By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press REYKJAVIK , Iceland (AP) — Climate change is top of the agenda when voters in Iceland head to the polls for general elections on Saturday, following an exceptionally warm summer and an election campaign defined by a wide-reaching debate on global warming. All nine parties running for seats at the
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan officials say the island has applied to join an 11-nation Pacific trade group. That sets up a potential clash with rival Beijing. The Chinese government, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory, gave no details of how it might respond but said the island has no right to join
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan officials say the island has applied to join an 11-nation Pacific trade group. That sets up a potential clash with rival Beijing. The Chinese government, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory, gave no details of how it might respond but said the island has no right to join
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s election campaign has largely focused on the three candidates hoping to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor after four terms in office. Climate change rose to the top of the political agenda over the summer following the deadly floods that hit western Germany in July. Foreign policy
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A large group gathered in downtown Bend Wednesday evening for a vigil at “Peace Corner,” then walked a block to the scene where Barry Washington Jr. was shot and killed early Sunday and a growing memorial is located.
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a two-run double in the 12th inning and the Houston Astros, after throwing out Shohei Ohtani at the plate to preserve a tie, broke away to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 9-5. Houston, which has won four straight and seven of eight,
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank will soon have access to the private credit information of hundreds of millions of users of Ant Group’s online credit service, in a move signaling more regulatory oversight of the financial technology sector. Huabei, Ant Group’s credit service, says consumer credit data it has collected will be included in
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank will soon have access to the private credit information of hundreds of millions of users of Ant Group’s online credit service, in a move signaling more regulatory oversight of the financial technology sector. Huabei, Ant Group’s credit service, says consumer credit data it has collected will be included in
Continue ReadingBy BARRY HATTON Associated Press OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) — As Portugal nears its goal of fully vaccinating 85% of the population against COVID-19 in nine months, other countries want to know how it was able to accomplish the feat. A lot of the credit is going to Rear Adm. Henrique Gouveia e Melo. With his
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kris Bryant hit a bases-clearing double, Buster Posey had four hits and scored three times, and reliever Camilo Doval got San Francisco out of a big jam as the Giants beat the free-falling San Diego Padres 8-6 to take a two-game lead in the NL
Continue ReadingBy ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — There was a time not long ago when uprisings and wars in the Arab world topped the agenda at the U.N. General Assembly meetings in New York. With most of those conflicts having fallen into a stalemate, the world’s focus has shifted to new crises in the
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed amid concerns over troubled Chinese real estate developer Evergrande and over the pandemic. Japan’s benchmark jumped after reopening from Thursday’s national holiday, but shares were little changed in South Korea and China. Australia’s index fell. On Wall Street, stocks rose broadly for
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed amid concerns over troubled Chinese real estate developer Evergrande and over the pandemic. Japan’s benchmark jumped after reopening from Thursday’s national holiday, but shares were little changed in South Korea and China. Australia’s index fell. On Wall Street, stocks rose broadly for
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A Rwandan woman who was orphaned during her country’s genocide and lost part of her leg to childhood cancer has been fitted with a new prosthetic leg. Claudine Humure travelled from the African nation to Massachusetts for a final fitting at Next Step Bionics and Prosthetics
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Rebekah Riess, CNN Several students in South Carolina’s second-largest school district were sent home Wednesday for not complying with a mask mandate aimed at mitigating the spread of the coronavirus. Fifteen students at Thomas C. Cario Middle School in the Charleston County School District (CCSD) will continue their learning remotely until
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A Rwandan woman who was orphaned during her country’s genocide and lost part of her leg to childhood cancer has been fitted with a new prosthetic leg. Claudine Humure travelled from the African nation to Massachusetts for a final fitting at Next Step Bionics and Prosthetics
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, Amy Cassidy and Deborah Bloom, CNN Humanity needs to “grow up” and deal with the issue of climate change, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Johnson, a last-minute addition to the speakers’ list that day, slammed the world’s inadequate
Continue ReadingCNN By Niamh Kennedy, Amy Cassidy and Deborah Bloom, CNN Humanity needs to “grow up” and deal with the issue of climate change, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Johnson, a last-minute addition to the speakers’ list that day, slammed the world’s
Continue ReadingBy JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Ian Anderson pitched two-hit ball over six-plus innings and Austin Riley, Ozzie Albies and Freddie Freeman homered as the Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-2. The win was the fourth straight for the Braves (80-70), who maintained a three-game lead over Philadelphia in the NL East. Albies
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As residents across the Northeast U.S. recover from the catastrophic flooding from recent storms, they are being hit with another unexpected blow: Without flood coverage, their homeowners and renters insurance won’t cover their losses. While officials continue to calculate the value of
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