Ambulances queue at hospitals as virus surge slams Portugal
Ambulances waiting to deliver COVID-19 patients are queueing outside hospital emergency departments as Portugal’s COVID-19 surge continues unabatedBy HELENA ALVES and BARRY HATTON Associated PressJanuary 22, 2021, 7:18 PM• 3...
Russian-backed mercenaries dig fortified trench across Libya, raising US concern over Kremlin motives
US officials are also concerned over the long-term goals of the Kremlin ally in the war-torn state. One intelligence official notes that the trench is a sign that Wagner, which,...
Egypt officials: Bomb kills 1 police and wounds 3 in Sinai
Security and medical officials say that the Islamic State has blown up a roadside bomb in the restive northern Sinai peninsula, killing one member of Egypt’s security forces and wounding...
Vatican bank’s former chief found guilty of money laundering, sentenced to nearly 9 years...
The 81-year-old was handed an eight year, 11 month jail term on Thursday, making him the highest-ranking Vatican official to be convicted of a financial crime. His lawyer is appealing...
World leaders cheer US return to climate fight under Biden
BERLIN -- World leaders breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause that...
European Central Bank faces gloomier picture for economy
The European Central Bank is confronting more economic gloomBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business WriterJanuary 21, 2021, 7:00 AM• 3 min readFRANKFURT, Germany -- The ...
World leaders welcome Biden with praise, pleas, and parting shots at Trump
Among most messages was a palpable sense of relief, as the international community embraced Biden's pledge to reenter a series of global pacts and organizations that President Donald Trump cut...
Gas explosion rips through Madrid building, killing 4
A powerful gas explosion has torn through a residential building in central Madrid, killing four people and ripping the facade off the structureBy ARITZ PARRA and MANU FERNÁNDEZ Associated PressJanuary...
Stock market performance by president, from Reagan to Trump
The stock market is certainly not the best indicator of the economy’s health, or of a president’s track record. But throughout his four years in office, it...