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By CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal and Rwanda have signed an agreement with German company BioNTech for the construction of its first start-to-finish factories to make messenger RNA vaccines in Africa. BioNTech, which developed and produces the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, said Tuesday that construction on the facilities will start in mid-2022.

LONDON (AP) — Climate activists in hard hats scaled a U.K. government building Tuesday, unfurling a banner demanding that countries attending the U.N. climate conference invest in plant-based alternatives to meat. The activists campaigning for Animal Rebellion climbed between 10 meters and 20 meters (32 feet to 65 feet) up the latticework decoration of the

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced a $100 million initiative meant to beef up the U.S. relationship with Southeast Asian nations. Biden made the announcement at a virtual summit with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Tuesday. It’s the first time since 2017, when President Donald Trump participated in the summit,

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks held on to modest gains on Wall Street Tuesday, pushing the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average further into record heights. The S&P 500 added 0.2% and the Dow edged up less than 0.1%. The Nasdaq also rose less than 0.1%. Solid

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man has pleaded guilty to killing a 14-year-old girl who authorities say was strangled and stabbed more than 20 times in a random attack outside a store in June. Arthur Kollie entered an Alford plea Monday in the death of Jupiter Paulsen. With the plea, the 22-year-old Fargo

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s ruling general says that the prime minister he deposed in a coup is being held for his own safety and will likely be released soon. But he warned Tuesday that other members of the dissolved government could face a trial. A day after the military seized

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — Members of the Tuskegee University marching band are threatening to quit performing at school events to protest what they say is a lack of resources and support. WSFA-TV reports that concerned members of the Marching Crimson Pipers released a statement Saturday through the Tuskegee Student Government Association complaining about conditions within

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief is set to deliver his first budget statement since the Conservative government lifted most coronavirus restrictions across the U.K. On Wednesday Rishi Sunak is likely to use one of the most high-profile events in the country’s political calendar to paint a relatively rosy picture

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s manatees are dying, in unprecedented numbers this year, with 959 documented deaths as of mid-October. That’s already more than any full year in state records, and now colder weather could bring even more deaths. Scientists blame food scarcity. The so-called sea cows mostly eat