African leaders call for climate financing acceleration
<p>DAKAR, Senegal — African leaders rallied Tuesday in a virtual summit calling for scaled-up actions and financing to combat the effects of climate change...
Dutch lawmakers set to resume stalled coalition talks
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch lawmakers appointed a veteran negotiator Tuesday to kickstart stalled talks to form the country's next ruling coalition following last...
Crew evacuated as Dutch cargo ship risks sinking off Norway
<p>HELSINKI — An unmanned Dutch cargo ship may be in danger of capsizing in heavy seas off the coast of Norway after its crew...
Russian arrested for filming naked women on Dubai balcony
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Police in Dubai have arrested a Russian citizen for filming several naked women on a high-rise balcony in the...
Egypt says latest round of talks over Ethiopia dam fail
<p>CAIRO — Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday the latest round of talks over Ethiopia’s massive dam project failed to make progress after Addis Abba...
Watchdog: Lebanon’s vaccination of refugees, migrants lags
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s vaccination campaign has been slow and risks leaving behind some of the country’s most vulnerable people, including Palestinian and Syrian refugees,...
Czechs partially ease lockdown; kids to return to school
<p>PRAGUE — The Czech government on Tuesday approved the first easing of its tight lockdown in one of the European Union's hardest-hit countries, allowing...
Cuban cooks overcome shortages with ingenuity on Facebook
HAVANA — If you don’t have potato, use malanga root. If you can't find zucchini, replace it with cucumber.
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Austria: 1 dead, 2 seriously hurt in balcony collapse
<p>BERLIN — A woman has died in Austria and two others were seriously injured after an apartment balcony collapsed, police said Tuesday.</p>
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Easter weekend brings Belgium another record cocaine seizure
BRUSSELS — Belgian authorities came out of the long Easter weekend with another record cocaine haul after customs officials at the port of Antwerp...