Malaysian king picks ex-deputy PM as nation’s new leader
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s longest-governing political party has reclaimed the premiership it lost in…
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Greek wildfire abates but hundreds of firefighters battle on
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major wildfire that has ravaged a pine forest and burned homes northwest of the Greek…
Continue ReadingWestern groups desperate to save Afghan workers left behind
By COLLEEN BARRY and KERSTIN SOPKE Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Hundreds of Western nationals and Afghan workers have been flown to safety since…
Continue ReadingUgás seizes late-career spotlight, takes a shot at Pacquiao
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Yordenis Ugás is finally living the life he imagined when he decided to leave Cuba. On Saturday…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand to extend national lockdown after more Covid-19 cases identified
By Angus Watson and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN New Zealand will extend a nationwide lockdown for four days after uncovering several locally transmitted…
Continue ReadingStocks end higher on Wall Street, still post weekly losses
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks ended higher on Wall Street Friday but not enough to erase the market’s losses from earlier in the week.…
Continue ReadingStocks end higher on Wall Street, still post weekly losses
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks ended higher on Wall Street Friday but not enough to erase the market’s losses from earlier in the week.…
Continue ReadingRaiders upbeat coming out of joint practices with LA Rams
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are coming out of two joint practices with the Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingChina insists its zero-Covid strategy is correct. Challenging it can be dangerous
By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN As the highly infectious Delta variant took hold in China last month, Zhang Wenhong, a well-respected infectious…
Continue ReadingMerkel, Putin spar over Navalny but vow to maintain dialogue
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin have…
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Bend woman celebrates turning 100 with special visit
“I feel young. I don’t feel 100,” Bend resident Mary Westbrook said Thursday on her 100th birthday as she had a surprise visit by Bend Fire &…
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Continue ReadingJudge says case against former Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson can go to trial
By Rebekah Riess and Melissa Alonso, CNN A Florida judge ruled Thursday that a case may proceed against former Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy…
Continue ReadingJudge says case against former Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson can go to trial
WPLG, POOL, BROWARD SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Rebekah Riess and Melissa Alonso, CNN A Florida judge ruled Thursday that a case may proceed…
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Redmond touts downtown resilience amid pandemic
A relatively small drop in employment and several new downtown Redmond businesses are reported, while Bend sees a drop in new and renewed business…
Continue ReadingNew Chinese law tightens control over company data on users
BEIJING (AP) — China is tightening control over data gathered by companies about the public under a law approved by its ceremonial legislature. The…
Continue ReadingNew Chinese law tightens control over company data on users
BEIJING (AP) — China is tightening control over data gathered by companies about the public under a law approved by its ceremonial legislature. The…
Continue ReadingGOP governors, school districts battle over mask mandates
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Millions of students in Florida, Texas and Arizona are being required to wear masks…
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Newport corridor, other Bend road projects hit by COVID-19 delays
A city official says completion of the new roundabout on Newport Avenue has been delayed due to COVID-related impacts, which also have affected the…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: Official Taliban websites abruptly go offline
By The Associated Press BOSTON — Taliban websites that delivered the victorious insurgents’ official messages to Afghans and the world at large…
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