South African photojournalist John Parkin dies at age 63
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African photographer John Parkin has died at the age of 63. During his years as a…
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UK lawyer accused of injecting blood into supermarket foods
LONDON (AP) — A 37-year-old lawyer accused of injecting food items with syringes of blood at three London supermarkets has made a court appearance.…
Continue ReadingBulgaria’s presidents invites 3rd party to form government
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s president has handed a mandate to form a government to the third-largest political party in parliament…
Continue ReadingMontenegro police report finding 1 ton of cocaine in bananas
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Police in Montenegro say they have seized over 1 ton (2,000 pounds) of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas.…
Continue ReadingPolish art show defies ‘cancel culture’ but some see racism
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A new exhibition at a Polish state museum features the works of provocative artists in what…
Continue ReadingParalympic Classes: A confusing maze in search of fairness
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — There are 4,403 Paralympic athletes competing in Tokyo and each one has unique differences that have…
Continue ReadingEvacuation from Afghanistan in final phase after deadly Kabul airport attack
By Ivana Kottasová, Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood, Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley, Zachary Cohen, Amy Woodyatt, Jennifer Hansler and Nectar Gan, CNN The…
Continue ReadingUN asks N Korea to clarify alleged shoot-on-sight orders
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.N. human rights investigators have asked North Korea to clarify whether it has…
Continue ReadingUS presses on with evacuation from Afghanistan after deadly Kabul airport attack
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood, Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley, Zachary Cohen, Jennifer Hansler and Nectar Gan, CNN The United…
Continue ReadingAlbania gets 1st Afghan evacuees after deadly Kabul blasts
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Abania (AP) — Albania is housing its first group of Afghan evacuees who made it out of their country…
Continue ReadingChina’s newest boy band, the youngest member 7 years old, disbands three days after debut
By Jessie Yeung and Zixu Wang, CNN They sing, they dance, they’re impeccably dressed — and they’re all children, mostly under 10.…
Continue ReadingAmerican forces keep up airlift under high threat warnings
By SAYED ZIARMAL HASHEMI, LOLITA C. BALDOR, KATHY GANNON and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — American forces working…
Continue ReadingStocks rally to records amid relief rates will remain low
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied to records Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve said it’s still far…
Continue ReadingStocks rally to records amid relief rates will remain low
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied to records Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve said it’s still far…
Continue ReadingChina has administered 2 billion Covid vaccine shots. But coercive measures are sparking anger
By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN China’s coronavirus vaccination drive has surpassed 2 billion doses, authorities announced Friday, but…
Continue ReadingAfghans stuck in Bosnian camp aghast at Taliban takeover
By KEMAL SOFTIC Associated Press BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Thousands of migrants, including many Afghans, are stranded in Bosnia and other…
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OSU prof’s grant-funded zebrafish study may curb need to use animals for chemical testing
An Oregon State University toxicologist has received a $7 million grant to study the biological impacts of chemicals, which could potentially lead…
Continue ReadingAugust 27 Afghanistan-Taliban news
CNN By Aditi Sangal, Jessie Yeung, Brad Lendon, Tara John, Melissa Macaya, Meg Wagner, Fernando Alfonso III and Veronica Rocha, CNN…
Continue ReadingMalaysia’s new leader keeps largely same Cabinet, no deputy
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The new Malaysian prime minister has retained mostly familiar faces in his Cabinet. But Ismail Sabri Yaakob vowed…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: Italy says its last flight from Kabul in hours
By The Associated Press Italy’s foreign minister has confirmed that the last Italian military flight evacuating people from Afghanistan will depart…
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