Italy’s president, 80, is recruited to stay on for 2nd term
ROME (AP) — Italian President Sergio Mattarella was pulled away from his impending retirement and reelected Saturday to a second seven-year term as the...
Austria to ease virus rules after vaccine mandate begins
VIENNA (AP) — Austria plans to loosen coronavirus restrictions in February after the country’s national vaccine mandate, the first of its kind in Europe,...
Russia says it won’t start a war as Ukraine tensions mount
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia‘s top diplomat said Friday that Moscow will not start a war but warned that it wouldn’t allow the West to...
Activists urge athletes to speak out at Beijing Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — Human rights activists issued a call to action against the Beijing Olympics on Friday, imploring athletes and sponsors to speak out...
Cases plateauing in parts of India, but omicron still surges
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian health officials said Thursday there were signs of COVID-19 infections plateauing in some parts of the country but cautioned...