Woman with Down syndrome loses UK abortion law challenge
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A woman with Down syndrome has lost a court challenge against the British government over a law…
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One to charge them all: EU demands single plug for phones
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is unveiling plans that would require smartphone makers to adopt a single…
Continue ReadingDetained Australian economist appears in Myanmar court
BANGKOK (AP) — An Australian economist arrested when Myanmar’s military seized power in February has made a court appearance in the capital where…
Continue ReadingBank of England keeps rates on hold, warns over inflation
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England kept its main interest rate at the record low of 0.1% but warned that inflation is…
Continue ReadingNobel Prize ceremonies to be curtailed again due to pandemic
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize ceremonies will be reined in for a second year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The winners of this year’s…
Continue ReadingEU legal advisor: Diesel software faces strict limits
BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union legal adviser says software installed in Volkswagen cars to alter the amount of pollutants coming out of their…
Continue ReadingTensions grow as US, allies deepen Indo-Pacific involvement
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — With increasingly strong talk in support of Taiwan, a new deal to supply Australia with nuclear…
Continue ReadingAncient tablet acquired by Hobby Lobby going back to Iraq
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was looted from an Iraqi museum 30 years ago, Now, a 3,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in…
Continue ReadingChina sends 24 fighter jets toward Taiwan in show of force
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has sent 24 fighter jets toward Taiwan in a large display of force. The move comes after the self-governing island…
Continue ReadingFears of global shockwaves from Chinese builder’s debts ease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Fears that a Chinese real estate developer’s possible default on multibillion-dollar debts…
Continue ReadingDanes side with US against French criticism of defense deal
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark is siding with the United States in the dispute with its fellow EU member France over a major Indo-Pacific…
Continue ReadingPence hopeful the Supreme Court will restrict abortion in US
By VANESSA GERA and BALAZS KAUFMANN BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says he’s hopeful that the new…
Continue ReadingDad of 3 girls killed in New Zealand says he’s forgiven wife
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The father of three young girls who were killed last week in New Zealand says his…
Continue ReadingLava spread raises fears of more damage on Spanish island
By RENATA BRITO and BARRY HATTON Associated Press TODOQUE, Canary Islands (AP) — The advance of lava from a volcanic eruption on one of Spain’s…
Continue ReadingDubai real-estate firm DAMAC approved to take firm private
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai real-estate company known for its deals with former President Donald Trump says it has received…
Continue ReadingBoeing to build military aircraft drones in Australian city
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Chicago-based aerospace giant Boeing has announced plans to build a new type of drone military aircraft in Australia.…
Continue ReadingEPA rule sharply limits HFCs, gases used as refrigerants
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of highly…
Continue ReadingTunisia’s Saied strengthens presidential powers in decrees
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kaïs Saied has issued presidential decrees bolstering the already…
Continue ReadingIn German election, hunger strikers seek climate promises
By KARIN LAUB Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — For the first time in Germany, climate change is perhaps the most dominant issue in an election…
Continue ReadingKenyan official: 7 dead after boat capsizes on Lake Victoria
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A local official in Kenya says seven people are dead after their boat capsized on Lake Victoria. The Homa Bay county…
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