Its largest lake is so dry, China digs deep to water crops
BEIJING (AP) — With China’s biggest freshwater lake reduced to just 25% of its usual size by drought, work crews are digging trenches to keep…
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Storm forces school closures, evacuations in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A tropical storm has lashed the northern Philippines with strong winds and rain, injuring at least two people and…
Continue ReadingLarge section of smoldering Beirut port silos collapses
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Another significant section of the devastated Beirut Port silos collapsed on Tuesday morning in a…
Continue ReadingSix months on, Ukraine fights war, faces painful aftermath
By EVGENIY MALOLETKA and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — Danyk Rak enjoys riding his bike, playing soccer and quiet…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s Tsai says resolve in self-defense cannot be shaken
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president invoked an armed conflict from 1958 as an example of the island’s…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed after modest Wall Street fall
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as a wait-and-see mood set in following another — though more…
Continue ReadingMoscow seeks a ‘sense of normal’ amid Ukraine conflict
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Six months after Russia sent troops into Ukraine, there’s little sign of the conflict on…
Continue ReadingAustralia to prevent prime ministers gaining secret powers
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will launch an inquiry…
Continue ReadingFamily struck by grief after it loses 6 in Egypt church fire
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press IMBABA, Egypt (AP) — For Mariam Habeib, the grief seems never ending: She lost her older sister, two nieces and a…
Continue ReadingNadler defeats Maloney in battle of top House Democrats
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, who twice led fights to impeach former President Donald Trump, defeated…
Continue ReadingDanish adoptees call for S. Korea to probe adoption issues
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of South Koreans adopted by Danish parents decades ago have formally demanded…
Continue Reading2 New York Democrats ousted from US House in primary losses
BY MICHELLE L. PRICE and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York Democrats have been ousted from the U.S. House in primary…
Continue ReadingFlorida Democrats choose Rep. Crist to challenge DeSantis
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, STEVE PEOPLES and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist won the Democratic nomination…
Continue ReadingAP-NORC Poll: Most in US want stricter gun laws
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Most U.S. adults think gun violence is increasing nationwide and want to see gun laws made…
Continue ReadingAmazon keeps growing, and so does its cache of data on you
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly…
Continue ReadingMullin wins US Senate GOP runoff in deep-red Oklahoma
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin won Tuesday’s GOP primary runoff for one of Oklahoma’s U.S.…
Continue ReadingAnti-mandate protesters converge on New Zealand Parliament
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — About 2,000 protesters upset with the government’s pandemic response converged…
Continue ReadingThai court asked to rule if prime minister must step down
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has received a petition from opposition lawmakers seeking a ruling on whether Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingMalaysia ex-PM Najib goes to jail after losing graft appeal
By EILEEN NG Associated Press PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has begun a 12-year prison sentence after losing…
Continue ReadingTennis star Nick Kyrgios has court case adjourned to October
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Nick Kyrgios did not appear in an Australian court on Tuesday and had his case of common assault adjourned…
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