Jakarta orders civil servants to work from home to fight soaring pollution
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Some civil servants in Indonesia’s capital began working from home Monday under measures aimed at reducing…
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North Korea-Russia flights due to take off for first time since the pandemic
By Lilit Marcus and Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — Flights between North Korea and Russia are set to resume for the first time since the Covid-19…
Continue ReadingRussia, China look to advance agendas at BRICS summit of developing countries in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world…
Continue ReadingMore hearings begin soon for Summit’s proposed CO2 pipeline. Where does the project stand?
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — More hearings this month and in September are set for Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe’s president, a former guerrilla fighter known as ‘the crocodile,’ is seeking reelection
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a former guerrilla fighter and bodyguard who…
Continue ReadingHilary moves through western US with historic amount of rainfall
By Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton, Rob Shackelford, Lauren Mascarenhas and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Hilary has triggered flooding, heavy rains and…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian stocks follow Wall St higher ahead of Federal Reserve conference
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday as traders waited for signs of interest rate…
Continue ReadingHilary left California desert roads covered in water and mud. Now it’s threatening Oregon and Idaho
By MARK J. TERRILL, JOHN ANTCZAK and JULIE WATSON Associated Press CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary flooded roads, toppled trees…
Continue ReadingHilary left California desert roads covered in water and mud. Now it’s threatening Oregon and Idaho
By MARK J. TERRILL, JOHN ANTCZAK and JULIE WATSON Associated Press CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary flooded roads, toppled trees…
Continue ReadingSon of banana tycoon pulls off upset in Ecuador and advances to presidential runoff
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — An heir to a fortune built on Ecuador’s main crop of bananas has pulled off an…
Continue ReadingChina accuses government worker of spying for the CIA in second public espionage claim
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Chinese authorities on Monday publicly accused a government worker of spying for the CIA, the second high-profile…
Continue ReadingGuatemala’s pick of independent anti-corruption progressive as president may face challenge
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalans overwhelmingly picked an independent progressive to…
Continue ReadingNew faces in Cambodia’s parliament as king welcomes incoming lawmakers
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s king has congratulated the country’s new lawmakers and urged them to…
Continue ReadingDentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M in penalties
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — As a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife at the end of an African safari listened in…
Continue ReadingSophia Smith scores go-ahead goal as Portland edges North Carolina 2-1, takes over top spot in NWSL
Sophia Smith wasted little time in her return from the Women’s World Cup, scoring the go-ahead goal one minute after taking the pitch as a…
Continue ReadingJury selection begins in final trial over foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020
By JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE Associated Press BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — The final trial of suspects in a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan’s…
Continue ReadingImmigrant workers’ lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fire
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JULIE WATSON and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Freddy Tomas was working in his yard in Lahaina when…
Continue ReadingImmigrant workers’ lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fire
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JULIE WATSON and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Freddy Tomas was working in his yard in Lahaina when…
Continue ReadingTrump and his allies double down on election lies after indictments for trying to undo 2020 results
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal indictment and one in Georgia charging Donald Trump with lying…
Continue ReadingA rice shortage is sending prices soaring across the world. And things could get worse
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press Francis Ndege isn’t sure if his customers in Africa’s largest slum can afford to keep…
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