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Month: July 2023

US pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators postpones Sydney extradition hearing

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A former United States military pilot’s Sydney extradition hearing on U.S. charges, including that he illegally trained Chinese aviators, has been postponed while authorities investigate the role of an Australian spy agency in his arrest. Boston-born Dan Duggan was arrested last year in New South Wales

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Asia-Pacific needs disaster warning systems to counter rising climate change risks, report says

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A United Nations report says the Asia-Pacific region needs to drastically increase its investments in disaster warning systems and other tools to counter rising risks from climate change. The report issued Tuesday by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, or ESCAP, says

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Countries could lose $4.7 trillion over the next decade to tax havens, tax group estimates

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Thanks to legal tax avoidance strategies, illegal tax evasion schemes and creative accounting that rarely gets challenged by resource-starved authorities, countries around the world collectively stand to lose an estimated $4.7 trillion in revenue over the next decade unless substantial reforms are made to global tax rules.

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BBC apologizes for reporter’s ‘inappropriate’ question to Morocco women’s team captain

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The BBC has apologized for an “inappropriate” question one of its reporters asked the captain of the Morocco women’s national team. At a media conference ahead of Morocco’s Women’s World Cup opener against Germany, a reporter from the British news organization’s World Service asked Ghizlane Chebbak: “In Morocco, it’s

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Ties with far-right hinder Spain’s Popular Party forming a government despite election win

MADRID (AP) — Chances to form a government have dwindled for Spain’s conservative Popular Party after its election win after two small regional parties refused to lend their support due to the potential presence of the far-right Vox party in the cabinet. Alberto Nuñez Feijóo’s right-of-center Popular Party won the most votes in Sunday´s ballot

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Heat waves in US and Europe would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, new report finds

CNN, KTVK, KPHO, KNXV By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Extreme heat waves across three continents this month were made significantly more likely by the human-caused climate crisis, according to a new analysis released Tuesday as temperatures are still blazing in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The “heat hell” searing parts of the United States

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The Biden administration proposes new rules to push insurers to boost mental health coverage

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday announced new rules meant to push insurance companies to increase their coverage of mental health treatments. The new regulations, which still need to go through a public comment period, would require insurers to study whether their customers have equal access to medical and mental health benefits

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Ukraine’s defense minister says attacks on Crimea will continue, predicts possible NATO entry next year

CNN By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says that Ukraine will continue carrying out attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea and the Kerch Bridge that connects it to the Russian mainland, while also admitting that Ukraine’s plan for its sluggish counteroffensive is behind schedule. As Russia

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Ukraine’s defense minister says attacks on Crimea will continue, predicts possible NATO entry next year

CNN By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says that Ukraine will continue carrying out attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea and the Kerch Bridge that connects it to the Russian mainland, while also admitting that Ukraine’s plan for its sluggish counteroffensive is behind schedule. As Russia

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