Hong Kong will display 2,500 panda sculptures to capitalize on a local bear craze
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where…
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Commodities firm Trafigura goes on Swiss trial over alleged bribes paid to win Angola oil contract
GENEVA (AP) — For the first time in Switzerland, a multinational company faces a criminal trial on charges of bribing a foreign public official,…
Continue ReadingScientists gather to decode puzzle of the world’s rarest whale in ‘extraordinary’ New Zealand study
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known…
Continue ReadingCalifornia bill would allow public university admission priority for slaves’ descendants
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would require the state’s public universities…
Continue ReadingA landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court has taken up the largest case in its history, hearing the plight of…
Continue ReadingGerman leader Scholz vows more Ukraine aid and defends his phone call with Putin
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine for the first time in more than two years Monday and vowed to…
Continue ReadingA 2nd ceasefire is reached between warring Shiites and Sunni Muslims in Pakistan’s restive northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say authorities with help from community leaders brokered a second ceasefire between warring minority…
Continue ReadingFinancial and community hurdles slow geothermal energy development in Southeast Asia
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Positioned along the seismically active Ring of Fire, Indonesia and the Philippines have the second and…
Continue ReadingPanic among spectators at soccer game kills at least 56 in the West African nation of Guinea
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Chaos erupted at a soccer game in Guinea after fans protested a referee’s call and thousands of panicked spectators tried…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Rising tech stocks pull Wall Street to another record
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid a mixed Monday of trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court doesn’t seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes as teen use increased
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Supreme Court justices didn’t seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies…
Continue ReadingClimate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its huge carbon footprint
Associated Press SAINT-MALO, France (AP) — Had he continued working aboard fuel-powered cargo ships, Yann Jourdan reckons he’d be earning…
Continue ReadingFirst transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging health care ban for minors
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The issue of transgender rights animated the presidential campaign. Now it has made its way to the Supreme…
Continue ReadingAn ex-detective accused of abusing women died in an apparent suicide as his trial was starting
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a white ex-police detective in Kansas accused of sexually assaulting Black women has died in…
Continue ReadingThe International Criminal Court’s chief lashes out at threats from Russia and a US senator
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The president of the International Criminal Court lashed out on Monday at Russia for targeting its…
Continue Reading2 Indianapolis police officers face trial in Black man’s death during mental health crisis
Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indianapolis police officers are set to stand trial in the death of Black man after being shocked with a…
Continue ReadingBiden arrives in Angola for his long-awaited sub-Saharan Africa visit
Associated Press LUANDA, Angola (AP) — President Joe Biden has arrived in Angola for his long-awaited first presidential visit to sub-Saharan…
Continue ReadingSelf-defense or too much force? That’s the question for jurors as subway chokehold trial wraps
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments are set to wrap up Tuesday in the trial of a Marine veteran charged with recklessly choking to…
Continue ReadingJosh Allen has TDs passing, rushing and receiving as Bills rout 49ers 35-10 in snow, clinch AFC East
AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen’s memorable week began with singer and actress Hailey Steinfeld accepting his proposal for…
Continue ReadingUS Navy destroys Houthi missiles and drones targeting American ships in Gulf of Aden
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the warships and…
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