5 things to know for September 6: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Ida, gun violence, Ethiopia
CNN By Dominic Rech, CNN It’s Labor Day! If you have the day off, you might be curious about what’s open and what’s closed. At the…
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5 things to know for September 6: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Ida, gun violence, Ethiopia
CNN By Dominic Rech, CNN It’s Labor Day! If you have the day off, you might be curious about what’s open and what’s closed. At the…
Continue ReadingIndustry group backs global carbon price for large ships
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A major maritime industry association has backed plans for a global surcharge on carbon emissions…
Continue ReadingIndustry group backs global carbon price for large ships
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A major maritime industry association has backed plans for a global surcharge on carbon emissions…
Continue ReadingBelarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms,…
Continue ReadingGreece creates climate crisis ministry after huge wildfires
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s center-right government has created a new ministry to address the impact of…
Continue ReadingAn ex-Marine sharpshooter said he killed a baby and 3 others because God told him to, affidavit states
By Eric Levenson and Gregory Lemos, CNN A former Marine sharpshooter who said he received messages from God broke into two homes outside Lakeland,…
Continue Reading3-year-old boy found after 3 days’ lost in Australian woods
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A 3-year-old boy wearing a sweat shirt and diapers has been found sitting in a creek and…
Continue ReadingGuinea’s new junta leaders seek to tighten grip on power
By BOUBACAR DIALLO and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s new military leaders are seeking to tighten their grip…
Continue ReadingPalestinian prisoners escape from Israeli prison, apparently through a tunnel
By Abeer Salman, Amir Tal and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Israeli authorities are hunting for six Palestinian militants who broke out of prison, apparently…
Continue ReadingDivers discover a dislodged and broken pipeline that likely triggered Gulf of Mexico oil spill
By Keith Allen, CNN Divers using underwater sonar discovered a 12-inch oil pipeline Sunday that had become dislodged and is possibly the source of an…
Continue ReadingChinese star cuts ties with Swiss watch brand over Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — A former member of popular K-pop band EXO says he’s cutting ties with a Swiss luxury watch brand, after its CEO referred to…
Continue ReadingChinese star cuts ties with Swiss watch brand over Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — A former member of popular K-pop band EXO says he’s cutting ties with a Swiss luxury watch brand, after its CEO referred to…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s wildfire season is ‘far from over’ as multiple massive blazes rage, official warns
CNN, KOLO, KMIR, KNXV, KPRC, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC By Aya Elamroussi, CNN California could be dealing with massive wildfires until the end of the…
Continue ReadingTaliban claim victory in Panjshir, but resistance forces say they still control strategic position in the valley
By Nic Robertson, Nilly Kohzad, Tim Lister and Helen Regan, CNN The Taliban have claimed victory in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province, with a…
Continue ReadingHow to protect children under 12 from Covid-19, according to Fauci
CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci says there’s an important step adults can take to protect children who are too young to be…
Continue ReadingGlobal stock markets rise after weak US hiring data
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets are higher, after weak U.S. hiring in August fueled expectations the Federal…
Continue ReadingGlobal stock markets rise after weak US hiring data
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets are higher, after weak U.S. hiring in August fueled expectations the Federal…
Continue ReadingJan Hecker, German ambassador to China, dies just a few weeks into his posting
By Zixu Wang and Sophie Jeong, CNN The German Ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, has died suddenly at 54, after only a few weeks in his position,…
Continue ReadingChina’s Weibo bans BTS fan account for illegal fundraising
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese social media platform Weibo has banned a fan club of popular South Korean K-pop band BTS from posting for 60 days. Weibo…
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