Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo hit by cold wave
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and TATIANA POLLASTRI Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — In Rio de Janeiro, bold swimmers have been discouraged from diving…
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Parts of Spain on alert amid ‘extreme’ May temperatures
MADRID (AP) — Large parts of Spain were under alert Friday as a wave of intense heat began sweeping across the country, leaving residents…
Continue ReadingBach says Russia ban is to protect athletes, not punish them
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says Russian athletes and officials who have…
Continue ReadingJapan welcomes new US Indo-Pacific economic initiative
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is welcoming a new U.S. economic initiative for the Indo-Pacific that President Joe Biden is…
Continue ReadingCyprus drills hone skills on evacuations from conflict zones
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Seven countries including the U.S., France, Italy, Israel and Greece have taken part in an series of drills in and around…
Continue ReadingG7 agree pact to better prepare for future pandemics
BERLIN (AP) — The Group of Seven wealthy democracies has announced plans to strengthen epidemiological early-warning systems to detect infectious…
Continue ReadingRecaptured Alabama escapee ordered to provide DNA sample
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — A capital murder suspect who authorities say went on the lam for 10 days with the help of an Alabama jail official was…
Continue ReadingRussia to cut Finland’s natural gas in latest energy clash
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s state-owned energy company says Russia will cut off natural gas to…
Continue ReadingSurgeon: Pilot had remarkable recovery after passing out
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The 64-year-old pilot of a small plane who became incapacitated, leaving his passenger with no flying experience to…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Schroeder to quit Rosneft board as backlash mounts
BERLIN (AP) — Russian state energy company Rosneft says former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder plans to leave its board of directors as a…
Continue ReadingSeeing a country with the most high-ranking tour guide
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Now that he can travel again, Peter Greenberg is resuming “The Royal Tour,” a two-decade-long…
Continue ReadingBiden’s approval dips to lowest of presidency: AP-NORC poll
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press President Joe Biden’s approval rating dipped to the lowest point of his presidency in May, a new poll shows,…
Continue ReadingJihadis’ attack in eastern Burkina Faso kills 11 soldiers
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government says jihadis have targeted a military base in the…
Continue ReadingVictims recount horrors in Times Square car-ramming trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — People testifying in the trial of a man who drove a car that killed one and injured over 20 others in…
Continue ReadingAfrican scientists baffled by monkeypox cases in Europe, US
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the…
Continue ReadingUN rights chief to visit China next week, travel to Xinjiang
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ top human rights official will visit China next week on a trip that will take her to the Xinjiang region, where…
Continue ReadingJailed Egypt activist on hunger strike moved to new prison
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities have transferred a prominent political activist from a maximum-security prison where he was…
Continue ReadingBill pushes feds to notify families of sick, dying inmates
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New legislation in the Senate requires the Justice Department to…
Continue ReadingIn Your Debt: How debt-related stress affects body and mind
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Being in debt can affect every corner of your life, like your relationships and career decisions. It can cause stress,…
Continue ReadingPolice bust gang for tricking old men with love in Italy
BRUSSELS (AP) — Police in four European countries have busted a crime gang accused of using young women to trick elderly Italian men out of their…
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