Chinese shoppers spend $139 billion during Singles’ Day fest
By ZEN SOO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese shoppers spent $139.1 billion during this year’s annual Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza,…
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Japan’s outspoken nun and author Jakucho Setouchi dies at 99
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Jakucho Setouchi, a Buddhist nun and one of Japan’s best-known authors known for novels depicting…
Continue ReadingTaiwanese families say COVID-19 deaths didn’t have to happen
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — For 30 years, Nancy Chen ate lunch every day with her parents at their apartment. After her…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, dies
By ANDREW MELDRUM and CARA ANNA Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — F.W. de Klerk, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela and as…
Continue ReadingUN chief says global warming goal on ‘life support’
By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the goal of…
Continue ReadingPoland’s far right demands strong borders in Belarus crisis
By VANESSA GERA and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands have marched in Warsaw to mark Poland’s Independence Day,…
Continue ReadingEurope’s economic recovery faces hit from high energy costs
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Commission has raised its growth forecast for the year for the 19…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains in southern India kill 14 people, flood Chennai
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 14 people have died in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu during days of heavy rains. Several districts in the state…
Continue ReadingChinese leaders issue official history to elevate Xi
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Leaders of China’s ruling Communist Party have set the stage for President Xi Jinping to…
Continue ReadingCambodia dismisses US sanctions as ‘politically motivated’
By DAVID RISING and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia is dismissing as “politically motivated” sanctions…
Continue ReadingS. Korea police want to probe US diplomat over car accident
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police say they’re pushing to investigate a U.S. diplomat to find if he…
Continue ReadingIndonesia, UK discuss future technology and cybersecurity
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has met with Indonesian officials to discuss closer…
Continue ReadingMeghan apologizes to court for forgetting book discussions
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex has apologized for misleading a British court about the extent of her…
Continue ReadingUS Indo-Pacific Command chief in Japan, reaffirms commitment
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has met with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and…
Continue Reading4th fatal hospital fire of pandemic kills 2 in Romania
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Officials say a fire at a COVID-19 hospital in Romania has killed two people. The…
Continue ReadingUK economic growth held back by supply chain problems
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British economy slowed down during the third quarter of the year as widespread supply chain…
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s M+ museum opens amid censorship controversy
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s swanky new M+ museum is Asia’s largest gallery with a billion-dollar collection set to open on Friday. It boasts…
Continue ReadingGermany mulls new COVID-19 measures as infections spike
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s national disease control center has reported a record-high number of more than…
Continue ReadingAgeless oldies but goodies defying Father Time around NFL
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Age is a funny thing in the NFL, where many players are considered over the hill in…
Continue ReadingHuman rights group questions fair elections in Libya
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A leading rights group is questioning whether of Libyan authorities can to hold free and fair elections as long as…
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