AP) — A train struck and killed a migrant from Eritrea and at least two bodies were recovered from the sea and on a beach during a particularly deadly week for migrants on the northern coast of France. The deaths occurred in and around the city of Calais, where people often attempt treacherous crossings

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The attorneys general of 11 states have filed a lawsuit challenging a vaccine mandate for employers issued by President Joe Biden’s administration. The suit filed in the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals contends that authority to compel vaccinations rests with the

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have seized four plots of land owned by the youngest son of former dictator Suharto as part of efforts to recover money owed the government since the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis. The Finance Ministry says the confiscation was part of government attempts to recover

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis will travel to Greece and the eastern Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus on a five-day trip next month. The pope will visit Larnaca, Cyprus, from Dec. 2-4, before traveling to Greece, with stops in Athens and on the island of Lesbos, from Dec. 4-6.

By DARKO BANDIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian authorities will limit gatherings and widen the use of COVID-19 passes to curb soaring infections after the numbers of infected people reached new records again on Friday. The country’s crisis team says the new rules for gatherings will apply starting Saturday while the use of

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session about Sudan after a military coup there nearly two weeks ago. Britain, the United States, Germany and Norway are leading a push to commission an expert to monitor the situation in Sudan. The Human Rights Council debate on Friday is taking

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says its experimental pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% among patients with mild-to-moderate infections. The company announced Friday it will soon ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and international regulators to authorize its pill, which is taken twice

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s health minister has signed an order granting single women, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people access to medically assisted reproduction in the public health system. That step allows them to get treatment free of charge. The measure had long been demanded by LGBT rights groups. Fertility treatment is free in Spain, but