Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Blast at Afghan mosque kills many, witnesses and Taliban say
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A powerful explosion in a mosque frequented by a religious minority group in northern Afghanistan on Friday has left several casualties, witnesses and the Taliban's spokesman...
Oct 08, 2021
Ireland buckles to pressure, joins global corporate tax deal
LONDON (AP) - Ireland has agreed to join an international agreement establishing a minimum corporate tax of 15% around the world, ditching the low-tax policy that has led companies like Google and Fac...
Oct 08, 2021
Google to keep climate denial ads away from other content
LONDON (AP) - Google will ban digital ads promoting false climate change claims from appearing next to the content of other publishers, hoping to limit revenue for climate change deniers and stop the ...
Oct 08, 2021
Finland joins other Nordic nations in curbing Moderna shots
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Finland has joined other Nordic countries in suspending or discouraging the use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in certain age groups because of an increased risk of heart inf...
Oct 08, 2021
October 8: Debt disaster dodged. Lego Titanic sailing to toy store shelves.
Good morning! It's Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. Here's a look at your news across the nation: 1. Senate dodges US debt disaster, voting to extend borrowing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is s...
Oct 08, 2021
Nigerian forces free more than 180 hostages, say police
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - In one of the largest liberations of kidnap victims, at least 187 people including babies have been freed in the country's troubled north, police announced. Nigerian security for...
Oct 08, 2021
Trial against leading jailed Turkish philanthropist resumes
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Turkish court on Friday resumed the trial against a leading philanthropist who has been behind bars for nearly four years despite repeated calls by Europe's top human rights or...
Oct 08, 2021
US, Pakistani officials in strained talks on Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) - United States and Pakistani officials are meeting Friday amid a worsening relationship between the two countries as each nation searches for a way forward in Afghanistan under Taliban...
Oct 08, 2021
Swiss-backed project aims to avert new 'Cold War' in science
GENEVA (AP) - Switzerland's foreign minister says concerns about a "new Cold War" over science and technology are a major reason behind the creation of a new think tank that looks out for future advan...
Oct 08, 2021
Security forces vote in Iraq's general election
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi security personnel across the country cast their ballots Friday, two days before the rest of the nation votes in parliamentary elections. The vote is being held six months before ...
Oct 08, 2021