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Seoul: UN agency to boost efforts to monitor N. Korean nukes

Seoul: UN agency to boost efforts to monitor N. Korean nukes

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday his organization will push to bolster its capacity to verify North Korean nuclear activities and raise international awareness of the urgency of its weapons program.
Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen presents new government

Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen presents new government

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday presented a three-party majority coalition that crosses the left-right divide and includes the leader of the Liberal Party and a former prime minister in key jobs.
A week into China's easing, uncertainty over virus direction

A week into China's easing, uncertainty over virus direction

BEIJING (AP) — A week after China dramatically eased some of the world's strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remained Thursday over the direction of the pandemic in the world's most populous nation.
UK nurses join wave of strike action to demand better pay

UK nurses join wave of strike action to demand better pay

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of nurses walked off their jobs in England on Thursday, escalating a wave of industrial unrest in the U.K.
Six-month COVID-19 vaccine delay would have cost $156B: study

Six-month COVID-19 vaccine delay would have cost $156B: study

A study from the C.D. Howe Institute estimates Canada would have lost $156 billion in economic activity in 2021 had COVID-19 vaccines been rolled out six months later than they were. That would have been equivalent to about 12.
South Africa leader fights for political future over scandal

South Africa leader fights for political future over scandal

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The president of South Africa is fighting for his political future amid an unfolding scandal that has tainted his reputation as an anti-apartheid icon once widely admired for tackling the problems of Africa’s most developed econom
Financial intelligence agency tracking signs of homegrown terrorism financing

Financial intelligence agency tracking signs of homegrown terrorism financing

OTTAWA — Efforts by Canada's financial intelligence agency over the last three years uncovered activity related to homegrown terrorism, the bankrolling of international terrorist groups and attempts by Canadians to take part in extremism abroad.
Fiji parties say election count should stop after glitch

Fiji parties say election count should stop after glitch

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The leaders of four political parties contesting Fiji's general election called for an immediate halt to vote-counting Thursday after the online results app experienced a glitch and then the next batch of results swung
Musk's Twitter tweaks foreshadow EU showdown over new rules

Musk's Twitter tweaks foreshadow EU showdown over new rules

LONDON (AP) — Self-proclaimed free speech warrior Elon Musk’s more unfettered version of Twitter could collide with new rules in Europe, where officials warn that the social media company will have to comply with some of the world’s toughest laws tar
China won't report asymptomatic COVID cases in further shift

China won't report asymptomatic COVID cases in further shift

BEIJING (AP) — China said Wednesday that it would stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they've become impossible to track with mass testing no longer required, another step in the country's departure from some of the world's strictest ant