3 killed, 6 injured in attack on Chinese kindergarten
BEIJING (AP) — Police in southern China are searching for a man who allegedly killed three people and injured six at a kindergarten in the…
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Inflation weighs on back-to-school buying for many families
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and CLAIRE SAVAGE NEW YORK (AP) — To understand the impact of surging inflation on this year’s back-to-school…
Continue ReadingFriends of Japanese journalist demand his release in Myanmar
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Friends of Toru Kubota, a Japanese journalist detained in military-ruled Myanmar while covering a…
Continue ReadingBiden to sign executive order to protect travel for abortion
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order aimed in part at making it easier for women…
Continue ReadingRussia’s foreign minister makes official visit to Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Myanmar for an official visit that Moscow says will include discussions with…
Continue ReadingFrance’s 2nd heat wave of the year leaves Paris sweltering
PARIS (AP) — Paris’ regional authorities have warned residents to be vigilant as temperatures soar to 36 degrees Celsius (97 Fahrenheit). In a…
Continue ReadingPope on Lebanon blast anniversary: Truth can never be hidden
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has marked the second anniversary of the Lebanon port explosion by insisting that truth and justice “can never be…
Continue ReadingPelosi’s Taiwan visit captivates public in China and Taiwan
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — After weeks of threatening rhetoric, China stopped short of any direct military confrontation with…
Continue ReadingNintendo’s profit rises despite shortages of computer chips
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo’s profit in the April-June quarter rose 28% from a year earlier on healthy demand for…
Continue ReadingParents of boy in life-support battle go to European court
LONDON (AP) — The family of a comatose British boy at the center of a life-support battle says it has appealed to the European Court of Human…
Continue ReadingUkraine President Zelenskyy says China must not help Russia
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told Australian university students that China…
Continue ReadingUN nuclear chief: Ukraine nuclear plant is `out of control’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. nuclear chief is warning that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine…
Continue ReadingStopping Myanmar violence tops meeting of Asian diplomats
By DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Top Southeast Asian diplomats meeting in Cambodia’s capital are intensifying efforts…
Continue ReadingChina, US allies divided over Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has drawn bipartisan support at home and backing among the world’s…
Continue ReadingJonathan Nez, Buu Nygren advance for Navajo presidency
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Voters from the Navajo Nation will see familiar faces in the tribe’s general…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka leader proposes 25-year plan for crisis-hit nation
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new president says his government is preparing a national policy…
Continue ReadingClergy, bags of cash set off new sectarian brawl in Lebanon
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese archbishop who carried more than $460,000 from Israel to Lebanon is at the center of…
Continue ReadingKenya’s election rips open scars of inequality, corruption
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In the shadow of a glossy, thousand-dollar campaign billboard, one of many across Kenya’s…
Continue ReadingChina blocks some Taiwan imports but avoids chip disruptions
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China blocked imports of citrus, fish and other foods from Taiwan in retaliation for a visit by a…
Continue ReadingA look at the buyers and sellers from a busy trade deadline
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer This is quite a time to be a season ticket holder for the San Diego Padres. Great weather, a jewel of a ballpark…
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