US home sales fell again in July as housing slowdown deepens
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the sixth consecutive month in July,…
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WHO: World coronavirus cases fall 24%; deaths rise in Asia
LONDON (AP) — New coronavirus cases reported globally dropped nearly a quarter in the last week while deaths fell 6% but were still higher in parts…
Continue ReadingEstonian minister defends visa ban against Russian tourists
By HARRIET MORRIS Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s foreign minister has defended his country’s decision to bar Russian…
Continue ReadingFederal study: New climate law to slice carbon pollution 40%
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Clean energy incentives in the new spending package signed this week by President Joe Biden will trim…
Continue ReadingHow a pair of Hollywood stars powered a Welsh soccer team
By SIAN WATSON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, document their takeover of…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s Suu Kyi testifies in her official secrets case
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has testified in a prison courtroom in the capital…
Continue ReadingMalaysia top court rebuffs bid to delay ex-PM’s final appeal
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court has refused to allow ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s new lawyer to withdraw from his graft…
Continue ReadingHong Kong seeks citizens caught in Southeast Asia scams
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong officials say they are seeking the return of citizens who traveled to Southeast Asia for jobs that entrapped them in…
Continue Reading3rd sailboat carrying migrants reaches southern Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say another sailboat carrying dozens of migrants has arrived at the island of Kythera. The boat that…
Continue ReadingPolice in Nigeria find 20 mummified bodies in Benin City
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria say they have discovered 20 mummified bodies including those of children…
Continue ReadingDubai court finds mishandled peroxide caused 2021 port blast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai court has found that a cargo ship’s mishandled peroxide caused an explosion at the city-state’s busy…
Continue ReadingEgypt appoints central bank caretaker chief amid crisis
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president has appointed a caretaker governor of the central bank amid a grinding economic crisis triggered by the Russian…
Continue ReadingB1G deal: Big Ten lands $7 billion, NFL-style TV contracts
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football…
Continue ReadingFewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues…
Continue ReadingRussia deploys hypersonic missiles to its Baltic exclave
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has deployed warplanes armed with state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to the country’s Kaliningrad region.…
Continue ReadingShip that Ukraine alleges has stolen wheat likely off Syria
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine alleges holds stolen wheat from territory…
Continue ReadingLawyer’s group text causes 2nd Florida murder case mistrial
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Look closely at who’s included in your group chats. A prosecutor in Florida complained in a group text about a…
Continue ReadingEU-mediated Serbia-Kosovo meeting ends without agreement
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo didn’t reach an agreement on longstanding border and mutual…
Continue ReadingTurkey lowers interest rate even as inflation soars to 80%
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate despite inflation surging to nearly 80% and making it difficult for…
Continue ReadingSaudi doctoral student gets 34 years in prison for tweets
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to 34 years in prison for…
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