Cambodia’s king approves nomination of Hun Manet as next Prime Minister
Story by Reuters Cambodia’s king has approved the nomination of the eldest son of Prime Minister Hun Sen to become the next premier, according to a…
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Saudi oil giant Aramco reports $30B in profits, down nearly 40% from last year due to lower prices
By BARAA ANWER Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi state-run oil giant Aramco has made $30 billion in profit in the second…
Continue ReadingMammoth operation to relocate troubled World Scout Jamboree in South Korea begins
By Gawon Bae, Jake Kwon and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean authorities began a massive operation on Tuesday to…
Continue Reading30,000 workers bid goodbye to 99-year-old Yellow as it files for bankruptcy
By Chris Isidore and Michelle Toh, CNN New York/Hong Kong (CNN) — Yellow Corp., a once-dominant US trucking company, has filed for bankruptcy…
Continue ReadingFrom Killer Mike to Fat Joe, hip-hop stars talk about how first rap song resonated with them
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite…
Continue ReadingQueen Latifah, Chuck D and more rap legends on ‘Rapper’s Delight’ and their early hip-hop influences
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite…
Continue ReadingNiger coup leaders refuse to let senior US diplomat meet with nation’s president
By SAM MEDNICK and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat said coup leaders in Niger refused to allow her to…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of young scouts to evacuate world jamboree in South Korea as storm Khanun looms
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is preparing to evacuate tens of thousands of scouts from a coastal…
Continue ReadingMost children in South Asia are exposed to extreme high temperatures, UNICEF says
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Nearly half a billion children in South Asia are exposed to extreme high temperatures as life-threatening heat waves…
Continue ReadingOpposition leader Rahul Gandhi reinstated to India’s Parliament days after top court’s order
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been reinstated as a lawmaker in Parliament three days after the country’s top…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Chandrayaan-3 enters lunar orbit in step closer to moon rover soft landing
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India moved one step closer to executing a controlled landing on the moon after its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft entered…
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Families and businesses soak in the last day of this year’s Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo
It was the last day of the Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds on Sunday. It was a final day to eat way too much…
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Sisters Farmers Market brings in people looking to stock up on locally produced items
It was the Sisters Farmers Market on Sunday, providing a wide variety of items for people to stock up on. Dozens of people were up early in…
Continue ReadingAt least 4 Syrian soldiers killed in suspected Israeli airstrikes around Damascus
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media says Israeli airstrikes have hit areas around Damascus, killing at least four Syrian soldiers.…
Continue ReadingFirefighting helicopters collide over Southern California desert, killing 3 in crash
CABAZON, Calif. (AP) — Two firefighting helicopters collided while responding to a blaze in Southern California, sending one to the ground in a…
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Petitioner pitches vast, sparsely populated city of ‘Mountain View’; Deschutes County hearing set for Sept. 20
Bend, Redmond, Sisters, La Pine and … Mountain View? That’s the name of a vast new city proposed across 265 square miles of thinly populated…
Continue ReadingCambodia’s king appoints army chief Hun Manet as successor to his father, long-ruling Hun Sen
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s king has appointed army chief Hun Manet to succeed his father and…
Continue ReadingGlacier basin flooding destroys two structures in Alaskan capital of Juneau and prompts local emergency declaration
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Record-breaking river flooding has destroyed at least two structures in Juneau, Alaska, and…
Continue ReadingInternational backlash grows after Chinese vessel fires water cannon on Philippine boats
By Brad Lendon and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — China is facing a growing international backlash after one of its coast guard vessels used a…
Continue ReadingIran opens registration for candidates in next year’s parliament election, the first since protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has begun registering candidates for parliamentary elections in March, which will be the first since…
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