Domestic violence in Germany increases over last 5 years
BERLIN (AP) — The number of domestic violence victims in Germany – mostly women – has increased by 3.4% in the last five years. The…
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Russian Duma gives LGBTQ ‘propaganda’ bill final approval
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Thursday gave their final approval to a bill that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as…
Continue ReadingEmpty streets, cranes: the city built for Qatar’s World Cup
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Less than a month before it is set to host the World Cup final, Lusail City is oddly…
Continue ReadingSweden’s big interest rate hike follows other central banks
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s central bank followed other central banks in undertaking a big increase to its key interest rate to combat inflation.…
Continue ReadingFord recalls over 634K SUVs due to fuel leaks and fire risk
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford is recalling over 634,000 SUVs worldwide because a cracked fuel injector can spill fuel or leak vapors onto a hot…
Continue ReadingFrench minister pushes for human rights gesture at World Cup
PARIS (AP) — France’s sports minister has encouraged her country’s World Cup team to make a symbolic gesture in support of human rights, after…
Continue ReadingFrance takes 1st step to add abortion right to constitution
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Lawmakers in France’s lower house of parliament have adopted a bill that would enshrine abortion…
Continue ReadingUK police target spoofing site in massive fraud crackdown
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — More than 70,000 potential victims of banking scams across the U.K. will receive text messages from…
Continue ReadingPoland upsets some by rebuffing German air defense system
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government says an anti-missile system which Germany offered to send to…
Continue ReadingGreece: Migrant boat had sailed from Libya with 483 people
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a dilapidated fishing boat crammed with migrants that was towed to port after losing steering in rough…
Continue ReadingTeachers, lecturers join postal workers in UK strike action
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Most schools in Scotland were closed Thursday as thousands of teachers walked off the job, joining…
Continue ReadingBombed, not beaten: Ukraine’s capital flips to survival mode
By JOHN LEICESTER, HANNA ARHIROVA and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Residents of Ukraine’s bombed capital clutched empty…
Continue ReadingUN rights body deplores Iran crackdown, establishes probe
BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. Human Rights Council has voted to condemn the bloody crackdown on peaceful protests in Iran and create an independent…
Continue ReadingFoxconn apologizes for pay dispute at China factory
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — The company that assembles Apple Inc.’s iPhones apologized Thursday for a pay dispute that…
Continue ReadingMine company’s blasting of rock shelters likened to Taliban
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian minister has likened a mining company blasting ancient rock shelters to…
Continue ReadingCentral European PMs stress shared ties amid friction on war
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press KOSICE, Slovakia (AP) — The leaders of four Central European countries have emphasized issues that tie them…
Continue ReadingAfter Russian retreat, Ukrainian military plans next move
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian sniper adjusted his scope and fired a.50-caliber bullet at a Russian soldier…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed as investors eye Tokyo inflation data
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Friday as worries deepened about the regional economy and Japan reported…
Continue ReadingHong Kong emigres seek milk tea in craving for taste of home
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — As tens of thousands leave Hong Kong for new lives abroad, many are craving a flavor from…
Continue ReadingFrom prisoner to PM, Malaysia’s Anwar had long ride to top
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — More than two decades after his dramatic ouster from government and imprisonment,…
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