French cold case: Ex-police officer linked to rapes, murders
By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — One of France’s biggest unsolved criminal cases appears to have been cracked. The…
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Climate activists seek to block German coal mine expansion
BERLIN (AP) — Environmentalists have chained themselves to giant excavators in an effort to halt the expansion of a vast open-pit coal mine in…
Continue ReadingWorkers at Bezos’ rocket company allege sexism, safety risks
A group of more than 20 current and former employees are accusing Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceflight company of being a toxic work environment and…
Continue ReadingPortugal records its fewest summer wildfires in 10 years
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal has so far this year recorded its lowest number of wildfires since 2011. Also, wildfires have claimed no lives…
Continue ReadingLondon police lose trust after officer abducts, kills woman
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Police in Britain’s capital are desperately trying to regain the trust of women after revelations…
Continue ReadingBiden’s approval slumps after a slew of crises: AP-NORC poll
By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s popularity has slumped — with half of Americans now…
Continue ReadingRights group: Belarus detains 100 people after KGB shootout
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Belarus human rights group said Friday that some 100 people have been detained in the…
Continue ReadingPolice in N Ireland arrest 2 more over journalist’s slaying
LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland have arrested two more men Friday over the death of a young journalist who was shot and killed while…
Continue ReadingChina sends 25 fighter planes toward Taiwan on National Day
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has sent 25 fighter jets toward self-ruled Taiwan in a large display on China’s National Day. The People’s…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Kim’s sister leads N. Korea’s pressure campaign
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As North Korea goes back to its pattern of pressuring South Korea to…
Continue ReadingEU chief prosecutor accuses Slovenia of justice interference
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s chief prosecutor is accusing Slovenia of interfering in the EU’s justice…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Iraqi protesters march in Baghdad ahead of vote
BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqis are marching in the center of Baghdad to mark two years since mass anti-government protests erupted in the Iraqi…
Continue ReadingErupting Spanish volcano turns ‘more aggressive’: officials
By DANIEL ROCA and BARRY HATTON Associated Press LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — An erupting volcano on a Spanish island off northwest…
Continue ReadingNigeria’s president directs conditional end to Twitter ban
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he has directed that the ban on Twitter’s…
Continue ReadingMerck says COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck says its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by…
Continue ReadingTurkey says Greek-French defense pact harms NATO alliance
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s government says a defense pact between Greece and France aimed at bolstering Athens’ capabilities amid…
Continue ReadingSwitzerland to set up a dedicated embassy to the Vatican
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government has decided to set up a dedicated embassy to the Vatican. Switzerland’s ambassador to Slovenia is…
Continue ReadingAustralia to lift 18-month COVID-19 travel ban next month
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has outlined plans to lift its pandemic ban on its vaccinated citizens…
Continue ReadingEnergy prices drive Europe inflation to highest since 2008
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union’s statistics agency says sharply higher oil and gas prices have…
Continue ReadingPakistan: Changes needed on EU plan on rights in Afghanistan
By JAMEY KEATEN and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Pakistan wants the European Union to revise its plan to step up human rights…
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