WHO: Ghana reports 2 suspected cases of Marburg virus
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says Ghana has reported two possible cases of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease,…
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Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA
By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) — Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a…
Continue ReadingNo gorings but 6 injured in 2nd Pamplona bull run in Spain
PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Authorities say there were no gorings in the second San Fermín Festival bull run in the Spanish city of Pamplona. But the…
Continue Reading‘Dad, that’s it. She’s dead’: Another day of loss in Ukraine
By CARA ANNA and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — She had gone out to feed the cats when the shelling began. It was…
Continue ReadingA timeline of the career of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe
TOKYO (AP) — Born into a prominent political family, Shinzo Abe, who was fatally shot at a campaign event Friday in western Japan, had been the…
Continue ReadingAssassination of Japan’s Shinzo Abe stuns world leaders
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Leaders around the world condemned the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s behind North Macedonia’s long road to EU?
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES and VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Nightly protests in North Macedonia over the last week…
Continue ReadingWall Street ends winning week with mixed close on jobs data
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street capped a winning week with a sputtering finish…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains, unseasonal flood kills 10 in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — At least 10 people — including two children — have been killed by heavy and unseasonal flooding in Afghanistan’s eastern…
Continue ReadingAustralia, New Zealand say Pacific must discuss China
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia and New Zealand’s prime ministers have agreed that security concerns…
Continue ReadingMuslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches apex
By AMR NABIL Associated Press MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world were raising their…
Continue ReadingBiden marks CIA’s 75 years as ‘bedrock’ of national security
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press LANGLEY, Virginia (AP) — President Joe Biden is lauding the CIA as the “bedrock of our…
Continue ReadingInflation, expenses rise sharply as priorities: AP-NORC poll
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Concerns about inflation and personal finances have surged while COVID has evaporated as a…
Continue ReadingGovernors offer Democrats aggressive reply on guns, abortion
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after a gunman killed seven people at a July 4th parade in suburban Chicago, Illinois…
Continue ReadingChina demands end to US-Taiwan military ‘collusion’
BEIJING (AP) — China has demanded the U.S. cease military “collusion” with Taiwan during a virtual meeting between the joint chiefs of staff…
Continue ReadingBeijing appears to retract vaccine mandate after pushback
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for…
Continue ReadingHawaii museum revisits history of gender-fluid healers
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A new exhibit at Bishop Museum in Honolulu is drawing attention to a more than 500-year-old story…
Continue ReadingUN fails to extend aid deliveries to Syrian rebel-held area
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has failed to extend humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1…
Continue ReadingA robust June jobs report clouds outlook for US economy
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A strong hiring report for June has assuaged fears that the U.S. economy might be on…
Continue ReadingUruguay suspends COVID vaccination for children under 13
By GUILLERMO GARAT Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay has stopped administering coronavirus vaccine to children under age 13. The…
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