By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Britain are back to quarreling less than a year after finalizing Brexit. Britain wants changes to the deal it reached on trade in Northern Ireland. The EU insists on keeping the essence of the deal. France wants more fishing licenses
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BAGUIO, Philippines (AP) — A tropical storm set off landslides and flash flooding as it barreled over the tip of the northern Philippines overnight, and officials say nine people died and 11 are missing. Hundreds were evacuated in places swamped by floods and battered by pounding rains and wind from Tropical Storm Kompasu. Landslides buried
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Britain are back to quarreling less than a year after finalizing Brexit. Britain wants changes to the deal it reached on trade in Northern Ireland. The EU insists on keeping the essence of the deal. France wants more fishing licenses
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Britain are back to quarreling less than a year after finalizing Brexit. Britain wants changes to the deal it reached on trade in Northern Ireland. The EU insists on keeping the essence of the deal. France wants more fishing licenses
Continue ReadingGerardo Lemos (CNN) — Este lunes, la Defensoría del Pueblo de Colombia informó a través de un comunicado que se presentó un naufragio en el corregimiento de Acandí, en el departamento del Chocó, dejando un saldo de tres muertos y un menor de ocho meses desaparecido. La Defensoría agregó que la embarcación habría salido de
Continue Reading By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban are in power in Afghanistan but a new enemy is ascending in the country: the Islamic State group. There has been an uptick in IS attacks since the Taliban took over on Aug. 15, most recently a deadly bombing of a mosque used by
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the greenlight looms for another dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, experts on Friday urged those who received it to get a booster shot as soon as it’s available because it will provide them with the best protection against the coronavirus. “J&J is a very good vaccine. I also
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By Vasco Cotovio, Sharon Braithwaite and Helen Regan, CNN The British government failed to act quickly enough in its initial Covid-19 response, enabling the virus to spread rapidly through communities and resulting in thousands of deaths, lawmakers said in a damning report published Tuesday. The report, an initial assessment by the British Parliament’s Health and
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By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff, Lacey Russell and Dakin Andone, CNN Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri, has struggled to retain staff during the Covid-19 pandemic, losing 10 of his 57 nurses in the main hospital and three rural health clinics. So Tobler can’t afford to alienate any more health
Continue ReadingBy Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff, Lacey Russell and Dakin Andone, CNN Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri, has struggled to retain staff during the Covid-19 pandemic, losing 10 of his 57 nurses in the main hospital and three rural health clinics. So Tobler can’t afford to alienate any more health
Continue Reading By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press LAFITTE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana task force is working to gather vaults and caskets disrupted from their burial sites by Hurricane Ida and rebury them. The storm came ashore on Aug. 29. Cemetery Response Task Force chairman Ryan Seidemann says members start surveying cemeteries as soon as they can
Continue Reading TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has kicked off a massive, two-day air defense drill in the country’s sprawling central desert in another show of force by the Islamic Republic. State TV reported that both the army and the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard are taking part in the annual maneuvers dubbed “Velyat.” It said elite air force
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Blustery winds are still surging through California after downing trees, fanning wildfires and shutting off power to about 21,000 customers in the northern and central regions. Red flag warnings of dry, gusty and dangerous fire conditions are continuing Tuesday in mountains, valleys, canyons and deserts around the state. Pacific Gas &
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By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN At least 15 people were killed after heavy rain and flooding battered China’s northern province of Shanxi, destroying thousands of homes and forcing more than 120,000 people to relocate to safer areas, local officials said Tuesday. The province experienced its worst flooding this month since records began, meteorological official Wang Wenyi
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck will learn on Tuesday how long he will be imprisoned. Jurors in July swiftly convicted the 60-year-old Beck on 37 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and tax fraud. Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to sentence Beck to
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares have fallen in Asia as surging prices of oil, coal and other energy fan fears over inflation. Benchmarks declined in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Oil prices advanced, having closed above $80 per barrel on Monday. On Wall Street, stocks closed broadly lower, with the S&P 500 down
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares have fallen in Asia as surging prices of oil, coal and other energy fan fears over inflation. Benchmarks declined in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Oil prices advanced, having closed above $80 per barrel on Monday. On Wall Street, stocks closed broadly lower, with the S&P 500 down
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Centralia Board of Alderman appointed a new interim police chief and approved a law firm to serve as a special legal counsel. The board appointed Corporal Nat Stoebe to take over as interim police chief until the city finds a more long term solution. “My whole objective, moving forward from here
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund expressed “full confidence” in its managing director Tuesday in response to allegations that World Bank staff were pressured to change business rankings for China in an effort to placate Beijing. The IMF’s 24-member executive board said in a statement
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By Faith Karimi, CNN International shipping giant Maersk has suspended five crew members and is investigating after a student posted an explosive blog post saying she was raped on the company’s ship. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
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