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Biden, Putin meet in video call amid Ukraine crisis
Biden sought to put Moscow on notice that Russia will face economy-jarring sanctions if it invades neighboring Ukraine.
Science
Honeybees survive under volcanic ash for weeks in Canary Islands
Beekeeper was amazed that his bees were still alive and buzzing.
World
Japan suspends new reservations on all incoming flights
Japan has asked international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in Japan until the end of December as the country further tightens its border controls against a new coronavirus variant, the transportation ministry said Wednesday.
World
Holocaust survivors mark Hanukkah at Jerusalem Western Wall
Several dozen Holocaust survivors marked the third night of Hanukkah on Tuesday with a menorah-lighting ceremony at Jerusalem's Western Wall that paid tribute to them and the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis.
Nation
How did the new COVID-19 variant omicron get its name?
There are now seven "variants of interest" or "variants of concern," and they each have a Greek letter.
Business
Mexico gets female central bank head, supreme court justice
Mexico's president nominated the first woman to serve as governor of the country's central bank Wednesday, saying that getting women into high office was a priority.
World
Kosovo man faces terror charges after return from Syria
Kosovo's prosecutors on Wednesday brought terror charges against a local man who had allegedly joined the Islamic State group in Syria and was recently repatriated.
Business
UK aims to put latest energy firm casualty in administration
Britain's energy regulator said Wednesday that it's looking to appoint an administrator to oversee the latest business casualty in the country's domestic energy market following the demand-led spike in gas prices.
Business
Sri Lanka heeds protests, lifts ban on agrochemical imports
Sri Lanka's government has withdrawn a ban on imports of agrochemicals that it said was aimed at encouraging organic cultivation.
World
EU prosecutors appoint delayed Slovenia nominees for 5 years
A European Union body announced Wednesday that it has finally appointed two prosecutors from Slovenia, ending a months-long standoff with the small Alpine country's right-wing government, but doubts remain over how long they will stay in the job.
Business
EU says economic recovery threatened by COVID-19 resurgence
The massive spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks is threatening the European Union's recovery from the deep economic slump caused by last year's onset of the pandemic, the bloc's economy chief said Wednesday.
World
Ethiopia expels Irish diplomats over Ireland's stance on war
Ethiopia has ordered four of six Irish diplomats working in Addis Ababa to leave the country because of Ireland's outspoken stance over the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia, Ireland's government said Wednesday.
World
Lebanon's interior minister: crisis with Gulf could worsen
Lebanon's interior minister said Tuesday that every delay in resolving the diplomatic crisis with Gulf nations threatens to affect the lives of more Lebanese already reeling from a massive economic crisis.
Politics
Rep. Dean Phillips pushes to extend deadline for Liberians seeking residency
A 2019 federal program has been hampered by a slow launch and burdensome procedures.
World
Poland: Migrant camps along Belarus border have emptied
Polish authorities said Friday there are no more migrants camping along the Belarus side of the European Union's eastern border, but attempts at illegally crossing into the bloc's territory are continuing and becoming more aggressive.
World
Prince Charles ends first tour since start of pandemic
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, on Friday concluded their first foreign tour since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a four-day trip that took them to Jordan and Egypt and was meant to strengthen bilateral ties and discuss ways to combat climate change with leaders.
World
Spain broadens counting of victims in gender violence crimes
Spain's left-wing government said Friday it will begin to count in its official statistics on gender violence the slayings of women or minors by men regardless of the relationship that existed between victim and killer.
Nation
Must the swab go that far up your nose to test for COVID-19?
Don't worry: The swab is not actually stabbing your brain.
World
Migrants say Belarusians took them to E.U. border and supplied wire cutters
Migrants were put up at government hotels, given maps, even wire cutters.
Politics
How the U.S. hid an airstrike that killed dozens of civilians in Syria
It was one of the largest single civilian casualty incidents in ISIS war.
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