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Biden to meet with GOP lawmakers to discuss virus relief

Biden to meet with GOP lawmakers to discuss virus relief

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet Monday afternoon with a group of 10 Republican senators who…
Perth in lockdown, ending Australia’s two-week run without COVID-19

Perth in lockdown, ending Australia’s two-week run without COVID-19

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian city of Perth was ordered into lockdown on Sunday after a security guard working in…
Japan mulls four-day working week amid COVID pandemic

Japan mulls four-day working week amid COVID pandemic

Japanese employees are famous for putting in agonizingly long hours at their desks and declining to take all their annual…
Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO (Reuters) – Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated…
Fugitive Tigray leader reportedly speaks out after months

Fugitive Tigray leader reportedly speaks out after months

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has reportedly made his first public comments in…
Russians join protests against jailing of Kremlin critic Navalny despite crackdown

Russians join protests against jailing of Kremlin critic Navalny despite crackdown

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took to the streets in Siberia and the Russian Far…
Trump parts ways with impeachment lawyers: sources

Trump parts ways with impeachment lawyers: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former US President Donald Trump abruptly parted ways on Saturday with the two lead lawyers working on…
Ethiopia says Tigray back to ‘normalcy;’ witnesses disagree.

Ethiopia says Tigray back to ‘normalcy;’ witnesses disagree.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government has privately told Biden administration staffers its embattled Tigray region has “returned to normalcy,”…
Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic aid plan

Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic aid plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is warning of a steep and growing “cost of inaction” on his $1.9 trillion…
Biden, Democrats hit gas on push for $15 minimum wage

Biden, Democrats hit gas on push for $15 minimum wage

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic push to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour has emerged as an…
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