Arab Islamist shows clout with prime-time speech in Israel
<p>JERUSALEM — The leader of an Arab Islamist party in Israel delivered a prime-time address in Hebrew on Thursday that was carried live by...
Fans may be allowed to attend 2021 Eurovision Song Contest
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Organizers of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest welcomed the news Thursday that up to 3,500 fans may be allowed to...
Automakers BMW, Volvo back moratorium on deep seabed mining
<p>BERLIN — Automakers BMW and Volvo announced Wednesday that they support a moratorium on deep seabed mining for minerals used in electric vehicle batteries...
Mexico’s indirect COVID-19 deaths may be over 120,000
MEXICO CITY — Many of the over 120,000 excess deaths Mexico suffered so far during the pandemic may have been indirectly caused by the...
Puerto Rico vaccinates thousands in 15-hour mass event
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Thousands of people were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Wednesday as part of a mass inoculation event in Puerto Rico’s...
H&M swings to loss, affirms commitment to China market
<p>STOCKHOLM — Low-cost fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB on Wednesday reported an expected loss in the first quarter. Meanwhile, the pandemic-hit Swedish company...
Germany drops probe of former Nazi guard deported from US
BERLIN — German prosecutors said Wednesday that they have dropped an investigation of a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard after he declined to...
In quieter Mexico City, rare bats make an appearance
<p>MEXICO CITY — At a Mexico City university campus, researchers are stringing mesh nets between trees, hoping to capture evidence that a rare bat...
Amid AstraZeneca setback, Germany banks on homegrown vaccine
MARBURG, Germany — As Germany ponders how to accelerate its sluggish coronavirus vaccination campaign after yet another hitch involving the AstraZeneca shot, a production...
UK economy ended 2020 better than previously thought
<p>LONDON — Official figures show that the British economy ended 2020 on a stronger footing than previously thought but that it suffered a bigger...