Increased infectious disease risk likely from climate change
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — and that’s…
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Suspected IS militants kill 7 Syrians at Ramadan iftar meal
BEIRUT (AP) — Militants from the Islamic State group have attacked a Ramadan gathering hosted by a former official of a U.S.-backed group in…
Continue ReadingHuawei’s Q1 sales down 14% as U.S. sanctions remain
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer SINGAPORE (AP) — Chinese telecoms equipment and smartphone maker Huawei has reported its sales fell 14% in the last…
Continue ReadingHong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang dies in quarantine hotel
HONG KONG (AP) — Veteran Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang has died while in a COVID-19 quarantine hotel in the southern Chinese city, local media…
Continue ReadingTaiwan faces largest COVID-19 outbreak yet
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan, which had been living mostly free of COVID-19, is now facing its worst outbreak since…
Continue ReadingNo mourners at burial of 50 victims of Nigeria refinery fire
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press OWERRI, Nigeria (AP) — Days after more than 100 people died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in…
Continue ReadingNokia sees 1Q operating profits down 18%, sales up 1%
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported first-quarter operating profits of 354 million euros, down…
Continue ReadingIsrael halts for Holocaust day, honors 6 million Jews killed
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Writer TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Sirens blared across Israel early Thursday as the country came to a standstill in…
Continue ReadingNFL draft class faced major challenges in COVID-19 battles
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — This year’s NFL draft class speaks reluctantly about its COVID-19 experiences. To some,…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mostly higher after tech-led rebound on Wall St
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after a rally on Wall Street led by technology companies. U.S.…
Continue ReadingUS tries to seize yacht in Fiji. But which oligarch owns it?
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A judge in Fiji is due to rule Tuesday on whether U.S. authorities can seize the…
Continue ReadingChina grants first driverless taxi permits to Baidu, Pony.ai
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese internet services company Baidu has received a permit to provide driverless ride-hailing services to the public in Beijing,…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s Erdogan visits Saudi Arabia to mend strained ties
By ANDREW WILKS and ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has landed in Saudi Arabia as part…
Continue ReadingWorkers strike to pressure Sri Lankan president to step down
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Businesses in Sri Lanka are closed, teachers absent and public transportation…
Continue ReadingOccupied Ukrainian city fears sham Russian referendum plans
By FRANCESCA EBEL and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — While the world’s attention has focused on the fighting around…
Continue ReadingOccupied Ukrainian city fears sham Russian referendum plans
By FRANCESCA EBEL and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ever since Russian forces took the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson in…
Continue ReadingDry Southwest braces for stiffer winds, ‘epic’ fire danger
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters have continued to slow the advance of…
Continue ReadingIn NYC, ads for jobs will have to say what they pay
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has passed one of the nation’s most far-reaching requirements for employers to…
Continue ReadingMost in US fear Ukraine war misinformation: AP-NORC poll
By AMANDA SEITZ and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of U.S. adults say misinformation around Russia’s invasion of…
Continue ReadingDeputies fatally shoot man outside Florida Target store
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say two sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man outside a Target store in central Florida’s busy tourist…
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