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By MATTHEW LEE and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has named a new coordinator for its investigation into cases of so-called Havana Syndrome. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday announced Jonathan Moore will oversee the task force investigating brain injuries that have been reported by hundreds of diplomats and

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ top human rights official has condemned actions by military leaders in Sudan following a coup almost two weeks ago and called on them to let civilian rule return. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet decried excessive use of force by security forces

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press Fears and unfounded rumors about COVID-19 vaccines have spread among Peru’s Indigenous people, who are about a quarter of the country’s 33 million people. That’s complicated vaccination efforts in a country hit harder than nearly any other by the pandemic. Only about 25% of people in Indigenous areas have been

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