UN chief urges ‘rapid’ emission cuts to curb climate change
By FRANK JORDANS and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations is calling for “immediate, rapid and…
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Pakistan’s Imran Khan says world should give Taliban ‘time’ on human rights but fears ‘chaos’ without aid
CNN By Becky Anderson, Zeena Saifi and Helen Regan, CNN Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said the best way forward for peace and stability…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka conservationists fight elephant smuggling in court
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Environmentalists in Sri Lanka are challenging a court order that would allow…
Continue ReadingEarthquake leaves three dead and 60 injured in China’s Sichuan
By Jessie Yeung, CNN An earthquake in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan left at least three people dead and 60 injured on Thursday,…
Continue ReadingIndonesian court rules president negligent over pollution
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has ruled that President Joko Widodo and six top officials have…
Continue ReadingIndonesian court rules president negligent over pollution
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has ruled that President Joko Widodo and six top officials have…
Continue ReadingRussia votes in parliament election without main opposition
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has begun three days of voting for a new parliament that is unlikely to change the country’s…
Continue ReadingWith eye on Iran, Israeli navy steps up Red Sea presence
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press ATLIT, Israel (AP) — Israel’s just-retired navy chief says the military has stepped up its activities in…
Continue ReadingWith foreign funds frozen, Afghan aid groups stuck in limbo
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A month after the fall of Kabul, the question of how the world will help…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mostly higher after Wall Street retreat
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed after a hodge-podge of economic data led Wall Street to close mostly lower.…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mostly higher after Wall Street retreat
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed after a hodge-podge of economic data led Wall Street to close mostly lower.…
Continue ReadingLawyer Murdaugh exits jail after $10M insurance fraud arrest
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A prominent South Carolina lawyer has surrendered to face insurance fraud and other…
Continue ReadingAt 101, she’s still hauling lobsters with no plans to stop
By PATRICK WHITTLE and ROBERT F. BUKATY Associated Press ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — More than 90 years after starting, Maine’s oldest lobster…
Continue ReadingSpaceX launches four people to orbit in company’s first-ever tourism mission
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit Wednesday evening, carrying four people — none of whom are…
Continue ReadingBucks hire Lisa Byington, making her the first woman to be a full-time TV play-by-play broadcaster for a major men’s professional sports team
By Jill Martin, CNN A major sports broadcasting barrier has been broken. Lisa Byington has been hired by the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks…
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Deschutes County, sheriff’s deputy reach $527,000 settlement of federal discrimination lawsuit
A month before it was set to go to trial, a $527,000 settlement was announced late Wednesday of a federal lawsuit filed four years ago by a Deschutes…
Continue ReadingMcAuliffe, Youngkin clash over abortion, COVID in 1st debate
By SARAH RANKIN and STEVE HELBER Associated Press GRUNDY, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin clashed over abortion…
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FBI arrests Albany man, accused of threatening public official over vaccine
FBI agents, assisted by Albany police, arrested a 64-year-old Albany man Wednesday on charges of interstate transmission of a threat and stalking.…
Continue ReadingDemocrats push for changes to California recall efforts
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom handily survived this week’s recall election that could…
Continue ReadingLong weekend becomes 9-week lockdown for AP Vietnam reporter
By HAU DINH Associated Press VUNG TAU, Vietnam (AP) — The AP’s Hau Dinh set off from Hanoi for the seaside resort of Vung Tau in southern…
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