Seven female Afghan taekwondo athletes resettle in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia — A sports association official says seven female taekwondo athletes who fled Taliban-controlled Afghanistan have resettled in Melbourne.
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Apple, Google raise new concerns by yanking Russian app
BERKELEY, Calif. — Big Tech companies that operate around the globe have long promised to obey local laws and to protect civil rights while...
Explainer: Wide dangers ahead for island after eruption
MADRID — A small Spanish island in the Atlantic Ocean is struggling days after a volcano erupted, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people,...
Escapees captured, Israel opens crossing near prison break
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel on Wednesday reopened a crossing with the occupied West Bank for the first time since six prisoners tunneled out...
Germany’s diversity shows as immigrants run for parliament
BERLIN — Ana-Maria Trasnea was 13 when she emigrated from Romania because her single, working mother believed she would have a better future in...
Ravaged by war, Syrian rebel area struggles with virus surge
BEIRUT — Coronavirus cases are surging to the worst levels of the pandemic in a rebel stronghold in Syria — a particularly devastating development...
Chinese builder in debt jam says it will make bond payment
BEIJING — A Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars of debt reassured jittery global markets at...
ADB: Asia below pre-pandemic levels as variants slow rebound
Developing economies in Asia will likely grow at a slower pace than earlier expected due to prolonged COVID-19 outbreaks and uneven progress in vaccinations,...
Brazil health minister tests positive for the coronavirus
SAO PAULO — Brazil's health minister tested positive for the coronavirus in New York after President Jair Bolsonaro spoke at the U.N. General Assembly...
US, China unveil separate big steps to fight climate change
The two biggest economies and largest carbon polluters in the world announced separate financial attacks on climate change Tuesday.
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