Bali police arrest Italian fugitive wanted on drug charges
ROME (AP) — Police in Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali have arrested an Italian fugitive wanted on mafia-related drug trafficking charges.…
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8 Croatians in Zambia face new charges of child trafficking
By NOEL SICHALWE Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — A Zambian official has announced that eight Croatians rearrested in the southern African…
Continue ReadingBelarus hands 8-year term to journalist for top Polish paper
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian court has sentenced a journalist and prominent member of the…
Continue ReadingBelgian police seize $1.6 million in sex trafficking probe
BRUSSELS (AP) — Authorities in Belgium seized about 1.5 million euros in cash during raids targeting an alleged criminal organization suspected of…
Continue ReadingBlaze at US drone plant in Latvia; arson not suspected
HELSINKI (AP) — Firefighters are working for a second day to fully extinguish a blaze at a U.S. company’s drone plant in Latvia. Local police…
Continue ReadingBrittney Griner absent from USA camp, but keeping in touch
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner texted her good friend Diana Taurasi on Tuesday asking how the USA Basketball training camp was…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft’s Activision deal hurts gamers, UK watchdog says
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Microsoft’s stalled $68.7 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has hit a…
Continue ReadingVisitors can see famed Florence baptistry’s mosaics up close
By FRANCESCO SPORTELLI Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Visitors to one of Florence’s most iconic monuments — the Baptistry of San…
Continue ReadingShipper Maersk reports most profitable year, warns of drop
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The world’s biggest shipper, Denmark’s A.P. Moeller-Maersk, says 2022 was its most profitable year but warned that a…
Continue ReadingUK holds ceremony replete with tradition to consider coins
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A jury sat solemnly in a gilded hall in central London on Tuesday, presided over by a bewigged…
Continue ReadingRussia seeks lengthy prison term for ex-governor
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have requested a lengthy prison term for a former regional governor who is standing trial on murder charges and…
Continue ReadingHow fresh tax credits, rebates can launch eco home updates
By ANNIE MILLERBERND of NerdWallet The Inflation Reduction Act includes tax credits and rebates for homeowners who make energy-saving updates to…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: Car shopping trends and tips for 2023
By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds Shopping for a new or used car over the last few years has become a frustrating and expensive undertaking. For those who…
Continue ReadingCVS buying spree continues with $10.6B Oak Street deal
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health is plunging deeper into primary care services, buying primary care provider Oak Street Health for…
Continue ReadingFarmers drive tractors to Paris to protest pesticide ban
PARIS (AP) — Hundreds of farmers have driven their tractors to Paris to amplify their demand to be allowed to use banned pesticides on sugar beets…
Continue ReadingIndonesian security forces search for NZ pilot taken hostage
By ALFIAN KARTONO and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian security forces searched Wednesday for a pilot from New…
Continue ReadingSweden: Anti-Turkish protests have increased attack threat
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s domestic security agency says the threat of attacks in the Scandinavian country has increased since a far-right…
Continue ReadingEx-Twitter execs deny pressure to block Hunter Biden story
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Twitter executives conceded Wednesday they made a mistake by…
Continue ReadingUganda blocks operations of UN rights office in the country
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities say they will not renew the mandate of the United Nations human…
Continue ReadingStella Jean quits Milan Fashion Week over lack of inclusion
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — The only Black designer belonging to Italy’s fashion chamber withdrew Wednesday from this…
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