Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tunisia gets new government, appoints record number of women
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - Tunisia got a new government Monday after more than two months without one, with the prime minister naming her Cabinet, including a record number of women. The ministerial appoin...
Oct 11, 2021
Climate activists block intersection near Dutch parliament
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Hundreds of protesters from climate activist group Extinction Rebellion blocked a busy intersection Monday near the temporary home of the Netherlands' parliament, marking...
Oct 11, 2021
Fire-hit Greek island races to fix damage before next storm
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Authorities on the Greek island of Evia said Monday that more than 200 homes were damaged by weekend flooding, with most of the affected areas left unprotected in the wake of hug...
Oct 11, 2021
4 detained during massive pro-EU protest in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Police in Warsaw said Monday that four people, including the prime minister's nephew, were detained during a massive protest against government policy that critics say could cost...
Oct 11, 2021
Russia's new COVID-19 infections, deaths near all-time highs
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's daily coronavirus infections and deaths hovered near all-time highs Monday amid sluggish vaccination rates and the Kremlin's reluctance to toughen restrictions. Russia's state c...
Oct 11, 2021
2 men guilty of lawyer's murder that shocked the Netherlands
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Two men were convicted Monday and sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of a Dutch lawyer who represented a witness in a high-profile criminal case against suspe...
Oct 11, 2021
Tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma as severe weather rocks central US
COWETA, Okla. (AP) - Several reported tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma late Sunday into early Monday morning, causing damage but no immediate word of deaths or injuries. The severe weather system als...
Oct 11, 2021
October 11: Southwest cancels flights nationwide. Company looks for followup to Jabberin' Jack.
Good morning! It's Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. Here's a look at your news across the nation: 1. Southwest cancels over 1,000 flights nationwide, delays hundreds more Southwest canceled hundreds of flights ...
Oct 11, 2021
US-based economists receive Nobel Prize for work on 'natural experiments'
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Three U.S-based economists won the 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday for work on drawing conclusions from unintended experiments, or so-called "natural experiments." Canadian-b...
Oct 11, 2021
Merck asks regulators to authorize pill that would be first shown to treat COVID-19
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world's arsenal against the pandemic. If cleared by ...
Oct 11, 2021