Residents ‘revolt’ over oppressive Covid lockdowns in China’s Guangzhou
By Simone McCarthy and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Residents under Covid lockdown in China’s southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou have torn down…
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Palestinian kills 3 Israelis, wounds 3 in West Bank stabbing
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Officials say a Palestinian killed three Israelis and wounded three others in a settlement in…
Continue ReadingExperts blame genetic mutation for Australian girls’ deaths
SYDNEY (AP) — Two genetic experts have told an inquiry in Sydney that a rare genetic mutation probably caused the deaths of two daughters of an…
Continue ReadingSouth Koreans abroad want probe into their past adoptions
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A group of South Korean adoptees in Europe have rallied in Seoul with their local…
Continue ReadingWorld Population hits 8 billion, creating many challenges
By DAN IKPOYI and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The world’s population will likely hit an estimated 8 billion people…
Continue ReadingDjokovic set to be granted visa to play Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic is set to be granted a visa to play in next year’s Australian Open despite his high-profile…
Continue ReadingUnvaccinated Djokovic set for visa to play Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A year after Novak Djokovic’s high-profile deportation from Australia because he is not vaccinated against…
Continue ReadingTurkey makes more arrests in connection with deadly bombing
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s justice minister says the number of people in custody in connection with the deadly bomb attack on a bustling…
Continue ReadingClimate activist blasts leaders holding onto fossil projects
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate slammed world leaders Tuesday who persist…
Continue ReadingClimate activists slam fossil fuels, protest restrictions
By FRANK JORDANS and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate slammed world leaders…
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Mt. Bachelor announces it will add a wood energy (biomass) facility next summer
Mt. Bachelor has announced it will start construction next June of a state-of-the-art biomass facility to heat its buildings, saying it will replace…
Continue ReadingUS, China climate envoys meet at COP27 summit in Egypt
By FRANK JORDANS, KELVIN CHAN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has met with his…
Continue ReadingUS, China climate envoys to ‘meet later’ at UN summit
By FRANK JORDANS and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry indicated on Tuesday he’ll…
Continue ReadingQatar at World Cup pinnacle after years of Mideast turmoil
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hosting the World Cup marks a pinnacle in Qatar’s efforts to rise out of…
Continue ReadingQatar at World Cup pinnacle after years of Mideast turmoil
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hosting the World Cup marks a pinnacle in Qatar’s efforts to rise out of…
Continue ReadingAustralia to overturn Djokovic visa ban, source says
By Angus Watson and Rhea Mogul, CNN Australia will overturn a three-year ban on tennis player Novak Djokovic entering the country, paving the way for…
Continue ReadingSedin twins, Luongo and Alfredsson inducted to Hall of Fame
TORONTO (AP) — Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Canucks teammate Roberto Luongo, former Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, Finnish women’s…
Continue ReadingIn asylum dispute, Austrian mayor takes down migrant tents
By PHILIPP JENNE and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press ST. GEORGEN, Austria (AP) — In a standoff over the rising number of asylum-seekers in…
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Gov. Brown issues executive order to help hospitals, health care address rise in RSV pediatric cases
Gov. Kate Brown, attending a trade meeting in Vietnam, exercised her executive authority under ORS Chapter 401 Monday in response to a surge of…
Continue ReadingBritain’s vulnerable await PM’s spending plans with anxiety
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thirugnanam Sureshan maneuvers his wheelchair into the tiny kitchen of his one-bedroom apartment,…
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