ICC prosecutor ends Georgia, Central African Republic probes
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is closing…
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Easter Island rebounds from wildfire that singed its statues
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press RAPA NUI, Chile (AP) — The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa Nui feels like a place that froze…
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By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press RAPA NUI, Chile (AP) — The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa Nui feels like a place that froze…
Continue ReadingNew EU sanctions target Russian military-industrial complex
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says its latest round of sanctions will hit Russia’s military-industrial…
Continue ReadingReport: World’s coal use creeps to new high in 2022
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The International Energy Agency says coal use across the world is set to reach a new record this…
Continue ReadingMessi’s hometown in Argentina yearns for World Cup victory
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) — Excitement for Sunday’s World Cup final in Argentina is rising fast and anxiety is…
Continue ReadingCaribbean divided as Netherlands mulls slavery apology
By GEROLD ROZENBLAD and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Dutch colonizers kidnapped men, women and children and enslaved…
Continue ReadingFTC didn’t stop Facebook-Instagram. How about Meta-Within?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Facebook parent Meta is sparring with the FTC over its pending acquisition of a…
Continue ReadingJournalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media
By MAE ANDERSON and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Elon Musk’s abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a…
Continue ReadingWhat would a more sustainable World Cup look like?
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Qatar’s World Cup is ending on Sunday, but the climate pledges that were central to the…
Continue ReadingSatellite launched to map the world’s oceans, lakes, rivers
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers rocketed into orbit…
Continue Reading2 cities pursued more school for kids. Only 1 pulled it off.
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jonathan Oliva is in third grade, but struggles to read and write. “His…
Continue ReadingPakistan seeks UN help as flood aid for survivors drains
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s foreign minister is seeking the United Nations’ help securing long-term aid for…
Continue ReadingPope returns Greece’s Parthenon Sculptures in ecumenical nod
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will send back to Greece the three fragments of the Parthenon Sculptures that…
Continue ReadingCOVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Deaths linked to the coronavirus are appearing in Beijing after weeks of China reporting no…
Continue ReadingOver 15,000 in Brussels demand protection from high prices
BRUSSELS (AP) — Over 15,000 demonstrators have braved the bitter cold in Brussels to call for more measures to shield them from high energy prices…
Continue ReadingUS opens probe of Cruise robotaxi braking, clogging traffic
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators are investigating reports that autonomous robotaxis run by General…
Continue ReadingDouglas Emhoff tours 988 call center for mental health
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband will visit a 988 call center that’s part of the recently launched national…
Continue ReadingGreek governing party suspends Euro MP pending investigation
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s governing center-right New Democracy party has suspended one of its European Parliament members from the party,…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s ANC party opens key conference amid scandal
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has started its crucial national…
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