DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The ICC has permanently banned the use of saliva to polish the ball in international cricket as it made a host of changes to playing conditions. It’s been more than two years since the International Cricket Council banned the use of saliva as a COVID-19 related temporary measure but
Continue ReadingBy LORI HINNANT and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — Izium, in far eastern Ukraine, was among the first cities taken by Russian forces after the war started on Feb. 24 and became a command center for the occupying forces. By early March, the city was almost completely isolated — no cell phones,
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Exactamente cinco años después de que el huracán María devastara Puerto Rico, otra tormenta catastrófica está poniendo a prueba la capacidad del gobierno federal para montar una respuesta rápida en una isla expuesta por su infraestructura rudimentaria y su vulnerabilidad al cambio climático. La Casa Blanca de Biden está movilizando una oleada
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by a huge full percentage point to combat the highest inflation in more than 30 years. The move Tuesday is the first of a series of large hikes expected from central banks worldwide this week. Riksbanken says inflation has risen rapidly to
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Chang, CNN The Chinese government on Monday, September 19, issued draft regulations that aim to bolster tourism along its border and make it easier for some foreigners to enter China. According to a draft policy document released by China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Monday, tour groups organized by travel agencies in
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot authorities say they have assisted in the rescue of a small wooden boat crammed with more than 300 migrants that was adrift 203 kilometers (126 miles) west of the island nation. Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center commander Andreas Charalambides told The Associated Press Tuesday that the captain of the 18-meter
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A host of injuries have struck France in the leadup to a pair of Nations League matches later this week. The French football federation has added Aston Villa defender Lucas Digne to a long list of injured players ahead of matches against Austria and Denmark. France coach Didier Deschamps has called up
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The French football federation and Kylian Mbappé have toned down their dispute over the use of image rights. After the Paris Saint-Germain star said he would boycott a photo session with his teammates, the federation has agreed to “revise, as soon as possible, the agreement on image rights that binds it to
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul and Sophia Saifi, CNN Angelina Jolie is set to visit flood-ravaged Pakistan, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said in a statement Monday, in a trip intended to draw international attention to the country’s unfolding humanitarian crisis. Floods caused by record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in Pakistan’s northern mountain regions have submerged
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Naomi Osaka marked her first match since the U.S. Open by reaching the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open when Australia’s Daria Saville retired with a knee injury in the second game of their contest in Tokyo. The unseeded Osaka is the defending champion having won in 2019 before COVID-19
Continue ReadingBy AYA BATRAWY AP Business Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Germany’s climate envoy says the country remains committed to phasing out coal as a source of power by 2030 even as it reactivates coal-fired power plants. The country says it has taken this step to get through the coming winter amid energy shortages as a
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan health authorities say a man who died this week has tested positive for the virus that causes Ebola. They said that it’s still unknown how the 24-year-old man became infected with Ebola. He lived in the central Ugandan town of Mubende, 150 kilometers (93 miles)
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Brittney Griner’s highly publicized legal woes in Russia and the country’s invasion of Ukraine has the top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason. For the past few decades, Russia has been the preferred offseason destination for WNBA players to compete because of
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Brittney Griner’s highly publicized legal woes in Russia and the country’s invasion of Ukraine has the top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason. For the past few decades, Russia has been the preferred offseason destination for WNBA players to compete because of
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-controlled regions of eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans Tuesday to start voting this week to become integral parts of Russia. The Kremlin-backed efforts to swallow up four regions could set the stage for Moscow to escalate the war following Ukrainian successes on the battlefield. The
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — No. 8 seed J.J. Wolf beat fellow American Stefan Kozlov 6-2, 7-6 (6) in the opening round of the San Diego Open ATP 250. They had met seven times before in Challenger and Futures events but this was their first encounter at the tour level. Seventh seed James Duckworth claimed an
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, after Wall Street closed higher on a late buying spree following recent losses as investors await another interest rate increase by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Markets have been jittery over whether the Fed’s plan to cool the hottest U.S. inflation in
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, after Wall Street closed higher on a late buying spree following recent losses as investors await another interest rate increase by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Markets have been jittery over whether the Fed’s plan to cool the hottest U.S. inflation in
Continue ReadingBy FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — There’s a fine line between a Tom Brady and a Gale Sayers. Whether a player is a seven-time Super Bowl champion who plays well into his 40s like Brady or an all-time great running back knocked out of football during his prime like Sayers there’s
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss says the death of Queen Elizabeth II is a “very difficult moment” for the country,” and dealing with it has been a challenge for her untested new government. Truss took office just two days before the queen died on Sept. 8,
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