Blizzard, NetEase game partnership in China to end
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — American game developer Blizzard Entertainment said Thursday it will suspend most of its game services…
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Russian strikes on Ukraine spotlight Moldova’s energy woes
By STEPHEN McGRATH and CRISTIAN JARDAN Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Massive blackouts that temporarily hit more than a half-dozen…
Continue ReadingSecond fire breaks out in Baghdad airport, prompting probe
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s army says firefighters have put out a fire in Baghdad airport for a second time…
Continue ReadingUK boosts windfall energy tax as it seeks to balance budget
By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government increased a tax on the windfall profits of…
Continue ReadingWith Biden and Putin absent from APEC, China’s Xi takes center stage
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Bangkok Thursday for the last of three back-to-back international summits held over the…
Continue ReadingA ‘barbed wire curtain’ rises in Europe amid war in Ukraine
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The long border between Finland and Russia runs through thick forests and is marked only by…
Continue Reading‘I believe movement is life,’ says Didier Drogba, the winner of inaugural CNN ‘Off the Pitch’ prize at Dubai Globe Soccer Awards
CNN By Eoin McSweeney, CNN There’s a biblical saying that no one is a prophet in their own land; but Didier Drogba likely hasn’t read…
Continue ReadingScientists try to bolster Great Barrier Reef in warmer world
By SAM McNEIL Associated Press KONOMIE ISLAND, Australia (AP) — Below the turquoise waters off the coast of Australia is one of the world’s…
Continue ReadingTurkey detains suspect linked to Istanbul bombing in Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says security forces have detained a suspect wanted in connection with the deadly…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka urged to drop terror charges for 2 protest leaders
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Sri Lankan government is being urged to drop charges against two protest…
Continue Reading2 killed in second Kenya building collapse this week
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities say two people have died after a multi-story building under construction…
Continue ReadingRussia launches missile barrage on Ukraine as 1st snow falls
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian airstrikes targeted Ukraine’s energy facilities again Thursday as the first snow…
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Central Oregon officials reaffirm commitment to Safe Schools Alliance
Central Oregon law enforcement officers, district attorneys, school superintendents and public health leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the…
Continue ReadingCulture clash? Conservative Qatar preps for World Cup party
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press On the Instagram accounts of fashion models and superstars last month, the sheikhdom of Qatar looked like one…
Continue ReadingPoland acted with ‘full restraint’ after missile killed two people, ambassador tells UN
By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Poland’s ambassador to the United Nations says the country acted with “full…
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Deschutes County close to having all the votes counted
Deschutes County is close to having all its votes in, but there’s still a few races which have been too close to call. Volunteers returned to the…
Continue ReadingMyanmar to release former British envoy, Australian economist in prisoner amnesty, state media says
By Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN A former British ambassador, an Australian economist and a Japanese journalist are reportedly set to be…
Continue ReadingWomen lead climate talks’ toughest topic: reparations
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Men usually outnumber and outrank women negotiators in climate talks, except…
Continue ReadingFood truck video of slain University of Idaho students offers timeline of their final hours
By Sharif Paget, Caroll Alvarado, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN Two of the four University of Idaho students who were killed on Sunday were last…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mixed after Wall St falls on rate hike worries
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Friday after Wall Street declined following indications the Federal…
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