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Lawmakers throw pig guts, punches on Taiwan parliament floor

Lawmakers throw pig guts, punches on Taiwan parliament floor

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lawmakers in Taiwan got into a fist fight and threw pig guts at each other Friday…
Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19

Students in Burkina Faso fear extremists more than COVID-19

DORI, Burkina Faso (AP) — Balkissa Barro’s been waiting for months to go back to school, but now that she…
Ethiopians flee Tigray capital in fear of imminent assault

Ethiopians flee Tigray capital in fear of imminent assault

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — People continued to flee the capital of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region in fear of an imminent…
Symptomless and spreading, South Korea battles surge in silent COVID-19 cases

Symptomless and spreading, South Korea battles surge in silent COVID-19 cases

SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients are driving a surge in new cases in South Korea, frustrating efforts to control…
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the “Hand of God” goal in 1986…
Greek civil servants on 24-hour strike

Greek civil servants on 24-hour strike

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Civil servants in Greece have walked off the job in a 24-hour strike expected to disrupt…
Americans risk traveling over Thanksgiving despite warnings

Americans risk traveling over Thanksgiving despite warnings

Millions of Americans took to the skies and the highways ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on…
Africa CDC sees COVID-19 vaccinations in 2nd quarter of 2021

Africa CDC sees COVID-19 vaccinations in 2nd quarter of 2021

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Vaccinations against COVID-19 in Africa might not start until the second quarter of next year, the…
AstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds vaccine study results

AstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds vaccine study results

LONDON (AP) — AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Wednesday acknowledged a manufacturing error that is raising questions about preliminary results…
Ethiopia to begin ‘final phase’ of offensive in Tigray region, says PM

Ethiopia to begin ‘final phase’ of offensive in Tigray region, says PM

ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Ethiopian military will begin the “final phase” of an offensive in the rebellious northern Tigray…
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