9 bodies found, 12 missing in fishing disaster off Canada
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Canadian rescuers have recovered more bodies from a Spanish fishing vessel that sank in…
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South African court rejects effort to delay corruption trial
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has dismissed former President Jacob Zuma’s attempt to remove the…
Continue ReadingFrance hosts talks on Mali as it considers troop withdrawal
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France is hosting a dinner summit devoted to the fight against Islamic extremists in West Africa.…
Continue ReadingEU can withhold funds from Hungary, Poland, top court rules
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s highest court says the 27-nation bloc can suspend support payments to member…
Continue ReadingPakistani police arrest media owner after scuffle in capital
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities have raided the house of a media owner and arrested him after a dramatic…
Continue ReadingGermany announces end to most COVID restrictions on March 20
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leaders have announced plans to end most of the country’s coronavirus restrictions by…
Continue ReadingValieva case boosts drive to raise age limit at Olympics
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to skate at the Olympics in the short program…
Continue ReadingAfter dip in Beijing, Olympians ask: What about Africa?
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — African representation has shriveled at the Winter Olympics. A record eight African nations,…
Continue ReadingValieva listed two legal oxygen boosters on Olympic forms
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva listed two legal substances used to improve heart…
Continue ReadingFBI: Defendants in Arbery killing used repeated racial slurs
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — An FBI intelligence analyst is going through dozens of text messages and social media posts in…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks follow Wall St up after Fed inflation comments
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher after Federal Reserve policymakers indicated…
Continue ReadingNo ‘Fauda’: Hamas TV series glorifies fight against Israel
By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers are producing a new TV series. The 30-episode…
Continue ReadingATHLETES ON: Best things they’ve eaten in the Olympic bubble
By KELVIN CHAN, CANDICE CHOI and AARON MORRISON Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Avocado ice cream and boiling hot pots are some of the best foods…
Continue Reading2 on death row in Singapore lose appeal, renew legal bid
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two death row inmates in Singapore have lost another appeal against their pending execution on the grounds they were…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco recalls 3 members of city’s school board
By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco residents have recalled three members of the city’s school board for what…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea celebrates late leader’s birthday amid hardships
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has celebrated the 80th birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il with a concert,…
Continue ReadingThis time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China
By DAKE KANG and SAM McNEIL Associated Press GARZE COUNTY, China (AP) — Ahead of the Beijing summer Olympics 14 years ago, Tibet was on fire.…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Kirin to sell China joint venture to investment fund
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Kirin is selling its China joint venture to an investment fund, shortly after the Japanese beer…
Continue ReadingPopular Bollywood composer Bappi Lahiri dies at age 69
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood singer and composer Bappi Lahiri, who won millions of fans for popularizing…
Continue ReadingUS official: Russia adds 7K more troops near Ukraine border
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU, LORNE COOK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has added as many as 7,000 troops…
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