UK meets energy firms but no help yet for hard-hit consumers
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and senior ministers have held inconclusive talks with energy…
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US wholesale inflation fell in July for 1st time in 2 years
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level fell from June to July, the first month-to-month drop in…
Continue ReadingExperts see Canada’s euthanasia laws as threat to disabled
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer TORONTO (AP) — Canada arguably has the world’s most permissive euthanasia rules, but human rights advocates say…
Continue ReadingTaliban say bombing kills prominent Afghan cleric in Kabul
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A bombing has killed a prominent Taliban cleric at his religious center in Kabul. The attack on Thursday marks the latest assault…
Continue ReadingUS unemployment claims rise by 14,000 to 262,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans who signed up for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest…
Continue ReadingN Macedonia: Truck full of migrants overturns; 35 injured
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s police say 35 people have been injured when a truck carrying Syrian migrants believed to…
Continue ReadingScenes of desperation as migrant ship sinks during rescue
By FRANCISCO SECO Associated Press ABOARD THE ASTRAL (AP) — A Spanish maritime rescue group and Italy’s coast guard have helped pull some 40…
Continue ReadingSpain evacuates 294 more Afghan workers and families
MADRID (AP) — Spain has brought 294 Afghan refugees via Pakistan to Spain. The mission brings to 3,900 the number of Afghans flown to Spain since…
Continue ReadingBig Mac is coming back: McDonald’s to reopen in Ukraine
CHICAGO (AP) — McDonald’s will begin reopening some of its restaurants in Ukraine in the coming months. The burger giant closed its Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingEx-Miss America Mund: Abortion ruling prompted US House run
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former Miss America Cara Mund says her concern about the erosion of abortion rights…
Continue ReadingBreyer, Gorsuch join to promote education about Constitution
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has become the honorary co-chairman of a…
Continue ReadingPhilippine leader threatens to fire officials in sugar mess
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president has threatened to fire top agricultural officials if an investigation shows they improperly…
Continue ReadingChina renews Taiwan threats, island cites ‘wishful thinking’
BEIJING (AP) — China has renewed its threat to attack Taiwan following almost a week of war games near the island, amid international condemnation…
Continue Reading2nd Australian state bans public displays of Nazi swastikas
SYDNEY (AP) — A second Australian state has banned public displays of Nazi symbols. New South Wales, the nation’s most populous state, on…
Continue ReadingIndiana cop wounded during traffic stop ‘extremely critical’
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — An eastern Indiana police chief says an officer shot in the head during a traffic stop and search for possible narcotics…
Continue ReadingPope Francis meets transgender guests of Rome church
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has met with a fourth group of transgender people who found shelter at a Rome church.…
Continue ReadingMask mandates return in New Delhi as COVID-19 cases rise
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian capital has reintroduced public mask mandates as COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country. The New Delhi…
Continue ReadingAfrica CDC in ‘advanced’ talks to obtain monkeypox vaccines
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a…
Continue ReadingHostage standoff at Beirut bank ends with gunman’s arrest
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and FAY ABUELGASIM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A hostage standoff in which a gunman demanded a Beirut bank let him withdraw…
Continue ReadingDutchman convicted of role in farmers’ road block protest
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A man has been convicted of dumping straw on a Dutch road last month and sentenced to perform 80 hours of unpaid…
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