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By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press SEKE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Apostolic church is one of Zimbabwe’s most skeptical groups when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. The numerous Apostolic groups have millions of followers and it is one of the southern African nation’s largest religious denominations. But many of these Christian churches, which combine traditional beliefs

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation. This is an effort to relieve supply chain bottlenecks and move the stranded container ships that are driving prices higher for U.S. consumers. President Joe

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s economic recovery has lost momentum during the summer despite the widespread lifting of coronavirus restrictions as supply chain issues took their toll. The Office of National Statistics said Wednesday that the economy managed some modest growth in August as bars, restaurants and festivals benefited from the

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has agreed to build a 44-pound semi-autonomous lunar rover for NASA to take to the moon as early as 2026. The rover would collect soil that contains oxides and NASA would use separate equipment to extract oxygen from that soil. Oxygen extracted from the lunar surface would ultimately be used

HONG KONG (AP) — A Danish artist is seeking to get back his sculpture in Hong Kong memorializing the victims of China’s 1989 crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square as a deadline loomed for its removal. Jens Galschioet says he had hired a lawyer and hopes he will be able to transport the sculpture out

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer World shares are mixed as investors wait for the release of U.S. inflation data and upcoming corporate earnings. Stocks fell in Paris, London, Tokyo and Sydney but rose in Shanghai and Frankfurt. Hong Kong’s markets were closed as a precaution due to an approaching typhoon. U.S. shares were mostly

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s defense ministry has completed the evacuation of another 160 Afghans who had initially been left behind following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The new group joins the 83 people Spain flew into an air base near Madrid on Monday. The defense ministry says that the mission was able to extract the

BEIJING (AP) — China has reported its imports slowed in September while exports grew at a slightly faster pace. Customs data released Wednesday showed the country’s trade surplus pushing higher on sustained demand in the U.S. and Asia. Exports rose 28.1% to $305.7 billion. That was faster than the 26% increase logged in August. Imports

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Comic book writer Tom Taylor says he could not be happier with the reaction to his portrayal of a new Superman as bisexual. He told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio that people who saw headlines about the new portrayal told him they “burst into tears” after never

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s economic recovery has lost momentum during the summer despite the widespread lifting of coronavirus restrictions as supply chain issues took their toll. The Office of National Statistics said Wednesday that the economy managed some modest growth in August as bars, restaurants and festivals benefited from the first full month without coronavirus

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say that the number of migrants arriving in the country via Poland and Belarus has gone up quickly during recent months. German federal police said Wednesday that more than 4,300 people illegally crossed the border from Poland this year. Most of the migrants are coming

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A one-day conference on the receding memory of the Holocaust is being held in Sweden. Participants in Malmo were focusing on how social media is contributing to a rise in antisemitism. Israel’s diaspora affairs minister said Wednesday at the International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance that

By MARCIA DUNN and RICK TABER Associated Press VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Actor William Shatner is counting down to his wildest role yet: riding a rocket into space, courtesy of “Star Trek” fan Jeff Bezos. Best known for his role as Captain Kirk, the 90-year-old Shatner is joining three other passengers for Wednesday morning’s

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — “Squid Game,” a South Korea-produced Netflix show that depicts hundreds of financially distressed characters competing in deadly children’s games for a chance to escape severe debt, has captivated global audiences since its September debut. It’s the streaming platform’s biggest hit ever. But the dystopian show

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has shown that humans are very good at responding to an immediate crisis, says New Zealand’s Climate Change Minister James Shaw. But when it comes to dealing with a slower-moving threat like climate change, he says, we’re “terribly bad.” Shaw spoke to

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Squid Game, a South Korea-produced Netflix show that depicts hundreds of financially distressed characters competing in deadly children’s games for a chance to escape severe debt, has captivated global audiences since its September debut. It’s one of the streaming platform’s biggest hits ever. But the

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Energy Agency is urging governments to make stronger commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions at an upcoming U.N. climate summit. The Paris-based international organization is warning the world isn’t on track to contain climate change and that new investment was needed to “jolt

By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the most talked about attractions at the world’s fair underway in Dubai is a towering statue made of marble dust that’s raising eyebrows just as its original form did more than 500 years ago. At Italy’s pavilion, a 3D replica of Michelangelo’s

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese official says China’s recent increase in military exercises and warplane missions near Taiwan were necessary to defend the nation’s sovereignty and territory. Taiwan sees China’s increased military pressure as advertising its threat to bring the island it claims as its own territory under its control by military means as necessary.