Portugal church sex abuse study: victims may number 4,800
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church says…
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Australian inquiry asks whether mom smothered her 4 children
SYDNEY (AP) — A retired Australian judge investigating the convictions of a mother in the deaths of her four children has been told there is a…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu launches contentious overhaul as thousands protest
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis protested outside the parliament building in Jerusalem in a show…
Continue ReadingEU foresees economy improving, but inflation still painful
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economic prospects are looking up, at least a little. The European…
Continue ReadingEU foresees economy improving, but inflation still painful
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economic prospects are looking up, at least a little. The European…
Continue ReadingChina accuses US of ‘illegally’ flying balloons across its airspace
By Nectar Gan, Wayne Chang and CNN’s Beijing bureau China has accused the United States of “illegally” flying high-altitude…
Continue ReadingWu Yibing makes tennis history by becoming the first Chinese player to win an ATP title
By Aimee Lewis, CNN Wu Yibing made history Sunday, beating John Isner in a thrilling three-set final at the Dallas Open to become the first man from…
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Bend city councilors being asked to approve issuing $40.1 million in bonds for various uses
Several major money matters come before Bend city councilors Wednesday evening, as well as a significant land-use hearing, but the most immediate…
Continue ReadingWife of former US pilot complains of Australian treatment
SYDNEY (AP) — The wife of a former U.S. military pilot accused by the United States of illegally training Chinese aviators says her husband is…
Continue ReadingPalestinian medics: Israeli army kills man in West Bank raid
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian medics say a Palestinian man has been killed and seven others have been injured in a shootout with Israeli troops in…
Continue ReadingAustralia adds $300 million in funding for Indigenous pledge
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Fifteen years after the Australian Parliament’s historic apology to its Indigenous…
Continue ReadingPakistan nabs 50 men in weekend killing of blasphemy suspect
By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say Pakistan’s police have arrested at least 50 suspects in a mob lynching of a…
Continue ReadingCambodia independent radio station VoD closes on PM’s orders
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — One of Cambodia’s last free media outlets has ceased operations after Prime…
Continue ReadingToyota’s CEO-to-be outlines leadership team bullish on EVs
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Koji Sato, appointed the next president at Japan’s top automaker Toyota, has outlined a…
Continue ReadingToyota’s CEO-to-be outlines leadership team bullish on EVs
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Koji Sato, appointed the next president at Japan’s top automaker Toyota, has outlined a…
Continue ReadingSearch for earthquake survivors enters final hours in Turkey
By MEHMET GUZEL, SUZAN FRASER and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press ADIYAMAN, Turkey (AP) — The desperate search for earthquake survivors in Turkey…
Continue ReadingDubai boom sees Russian cash, high rents and reborn projects
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fourteen years after a financial crisis nearly brought Dubai to its knees,…
Continue ReadingDubai boom sees Russian cash, high rents and reborn projects
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fourteen years after a financial crisis nearly brought Dubai to its knees,…
Continue ReadingAlibaba sells remaining stake in top Indian online payment provider Paytm
By Laura He, CNN Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has sold its remaining stake in Paytm, India’s top digital payment app, as it gradually…
Continue ReadingDubai again plans for flying taxi takeoff, this time by 2026
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai again is planning for the takeoff of flying taxis in this futuristic…
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