Coach confirms Lionel Messi’s last match for PSG this weekend
PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi arrived two years ago wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with ”Ici C’est Paris” (This Is Paris) — a favorite cry among…
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US and South African firefighters to battle wildfires in Canada
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — More than 300 firefighters from the United States and South Africa are heading to Canada in the coming days as the…
Continue ReadingNebraska prison workers injured after attack by three inmates; all expected to survive
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Five staff members at a Nebraska prison were punched, kicked and stabbed with “manufactured weapons” when they were…
Continue ReadingRenewable energy surges, driven by solar boom and high fuel prices, report finds
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The world is set to add a record amount of renewable electricity capacity this year as governments…
Continue ReadingSenegal opposition leader Sonko convicted of corrupting youth, acquitted of rape
By BABACAR DIONE, SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A court in Senegal’s capital says opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has…
Continue ReadingGovernment body warns of increased health threats from climate change in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s disease control agency warns that rising temperatures due to global warming will increase the likelihood of heat stroke,…
Continue ReadingPutin arrest warrant, war and weapons among issues as Lavrov attends BRICS meet in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in South Africa with counterparts from…
Continue ReadingAfter 22 years in a coma, Israeli woman critically wounded in 2001 Jerusalem suicide bombing dies
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli hospital says a woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died. Her death marked…
Continue ReadingUS turns up pressure on air bag inflator company that refuses a recall despite deaths, injuries
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government is turning up the pressure on ARC Automotive to recall 67 million potentially…
Continue ReadingCourt rules Austria can’t be held liable for early COVID infection at ski resort
BERLIN (AP) — An Austrian federal court says the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection from an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as…
Continue ReadingIn the Amazon region where pair was killed, neglect and allegations of harsh justice
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE LADARIO, Brazil (AP) — One year after the killings of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira,…
Continue ReadingChristopher Nolan breaks down the best ways to watch a movie, ahead of his ‘Oppenheimer’ release
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer It’s no secret that Christopher Nolan made “Oppenheimer” to be seen on the big screen, but not all “big…
Continue ReadingDrugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias award
MADRID (AP) — The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), a nonprofit that undertakes research to find treatments for millions of…
Continue ReadingFrench Open hopes AI can help tennis players block death threats, other social media hate
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — The group that runs the French Open tennis tournament has hired an artificial intelligence company…
Continue ReadingChina criticizes US plan for trade deal with Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government has criticized the United States’ plans to sign a trade treaty with Taiwan, calling on Washington to stop…
Continue ReadingTurkish election body confirms Erdogan’s victory in runoff vote
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s election board has certified the results of the May 28 presidential runoff election. It confirmed that Recep…
Continue ReadingChile closes state copper smelter that polluted bay for decades
By EVA VERGARA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s state-owned copper mining giant Codelco has shut down its Ventanas copper…
Continue ReadingScuffles in German cities after student who attacked neo-Nazis is convicted
BERLIN Sympathizers of a young woman given a lengthy prison sentence for participating in attacks on neo-Nazis and other right-wing extremists have…
Continue ReadingThe 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is now underway. Here’s what to know.
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — It’s time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastlines to make sure their storm plans…
Continue ReadingKnow any airplane mechanics? A wave of retirements is leaving some US industries desperate to hire
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Kwasi Bandoh, a senior recruiter for an airline, stood before a group of aviation…
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