Next Hong Kong leader says city must work harder at COVID-19
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s incoming chief executive, John Lee, says the city still has to work hard at controlling…
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Can I talk to a human? Spain presents customer service bill
MADRID (AP) — Tired of speaking to a machine when you call the bank or power company? Spain’s government wants to end those nerve-shattering,…
Continue ReadingHit by pandemic curbs, India’s quarterly growth slows to 4%
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s economic growth, hit by pandemic curbs and price increases, slowed to 4.1% in the January-March quarter, according to…
Continue ReadingJapan court: Nuclear plant’s tsunami safeguards inadequate
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has ordered a utility not to restart a nuclear power plant because of inadequate…
Continue ReadingYoung caregivers ‘exist in the shadows,’ offer crucial help
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer PLANO, Texas (AP) — Millions of Americans with serious health problems depend on children ages 18 and younger to…
Continue ReadingIslamic extremists convicted of membership in German IS cell
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany has convicted five men of membership in a local cell of the Islamic State group that received orders from a…
Continue ReadingPhilippine police say they killed 4 Chinese kidnap suspects
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police say they have killed four suspected Chinese kidnappers in a gunbattle and rescued a Chinese man they…
Continue ReadingJill Biden says she, president settle arguments by ‘fexting’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden says she and President Joe Biden don’t hash out disagreements…
Continue ReadingExperts: Iran disrupts internet; tower collapse deaths at 36
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has disrupted internet access to the outside world as angry demonstrators…
Continue ReadingHungary’s Orban wins exemption in EU Russian oil embargo
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s divisive leader has once again got his own way with the European Union. This…
Continue ReadingDeutsche Bank, subsidiary raided over ‘greenwashing’ claims
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Germany have raided the offices of Deutsche Bank and its subsidiary DWS following claims that it was exaggerating the…
Continue ReadingGerman police mount raids in COVID-19 aid fraud probe
BERLIN (AP) — Police have raided homes and offices in northern and western Germany as part of an investigation of five men accused of fraudulently…
Continue ReadingSerb president pledges EU course, hints Russia sanctions
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Aleksandar Vucic has been sworn in for his second 5-yar term as Serbia’s president,…
Continue ReadingAll bodies recovered from Nepal plane crash; autopsies begin
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers have recovered all 22 bodies from the site where a plane crashed on a…
Continue Reading9-year-old girl survives rare cougar attack in Washington
FRUITLAND, Wash. (AP) — FRUITLAND, Wash. — A 9-year-old girl survived a cougar attack after wandering up a trail with two friends while camping…
Continue ReadingGroup urges ICC to probe alleged use of mines in Libya war
CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch has called for the International Criminal Court to investigate allegations of the use of landmines in 2019 by…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Don’t let your first car be a $30K mistake
By COLIN BERESFORD of NerdWallet Car prices have skyrocketed in the last year, making it an even bigger challenge to shop for your first car. With…
Continue ReadingSievierodonetsk mayor says Russian forces seize half of city
By YURAS KARMANAU and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces in a “frenzied push” have seized half of the…
Continue ReadingMourners gather as funerals begin for Uvalde school killings
By NATHAN ELLGREN, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JIM SALTER Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The pallbearers wore white shirts and gloves. The…
Continue Reading2 missing in Virginia after group went over James River dam
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia identified two women missing Tuesday after a group of people in rafts and on paddleboards went over…
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