Lithuania passes laws to curb migrant arrivals from Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday passed new legislation aimed at curbing an influx of migrants crossing its borders that it accused neighboring Belarus of orchestrating.
Toronto board of trade calls for vaccine passports for non-essential activities
The Toronto Region Board of Trade is calling on the Ontario government to introduce a vaccine passport system for non-essential business activity, as European nations like France begin to make vaccine passports a part of daily life. Quebec has signalle...
New Mexico eyes higher plant limit for marijuana producers
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico regulatory agency hopes to avoid a possible shortage by raising the number of marijuana plants that licensed producers could produce.
EXPLAINER: Why are Texas Democrats camped out in Washington?
Texas statehouse Democrats are camping out in Washington to try and block the GOP's sweeping elections overhaul bill that makes it harder to vote in the state. A similar move successfully killed an earlier version of the bill on
German court sentences rapist who wore wolf mask to 12 years
BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Tuesday convicted a man of raping an 11-year-old girl while wearing a wolf mask and sentenced him to 12 years in prison.
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, July 13, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 5:45 p.m. Alberta is reporting 35 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths. The province says there are 112 people in hospital due to the virus, including 33 in intensive care. ...
Residents of Kosovo villages sickened; water tests underway
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The mayor of a municipality in western Kosovo declared a state of emergency Tuesday after hundreds of residents experienced vomiting and diarrhea in recent days.
Firm hacked to spread ransomware had previous security flaws
For 21 years, the software company Kaseya labored in relative obscurity — at least until cybercriminals exploited it in early July for a massive ransomware attack that snarled businesses around the world and escalated U.S.-Russia diplomatic tensions. ...
2 Baltimore officers on US task force shot, suspect killed
WOODLAWN, Md. (AP) — Two Baltimore city police officers were shot and a suspect was killed as a U.S. Marshals’ task force served a warrant outside a mall Tuesday morning, a Baltimore County police spokeswoman said.
Veteran politician becomes Nepal prime minister for 5th time
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A veteran politician was appointed Nepal's prime minister for the fifth time on Tuesday, a day after the Supreme Court reinstated the House of Representatives and upheld his claim to be the new leader.