America’s love affair with the lawn is getting messy
By JULIA RUBIN Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — LeighAnn Ferrara is transforming her small suburban yard from grass bordered by a few…
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Builders hurt protected areas in climate-weary Puerto Rico
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SALINAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jacqueline Vázquez was sitting on the couch when her phone rang. She had just…
Continue ReadingSweden says tourist travelling with group detained in Iran
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden says one of its citizens travelling as a tourist has been detained in Iran, in the latest incident to worsen relations…
Continue ReadingBritain pushes tough tech rules under new digital watchdog
LONDON (AP) — Big tech companies like Google and Facebook would have to comply with tough British rules under a new digital watchdog aimed at…
Continue ReadingMusicians come together in video collaboration for Ukraine
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The melancholic sound of Ukrainian violinist Vera Lytovchenko’s music has echoed in subway…
Continue ReadingActivists rally behind Croatian woman denied abortion
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A group of civic activists in Croatia have demonstrated in support of a woman who was denied an abortion despite her fetus…
Continue ReadingChina installing former security chief as Hong Kong leader
KEN MORITSUGU HONG KONG (AP) — China is installing a career security official as the new leader of Hong Kong in the culmination of a sweeping…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Okinawa urges government to reduce China tensions
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa is urging Japan to focus more on peaceful…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan police use tear gas on protesters near Parliament
By ERANGA JAYAWARDENA and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan police have used tear gas and a water cannon…
Continue ReadingBiden plugs manufacturing initiative at Ohio metal company
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging that 3D printing technology will help return factory jobs…
Continue ReadingSaudi coalition transfers Yemeni prisoners as part of truce
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Red Cross says that 117 Yemeni prisoners held by the Saudi-led coalition have arrived in…
Continue ReadingA song with power: Ukraine’s Eurovision entry unites nation
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press TURIN, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra’s upbeat, melodic entry for this month’s Eurovision Song…
Continue ReadingAmnesty International: Russia must face war crimes justice
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Amnesty International says it has documented extensive war crimes by Russian forces in communities around the Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingExpats begin voting in crisis-hit Lebanon’s general election
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Lebanese living in Arab and Muslim countries began voting Friday in the crisis-hit country’s parliamentary elections,…
Continue ReadingFrance’s left agrees to largely campaign together vs. Macron
PARIS (AP) — Long-divided left-wing parties in France will march into forthcoming legislative elections largely together, after the Socialist Party…
Continue ReadingAustralia seeks friendship with Solomons despite China pact
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s defense minister says his nation wants to continue having a strong friendship and relationship with the Solomon Islands…
Continue ReadingUK Conservatives lose London strongholds, in blow to Johnson
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s governing Conservatives have suffered local election losses in their few London…
Continue ReadingAsian Games in China postponed because of spread of COVID-19
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Less than three months after Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Olympic Council of Asia said…
Continue ReadingCambodia hosts meeting on humanitarian assistance to Myanmar
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have met in…
Continue ReadingEurope’s farmers stir up biogas to offset Russian energy
By JOHN LEICESTER and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press SONCHAMP, France (AP) — In lush fields southwest of Paris, farmers are joining Europe’s…
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