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Chinese leaders consider next steps for economy as debt and deflation cloud outlook for coming year 12/12/2023 11:27am • BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese leaders have wrapped up a two-day annual meeting to set economic priorities for the coming year, the official Xinhua News Agency said in a report Tuesday that cited a litany of problems but also said the world's second-largest economy had “achieved a recovery.” The repor Thousands of protesters rally in Brussels for better wages and public services 12/12/2023 08:01am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of protesters rallied Tuesday in the capital of the European Union for better public services, salaries and living conditions. The protest in downtown Brussels took place during EU negotiations over the new Stability and Growth Pact, which aims to limit debt and deficits Rishi Sunak faces a revolt in the UK Parliament over his Rwanda plan after a grilling on COVID-19 12/11/2023 02:45pm • LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced a rebellion from restive lawmakers over his signature immigration policy, while fending off tough questions Monday about his judgment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The twin pressures add up to one of the toughest weeks of Sunak’s 13 months in o Thousands of demonstrators from Europe expected in Brussels to protest austerity measures in the EU 12/11/2023 06:31am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of protesters are expected to gather in Brussels on Tuesday to protest what they perceive as new austerity measures as the 27 European Union countries discuss ways to overhaul rules on government spending. Finance ministers from the bloc have been negotiating for months Doctor and self-exiled activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS epidemic in rural China dies at 95 12/11/2023 06:25am • Renowned Chinese doctor and activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS virus epidemic in rural China in the 1990s died Sunday at the age of 95 at her home in the United States. Gao's outspokenness about the virus outbreak — which some gauged to have infected tens of thousands — embarrassed the Ch US and Mexico submit joint bid to host 2027 Women's World Cup 12/09/2023 12:33pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation and Mexico Football Federation submitted a joint bid Friday to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup projecting $3 billion in revenue, competing against a proposal from Brazil and a joint Germany-Netherlands-Belgium plan. The anticipated revenue in North Ameri McCarthy back with Cowboys after appendectomy, set to call plays against Eagles 12/08/2023 03:34pm • FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is back with the team after undergoing an emergency appendectomy just four days before planning to be the sideline for an NFC East showdown with Philadelphia. The 60-year-old knew he would be a big part of the story despite the division lead High-profile attacks on Derek Chauvin and Larry Nassar put spotlight on violence in federal prisons 12/08/2023 01:08am • Derek Chauvin was stabbed nearly two dozen times in the law library at a federal prison in Arizona. Larry Nassar was knifed repeatedly in his cell at a federal penitentiary in Florida. The assaults of two notorious, high-profile federal prisoners by fellow inmates in recent months have renewed co Ex-UK leader Boris Johnson rejects notion he wanted to let COVID-19 'rip' through the population 12/07/2023 06:06pm • LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in sometimes angry testimony to Britain’s inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic, on Thursday defended himself against suggestions that his indifference and failure to heed the advice of scientists led to thousands of unnecessary deaths. In a second The White House is threatening the patents of high-priced drugs developed with taxpayer dollars 12/07/2023 03:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is putting pharmaceutical companies on notice, warning them that if the price of certain drugs is too high, the government might cancel their patent protection and allow rivals to make their own versions. Under a plan announced Thursday, the government wo Virginia expects to wipe out pandemic unemployment backlog next summer 12/07/2023 02:59pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia agency that processes unemployment benefits has made progress clearing pandemic-related backlogs, but it isn't expected to finish until next summer, a top official told lawmakers this week. Jeff Ryan, chief deputy commissioner of the Virginia Employment Commiss Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits to making mistakes but defends COVID record at inquiry 12/06/2023 12:19pm • LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged Wednesday that his government was too slow to grasp the extent of the COVID-19 crisis, but skirted questions about whether his indecisiveness had cost thousands of lives. Testifying under oath at Britain's COVID-19 public inquiry, Dengue fever is on the rise in Mali with more than 20 deaths, health director says 12/06/2023 10:56am • BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Authorities say dengue fever is on the rise in Mali, posing a new threat to the West African nation struggling with extremist attacks and political turbulence. The director general of health and public hygiene, Dr. Cheick Amadou Tidiane Traore, told The Associated Press in an i Online shopping scams to avoid this holiday season 12/01/2023 06:56pm • Nearly 85% of consumers are worried about running into artificial intelligence-based fraud this holiday shopping season, according to the Prove Identity 2023 Online Shopping & AI-Based Fraud Report. And that's with good reason. AI-technology means the days of phishing emails filled with broke Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, US health officials say 12/01/2023 05:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections that can hit kids and older people hard may be peaking, U.S. health officials said Friday. COVID-19, though, continues to cause the most hospitalizations and deaths among respiratory illnesses — about 15,000 hospitalizations and a