By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A group of women stands in front of a vegetable vendor at a street market in one of Cairo’s oldest neighborhoods, yelling in frustration. “Every day there are new prices,” one said. “When will this war end?” another shouted, cradling a baby in her arms. Russia’s invasion
Continue ReadingBy COSTAS KANTOURIS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press TEMPE, Greece (AP) — Rescuers searched late into the night Wednesday for survivors amid the mangled, burned-out wrecks of two trains that collided in northern Greece, killing at least 43 people and crumpling carriages into twisted steel knots in the country’s deadliest rail crash. The impact just
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside and Andy Rose, CNN Authorities say an hourslong standoff at a Missouri home that followed the shooting of three officers is over and a woman found in the house was taken into custody. A deceased man was also found in the home, according to state authorities. The three Kansas City, Missouri, police
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — Bola Ahmed Tinubu fue declarado este miércoles ganador de las controvertidas elecciones presidenciales de Nigeria, ya que los líderes de la oposición denunciaron que las encuestas estaban manipuladas y pidieron una nueva votación. Tinubu, de 70 años, representa al partido gobernante All Progressives Congress, que recibió cerca de 8,8 millones
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN The number of births registered in Japan plummeted to another record low last year — the latest worrying statistic in a decades-long decline that the country’s authorities have failed to reverse despite their extensive efforts. The country saw 799,728 births in 2022, the lowest number on record and
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Putting olive oil in coffee is hardly a tradition in Italy, but that didn’t stop Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz from launching a series of beverages that do just that in Milan, the city that inspired his coffee house empire. The coffee-olive oil concoction — echoing
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Putting olive oil in coffee is hardly a tradition in Italy, but that didn’t stop Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz from launching a series of beverages that do just that in Milan, the city that inspired his coffee house empire. The coffee-olive oil concoction — echoing
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police have extracted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife from a hair salon besieged by anti-government protesters. The rescue came hours after police fired stun grenades and water cannons at demonstrators who blocked a Tel Aviv highway, and protesters scuffled with police near
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN Nestlé has announced that it will close its sole factory and head office in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, as it switches to a more “sustainable” business model amid ongoing turmoil in the country. Myanmar has been rocked by violence and instability since 2021 when a military coup ousted democratically elected leader
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after signs of enduring upward pressure on American prices added to expectations of higher interest rates for longer. Shanghai and Seoul advanced while Tokyo and Hong Kong declined. Oil prices edged higher. Wall Street declined Wednesday after a survey showed
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after signs of enduring upward pressure on American prices added to expectations of higher interest rates for longer. Shanghai and Seoul advanced while Tokyo and Hong Kong declined. Oil prices edged higher. Wall Street declined Wednesday after a survey showed
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says China sent 25 warplanes and three warships toward the island on Wednesday, as tensions remain high between Beijing and Taipei’s main backer Washington. The ministry said 19 of those planes crossed into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone while the ships were continuing to operate in the Taiwan
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK, AMY TAXIN and BEN FINLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emergency crews in California scrambled Wednesday to shuttle food and medicine to mountain communities stranded by back-to-back winter storms that have dumped so much snow some residents can barely see out their windows. In San Bernardino County east of Los Angeles,
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN India imposed the highest number of internet shutdowns globally in 2022, a new report has revealed, in what critics say is yet another blow to the country’s commitment to freedom of speech and access to information. Of 187 internet shutdowns recorded worldwide, 84 took place in India, according to the report
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Russia’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday accused Ukraine of launching a spate of attempted drone strikes targeting infrastructure deep inside Russia, including near the capital, after a fire broke out at an oil depot and authorities abruptly closed airspace above the country’s second-largest city. Moscow region Gov. Andrey Vorobyov claimed a
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lindsey Lundholm looked out over hundreds of people at the Utah State Capitol last year and felt a deep sense of healing. Abuse survivors, religious leaders and major party politicians were all gathered to rally for an end to a legal loophole that exempts religious
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment that triggered criticism he is backtracking despite his recent apology and meeting with LGBTQ people. Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party, known for its
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California panel on Wednesday denied parole for Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan, saying the 78-year-old prisoner still lacks insight into what caused him to shoot the senator and presidential candidate in 1968, Sirhan’s lawyer said. That contradicted the decision by a different parole board
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The goal for Golden State: Do everything to shut down Damian Lillard, without fouling the Trail Blazers star after he made all 16 of his free throws last time against the defending champs. Jordan Poole had 29 points, six assists and five rebounds, Klay Thompson
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