Germany embarks on tricky search for post-Merkel government
NewBERLIN (AP) — Germany is embarking on a potentially lengthy search for its next government after the center-left Social Democrats narrowly beat…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed as virus fears cloud economic outlook
NewTOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed as skepticism about the regional economic outlook tempered any rally because of worries about further waves of…
Continue Reading Monsoon rain may worsen floods in Thailand, Bangkok prepares
NewBANGKOK (AP) — Seasonal monsoon rains may worsen flooding that has already badly affected about a third of Thailand. A tropical storm swept through…
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Resounding US Ryder Cup win could be start of something big
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A young and hungry U.S. squad didn’t just take back the Ryder Cup. They put the biggest beating on a European squad in…
Continue Reading Strong quake rattles Greek island of Crete
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 has struck the southern Greek island of Crete, sending residents into…
Continue Reading Shadow contracts, smoke, mirrors keep the lights out in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Electricity is a potent symbol of endemic corruption in Iraq, rooted in the country’s sectarian power-sharing system. It’s…
Continue Reading The Latest: New Zealand to allow home isolation to travelers
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s prime minister says the government will start a pilot program of home-isolation for overseas…
Continue Reading The Latest: New Zealand to allow home isolation to travelers
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s prime minister says the government will start a pilot program of home-isolation for overseas…
Continue Reading Israeli troops kill 5 Palestinians in West Bank gunbattles
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say at least five Palestinians have been killed in shootouts with Israeli forces in the occupied West…
Continue Reading After furious comeback, 49ers leave Rodgers too much time
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Everything seemed to be going to plan down the stretch of the San Francisco 49ers’ first home game with fans in…
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