YouTube takes down Hong Kong leader candidate’s channel
HONG KONG (AP) — YouTube has taken down the campaign channel of Hong Kong’s sole candidate to become its next leader, John Lee, citing compliance…
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Alexander Wang returns to runway after sexual assault claims
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After taking a break amid sexual assault allegations, fashion designer Alexander…
Continue ReadingSubscriptions are coming to travel, should you get on board?
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet The subscription pricing model is trending in the travel industry. Though it might be a familiar payment option for your…
Continue ReadingUkraine war refugees top 5 million as assault intensifies
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says more than 5 million refugees have…
Continue ReadingJudge sends Assange extradition decision to UK government
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British judge has formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face…
Continue ReadingAfrican wildlife, coasts suffer effects of flooding, drought
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Devastating floods in South Africa this week, as well as other extreme weather events…
Continue ReadingSolomon Islands leader defends new security pact with China
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The Solomon Islands prime minister has confirmed that his government has signed a new security…
Continue ReadingMasks off: Spain relaxes face covering rules for indoors
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain is taking another step toward a sense of normality amid the pandemic by partially ending the…
Continue ReadingMega dance company bred culture of sex, silence, dancers say
By JULIET LINDERMAN, MARTHA MENDOZA and MORGAN BOCKNEK Associated Press and Toronto Star LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the world’s leading dance…
Continue ReadingIsrael, Gaza militants trade fire as Mideast tensions mount
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants have fired several rockets into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip and…
Continue ReadingPoland: Coal mine explosions kill 5, injure more than 20
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Authorities in Poland say two underground methane explosions at a coal mine killed five people and injured more than 20.…
Continue ReadingRamos-Horta set to win East Timor presidency for 2nd time
DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor’s former independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is set to win the presidential…
Continue ReadingYoshinoya beef bowl chain executive fired over sexist remark
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Yoshinoya beef bowl chain has fired an executive who talked about a marketing strategy to get…
Continue ReadingMuslim properties razed in New Delhi after communal violence
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities in India have used bulldozers to raze a number of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan leader promises inquiry into police shooting
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has pledged an…
Continue ReadingExplosion on bus carrying prison guards in Turkey; 1 killed
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An official says assailants have detonated a remote-controlled explosive device as a bus carrying prison guards was passing…
Continue ReadingMacron attacks Le Pen on Russia, Muslim headscarf ban pledge
By JOHN LEICESTER and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has torn into his far-right challenger Marine Le…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’
By CARA ANNA and INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) — When Russian forces invaded and occupied the Chernobyl nuclear power…
Continue ReadingWind will be a force to reckon with on Southwest wildfires
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Fire managers across the Southwest are reckoning with strong winds that are fueling…
Continue ReadingJapan formally revokes Russia’s ‘most favored nation’ status
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has enacted a law formally revoking Russia’s “most favored nation” trade status…
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