At least 304 dead, 1,800 hurt as powerful quake slams Haiti
By EVENS SANON and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s civil protection agency says at least 304 people have been…
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6.9 earthquake strikes off Alaska, no tsunami warning issued
PERRYVILLE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S Geological Survey says a 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of the Alaska Peninsula. Despite the size of the…
Continue ReadingLongest war: Were America’s decades in Afghanistan worth it?
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press As the United States ends the nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan and as the Taliban recapture much of the…
Continue ReadingChina to release 2 coders who built virus news archive
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Two amateur Chinese computer coders are set to be released next week after more than a year…
Continue ReadingChina to release 2 coders who built virus news archive
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Two amateur Chinese computer coders are set to be released next week after more than a year…
Continue ReadingPride march held in Bosnia capital; opponents gather too
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended a gay pride march in Bosnia’s capital of Sarajevo. Organizers said that…
Continue ReadingHigh heat: Spain clocks prelim record of 47.2 C (116.96 F)
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain has set a new provisional heat record of 47.2 degrees Celsius (116.96 Fahrenheit)…
Continue ReadingRussian firefighting plane crashes in Turkey; 8 killed
ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry says 8 Russian and Turkish crew members were killed…
Continue ReadingSpanish rights groups denounce child deportations to Morocco
MADRID (AP) — Human rights groups have denounced Spain’s expulsion of unaccompanied children to Morocco, calling the deportations illegal and…
Continue ReadingOver 1,500 evacuated in southern Russia after heavy rains
MOSCOW (AP) — Heavy rains have flooded broad areas in southern Russia, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,,500 people. Authorities in the…
Continue Reading3 bodies found after helicopter crash in Russia’s Kamchatka
MOSCOW (AP) — Rescuers have recovered the bodies of three out of eight people who went missing when a helicopter carrying tourists plunged into a…
Continue ReadingIran will impose 6-day ‘general lockdown’ over coronavirus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media says authorities will impose a six-day-long “general lockdown” in cities across the country, after…
Continue ReadingCelebrations as Zambian opposition candidate leads in count
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Supporters of Zambian opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema have begun celebrating as…
Continue ReadingWhy more women are deciding not to have kids
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Dyanna Volek was never someone who dreamed of becoming a mother. From an early age, she knew deep down that she didn’t…
Continue ReadingBack of the line: Charity only goes so far in world vaccines
By MARIA CHENG and LORI HINNANT Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Low-income countries were supposed to get COVID-19 vaccines through a shared…
Continue ReadingRussian network’s German service denied Luxembourg license
BERLIN (AP) — Luxembourg has rejected an application by Russian state broadcaster RT for a license to distribute its German-language service via…
Continue ReadingRussian network’s German service denied Luxembourg license
BERLIN (AP) — Luxembourg has rejected an application by Russian state broadcaster RT for a license to distribute its German-language service via…
Continue ReadingUK killings suspect got seized gun, license back last month
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s police watchdog says it has launched an investigation into why a 22-year-old man who…
Continue ReadingA coyote attacked a child in Massachusetts
By Alaa Elassar, CNN A coyote attacked a small child on a Massachusetts beach, prompting fears of a rabies infection, according to the National Park…
Continue ReadingLithuanian migrant crisis enters new phase as influx ceases
By LIUDAS DAPKUS and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanian officials say a recent influx of thousands of migrants from…
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