Indonesia acquits 2 police, jails 1 for deadly soccer crush
By TRISNADI MARJAN Associated Press SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has acquitted two police officials charged with negligence…
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In low-wage Portugal, Europe’s housing crisis bites deep
By HELENA ALVES and BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s center-left Socialist government is set to approve a package…
Continue ReadingPoland detains 9 people suspected of spying for Russia
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities say the nation’s security services have detained members of a Russian espionage ring. They say that the…
Continue ReadingPentagon video shows Russian jet dumping fuel on US drone
By KARL RITTER, AAMER MADHANI and DINO HAZELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Biden administration released video Thursday of a Russian…
Continue ReadingEurope’s central bank backs big rate hike despite bank chaos
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has carried through with a large interest rate increase,…
Continue ReadingTrain hauling corn syrup derails in Arizona; no injuries
TOPOCK, Ariz. (AP) — A freight train carrying corn syrup – not hazardous materials – derailed in western Arizona, near the state’s…
Continue ReadingPakistan court rejects ex-PM Khan’s plea to suspend warrant
By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court has rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s…
Continue ReadingBaidu unveils ChatGPT-rival Ernie Bot; 650 companies sign up
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese search giant Baidu has unveiled its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot, presenting its…
Continue ReadingRussian dissident ex-mayor handed 14-day sentence
MOSCOW (AP) — A former mayor of Russia’s fourth-largest city has sentenced to 14 days in jail pending his trial that could entail a longer prison…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse shares soar after central bank offers lifeline
By JAMEY KEATEN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Credit Suisse shares have surged after the Swiss central bank agreed to loan the…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Macron risks his government to raise retirement age
By SYLVIE CORBET and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special…
Continue ReadingAfter Cyclone Freddy, flood risk lingers for southern Africa
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — After four days of destructive wind and rain, local communities and relief workers are now dealing with the aftermath of…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s empty schools bode long-term damage from crisis
By FAY ABUELGASIM and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — On a recent school day, the Rene Mouawad High School in Beirut was empty, its…
Continue ReadingGreek unions stage general strike over rail deaths
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A general strike in Greece called in response to a rail disaster last month has grounded flights and extensively disrupted…
Continue ReadingUN nuclear watchdog: 2.5 tons of uranium missing in Libya
By JON GAMBRELL and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored in a site in war-torn…
Continue ReadingItaly retrial ordered for Americans in killing of officer
ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest court has ordered a retrial for two American citizens who were convicted in the slaying of an Italian carabiniere…
Continue ReadingFormer Israeli premier urges world leaders to shun Netanyahu
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and AMI BENTOV Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s former prime minister is urging world leaders to shun…
Continue ReadingUS, partners stage military drills amid Japan-S. Korea talks
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S., Canada, India, Japan and South Korea are staging joint anti-submarine warfare drills amid talks between Japanese and South…
Continue Reading‘Star Trek’, swear words and TV characters’ changing mores
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer For nearly four decades, Jean-Luc Picard of “Star Trek” has largely been presented as genteel, erudite and —…
Continue ReadingDrought over? Spring outlook finds relief — and flood risk
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Record snowfall and rain have helped to loosen drought’s grip on parts of the…
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