Tag: National governments
Portland leaders condemn ongoing violence by ‘anarchists’
PORTLAND, Ore. — Leaders and elected officials in Portland, Oregon, came together Monday to demand an end to violence, criminal destruction and intimidation by...
Cities, groups aim to stop Ohio’s push for early census data
<p>A coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups sued the U.S. Census Bureau last year to stop it from ending the 2020 census...
Dinamo Zagreb coach quits after receiving prison sentence
ZAGREB, Croatia — Zoran Mamic quit as Dinamo Zagreb coach after Croatia's Supreme Court confirmed his nearly five-year prison sentence for tax evasion and...
Court: Defendant in teacher slaying has route to state funds
<p>SAVANNAH, Ga. — Georgia's highest court opened a door Monday for taxpayer funds to help cover the legal defense of a man awaiting trial...
Lawmakers fear turning 144 cities into “micropolitan” areas
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and congressmen is urging the federal government not to approve recommendations to remove 144 cities from the designation...
Watching the watchers: who’s at the helm of EU’s Frontex?
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency Frontex, the pride of the 27-nation bloc’s vast effort to keep watch over its...
Kosovo opens its embassy in Jerusalem, Israel
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday it has formally opened its embassy to Israel in the disputed city of Jerusalem.
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Thousands protest against gov’t on eve of Dutch election
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — On the eve of the Netherlands' general election, some 2,000 people gathered in The Hague on Sunday to protest against...
Kosovo opens its embassy in Jerusalem, Israel
<p>PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday it has formally opened its embassy to Israel in the disputed city of Jerusalem.</p>
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IRS says new round of COVID relief payments on the way
<p>WASHINGTON — Officials at the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service said Friday that processing the new round of stimulus payments has already begun,...