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ROME (AP) — Protests erupted in Italy on Friday on of Europe’s most stringent anti-coronavirus measure went into effect, requiring all workers, from magistrates to maids, to show a health pass to get into their place of employment. Police were out in force, schools were closing early and embassies issued warnings of possible violence amid

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking steps to address the economic risks from climate change. It’s issuing a 40-page report Friday on government-wide plans to protect the financial, insurance and housing markets and the savings of American families. The mortgage process, stock market disclosures, retirement plans, federal procurement

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana say five juveniles overpowered two guards at a detention center and escaped Thursday night. A spokesman for Baton Rouge police told news outlets that four of the juveniles took off in a vehicle and the fifth ran away. The inmate who ran has been captured. The other

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s prime minister is urging former King Juan Carlos I to offer a public explanation of his suspected financial wrongdoings. The 83-year-old former monarch has been the target of official investigations in Spain and Switzerland. One of them involved possible kickbacks in a high-speed railway contract in Saudi Arabia. Sánchez told broadcaster

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong and mainland authorities have seized about $540,000 worth of smuggled Australian lobsters believed to be bound for the mainland, after China restricted imports of the crustacean amid escalating tensions with Australia. Hong Kong authorities say its customs and Chinese law enforcement agencies confiscated about

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mostly higher in Europe and Asia after technology companies powered the biggest rally on Wall Street since March. U.S. futures also rose after the S&P 500 jumped 1.7% on Thursday. Investors have been encouraged by strong earnings reports. Every S&P 500 company that has reported earnings this

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British health officials say an estimated 43,000 people may have been wrongly told they don’t have the coronavirus because of problems at a private laboratory. The U.K. Health Security Agency said a lab in the central England city of Wolverhampton has been suspended from processing swabs. The

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — In response to growing violence across Nigeria’s northwest and central states, governors have blocked telecommunications in many areas across five states to enable the military to carry out special operations targeted at the armed groups attacking local communities. However, local officials and residents told The Associated

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it’s asked Interpol for help to arrest two foreigners including a Ukrainian over their alleged involvement in cyberattacks and large-scale extortion that targeted South Korean and U.S. companies.  The Korean Police Agency said Friday that it’s received domestic arrest warrants for the