By Raf Casert and Mari YamaguchiAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The coronavirus’s omicron variant kept a jittery world off-kilter Wednesday as reports of infections linked to the mutant strain cropped […]
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WHO Europe Warns Of Possible Surge in COVID Deaths Ahead
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe office says projections show its 53-country region could face another 700,000 deaths in the coronavirus pandemic by next spring, topping 2 million […]
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Mexico to Deploy Troops to Riviera Maya in Wake of Shootings
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico will deploy a battalion of National Guard troops to its Mayan Riviera in the wake of a spate of shootings that have put the crown […]
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COP26 Is An Informational Two Way Street For California Senate Delegation
This week, members of the California Senate delegation held a virtual meeting with the state’s based reporters to discuss their participation at the United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP26) in […]
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Little Time, But ‘Mountain To Climb’ at UN Climate Talks
By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal and Frank JordansAssociated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has made “some serious toddler steps” toward cutting emissions but […]
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Investors Bet Big on Climate Fight but Motives Questioned
By Frank Jordans and Danica KirkaAssociated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Governments and big investors announced fresh plans Wednesday to pour trillions of dollars into curbing global warming, reflecting the […]
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Migrant Caravan Grows as it Heads Through Southern Mexico
By Edgar H. ClementeAssociated Press VILLA COMALTITLAN, Mexico (AP) — A growing migrant caravan filled the square in this town in Chiapas state on Wednesday afternoon after knocking off another […]
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Study: Fossil Fuel Plans Would Far Overshoot Climate Goals
By Frank Jordans Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The world needs to cut by more than half its production of coal, oil and gas in the coming decade to maintain […]
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WHO Honors Henrietta Lacks, Woman Whose Cells Served Science
By Jamey KeatenAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the World Health Organization on Wednesday honored the late Henrietta Lacks, an American woman whose cancer cells were taken without […]
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Physics Nobel Rewards Work On Climate Change, Other Forces
By David Keyton And Seth BorensteinAssociated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for work that found order in seeming disorder, helping to explain […]