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Saudi oil giant Aramco reports 30% drop in payments to state
Middle East
March 22, 2021
Saudi oil giant Aramco reports 30% drop in payments to state
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco paid the Saudi government 30 percent less in…
Strikes on northwest Syria kill 1 person, cause wide damage
Middle East
March 22, 2021
Strikes on northwest Syria kill 1 person, cause wide damage
BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes on several locations in northwest Syria near the border with Turkey have killed at least one…
AstraZeneca: US data shows vaccine effective for all ages
World
March 22, 2021
AstraZeneca: US data shows vaccine effective for all ages
LONDON (AP) — AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection against sickness and eliminated hospitalizations and deaths from the disease across…
Biden aims to prevent border crossings from swamping agenda
World
March 22, 2021
Biden aims to prevent border crossings from swamping agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is scrambling to manage a growing humanitarian and political challenge at the US-Mexico border…
Israeli election seen as referendum on divisive Netanyahu
Middle East
March 22, 2021
Israeli election seen as referendum on divisive Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis vote Tuesday in their fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils…
Donations pour in for families of Atlanta shooting victims
World
March 22, 2021
Donations pour in for families of Atlanta shooting victims
Shortly after his mother was killed in the Atlanta-area shootings, Randy Park launched a GoFundMe page asking for $20,000 to…
In Myanmar’s hinterland, army uproots ethnic Karen villagers
World
March 22, 2021
In Myanmar’s hinterland, army uproots ethnic Karen villagers
BANGKOK (AP) — In the jungles of southeast Myanmar, the army was shooting and otherwise oppressing civilians long before last…
Dozens of towns isolated by flooding in Australian state
World
March 22, 2021
Dozens of towns isolated by flooding in Australian state
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters that have isolated dozens of towns in Australia’s…
A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some US states
World
March 22, 2021
A rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some US states
Despite the clamor to speed up the US vaccination drive against COVID-19 and get the country back to normal, the…
US, Belgium, France and Japan hold Mideast naval exercise
Middle East
March 22, 2021
US, Belgium, France and Japan hold Mideast naval exercise
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US Navy said Sunday it will hold a major naval exercise alongside Belgium,…