Dubai’s budget carrier FlyDubai reports a record-breaking $572 million profit in 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Dubai-based budget carrier FlyDubai has seen record earnings of $572 million in 2023, boosted by carrying…
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Pro-Kremlin military blogger dies days after reporting massive Russian losses in Avdiivka
By Vasco Cotovio and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A prominent pro-war Russian military blogger, Andrey Morozov, has reportedly died by…
Continue ReadingA stray whale’s death in a Japanese bay raises questions about the cause and the cost of disposal
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A whale as long as a train car that died after straying into a Japanese bay is set to be buried…
Continue ReadingOn the verge of extinction, one of the world’s most misunderstood creatures receives a lifeline
By Gertrude Kitongo, CNN (CNN) — Vultures stalk death, and death stalks vultures. Think about the scavenger bird and images of disease and…
Continue ReadingAlbanian Parliament approves controversial deal to hold migrants for Italy
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Parliament on Thursday approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of migrants rescued in international…
Continue ReadingUS will support Taiwan regardless of election results, Rep. Gallagher says on visit to island
By Eric Cheung, Nectar Gan, Wayne Chang and Simone McCarthy, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — American support for Taiwan will continue no matter who…
Continue ReadingTaliban hold public execution for 2 men, who are killed by gunfire in a stadium as thousands watch
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban have carried out a double public execution at a stadium in the southeast of the country.…
Continue ReadingFrance says Russian forces threatened to shoot down surveillance aircraft patrolling the Black Sea
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French defense officials say Russian forces threatened to shoot down a French surveillance aircraft…
Continue ReadingSex ed classes in some states may soon watch a fetal development video from an anti-abortion group
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An animated fetus that develops over the course of a three-minute video has become a…
Continue ReadingTwo giant pandas are moving to a California zoo in a rare loan from China
By Taylor Romine and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — China is sending two giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo – the first time it has granted new…
Continue ReadingA military family faces uncertainty over having another child with the help of IVF after Alabama’s Supreme Court ruling
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Julie Eshelman and her husband conceived their 2-year-old daughter through in vitro fertilization and kept…
Continue ReadingIran starts first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini’s death in custody
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Candidates for Iran’s parliament have started campaigning in the country’s first election since the 2022 crackdown on…
Continue ReadingA man who ‘viciously and repeatedly’ assaulted an Asian woman in New York City is sentenced to 15 years for the hate crime
By Maria Sole Campinoti and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A man who “viciously and repeatedly” assaulted a 65-year-old Asian woman in New York…
Continue ReadingHyundai’s Supernal and Embraer-backed Eve Air Mobility see future in electric-powered air taxis
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer SINGAPORE (AP) — As the aviation sector seeks ways to make air travel less polluting and more sustainable,…
Continue ReadingAt least 1 killed and several injured in highway shooting in occupied West Bank
By Amir Tal, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — At least one person was killed and several others injured on Thursday in a highway shooting in the occupied…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Nikkei stock index breaks its 1989 record and surges to an all-time high
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index has surged past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble…
Continue ReadingMan who abducted girl from New York camping trip pleads guilty to kidnapping and sexual assault
By Nic F. Anderson and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A man pleaded guilty in court Wednesday to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl who…
Continue ReadingAudrii Cunningham remembered as radiant fifth grader after family friend is charged with her murder
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Family and friends of Audrii Cunningham, the east Texas 11-year-old who was found dead after…
Continue ReadingLA ethics panel rejects proposed fine for ex-CBS exec Les Moonves over police probe interference
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission has rejected a proposed settlement between the city and former CBS executive Les Moonves.…
Continue ReadingUS Congress members praise Taiwan’s democracy in a visit that’s certain to draw China’s scrutiny
By KEVIN FREKING and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A group of United States Congress members are praising Taiwan’s…
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