WHO urges assistance to African nations facing cholera
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A World Health Organization official in Africa is urging more support to countries…
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At Gabon talks, a debate on who pays to save world’s forests
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — A summit on how to protect the world’s largest forests underway in Gabon is set to…
Continue ReadingGermany: Teen dies after being shot by 81-year-old neighbor
German authorities say a 16-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head by an 81-year-old neighbor. Prosecutors said Thursday that the teen…
Continue Reading23% in Germany are immigrants, children of immigrants
BERLIN (AP) — Some 18.9 million people, or 23% of Germany’s population, have either immigrated to the country since 1950 or are the children of…
Continue ReadingDavis falls short in bid to break Maravich’s scoring mark
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Antoine Davis outscored them all – except for “Pistol” Pete. Detroit Mercy’s star…
Continue ReadingEurope inflation eases slightly but consumer pain persists
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation has eased only slightly in the 20 countries that use the euro currency as…
Continue ReadingScholz asks China to refrain from sending weapons to Russia
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on China to refrain from sending weapons to Russia and instead use its influence to press…
Continue ReadingWhite House cybersecurity strategy stresses software safety
By ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An ambitious new White House cybersecurity strategy calls for bolstering…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu denounces protesters after salon siege of his wife
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies on Thursday denounced protesters as…
Continue ReadingBiden pushes for $1.6B funding for pandemic fraud measures
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press President Joe Biden’s administration is starting a push to get Congress to fund measures to help prosecute…
Continue ReadingDanish queen discharged from hospital after back surgery
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, whose half-century reign makes her Europe’s longest-serving monarch, has been…
Continue ReadingDenmark: Statue of Little Mermaid vandalized again
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The famed statue of Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid, one of Copenhagen’s biggest tourist draws, has been…
Continue ReadingEgypt raises price of gasoline in latest hike amid inflation
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has announced it is raising the price of some types of gasoline, the latest hike to beset the cash-strapped North African…
Continue ReadingDeadly Greek train crash prompts strike; relatives give DNA
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Family members lined up to give DNA samples in hopes of…
Continue ReadingMalaysia’s Anwar urges ASEAN to speak up on Myanmar violence
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged the Association of Southeast Asian…
Continue ReadingRussia claims Ukraine crossborder sabotage raid; Kyiv denies
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian officials accused Ukrainian saboteurs of crossing into western Russia and firing on…
Continue ReadingExtradited Indian charged with murder in Australian city
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian police have charged Indian national Rajwinder Singh in the 2018 killing of Toyah Cordingley as she walked her…
Continue ReadingCambodian opposition leader set for treason trial verdict
By SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s beleaguered pro-democracy forces face another day of…
Continue Reading20 injured by turbulence aboard Germany to Mauritius flight
BERLIN (AP) — Several people have been injured in turbulence during a flight from Frankfurt to Mauritius. The German news agency dpa reported that…
Continue ReadingUK is grappling with vegetable shortages. How did it happen?
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen visited Britain last week, some joked on social media:…
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