At least 13 dead, 178 injured after a massive fuel depot explosion in Guinea’s capital
By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — An explosion and inferno at Guinea’s main fuel depot in the capital of Conakry has…
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German Chancellor Scholz tests positive for COVID, visit by new Slovak leader canceled
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he has tested positive for COVID-19. The government says a visit by Slovakia’s prime…
Continue ReadingActivists link US nonprofit to anti-LGBTQ laws in Africa. The group says it’s only promoting ‘family values’
By David McKenzie and Sarah Dean, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — On a dark night six months ago, Adrian mustered the courage to flee. Already on…
Continue ReadingActivists link US nonprofit to anti-LGBTQ laws in Africa. The group says it’s only promoting ‘family values’
CNN By David McKenzie and Sarah Dean, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — On a dark night six months ago, Adrian mustered the courage to flee. Already…
Continue ReadingSerbia’s opposition takes to the streets claiming election fraud in Sunday’s vote
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s weekend snap election was held in “unjust conditions,” with multiple…
Continue ReadingSouthwest Airlines reaches $140 million settlement for December 2022 flight-canceling meltdown
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is paying a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million settlement with the…
Continue ReadingFlooding drives millions to move as climate migration patterns emerge
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes,…
Continue ReadingFormer NBA G League player and his girlfriend arrested in killing and kidnapping of missing woman in Las Vegas, police say
By Melissa Alonso and Jessica Flynn, CNN (CNN) — Chance Comanche, a former player with the NBA G League’s Stockton Kings, and his girlfriend…
Continue ReadingBerlin Zoo sends the first giant pandas born in Germany to China
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo has sent the first giant pandas born in Germany to China, dispatching the 4-year-olds on a journey that was delayed by…
Continue Reading36 jours en mer : récit des naufragés qui ont survécu aux hallucinations, à la soif et au désespoir
Par RENATA BRITO et FELIPE DANA Associated Press FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) — Le voyage de Fass Boye, petit village de pêche sénégalaise,…
Continue ReadingHallucinations, thirst and desperation: How migrants endured 36 days at sea
By RENATA BRITO and FELIPE DANA Associated Press FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) — The voyage from the struggling Senegalese fishing town of Fass Boye to…
Continue Reading36 days at sea: How these castaways survived hallucinations, thirst and desperation
By RENATA BRITO and FELIPE DANA Associated Press FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) — A month had passed when the first four men decided to jump. Countless…
Continue ReadingA suspected cyberattack paralyzes the majority of gas stations across Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says nearly 70% of the nation’s gas pumps are out of service after possible sabotage — a reference to…
Continue ReadingPowered by rain, this seed carrier could help reforest the most remote areas
By Callum Sutherland, CNN (CNN) — The world’s forests are under threat. As well as being logged for timber and cleared to make way for…
Continue ReadingFarmers protest against a German government plan to cut tax breaks for diesel
BERLIN (AP) — German farmers are gathering in Berlin to protest against planned cuts to tax breaks for diesel used in agriculture, part of a deal…
Continue ReadingTaiwan reports 2 Chinese balloons near its territory as China steps up pressure ahead of elections
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says two Chinese balloons flew north of the self-ruled island over the weekend as China increases pressure on Taipei…
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High Desert weekend: Your photos of another fine sunrise, Holiday Lights Paddle Parade on the Deschutes
More wonderful photos have come in from our friends over the past few days, and we love sharing them! Feel free to send yours from the Share tab at…
Continue ReadingLove it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it’s going through a reckoning
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning…
Continue ReadingUS envoys work for a new hostage release deal and a scale-down of the Israel-Hamas war
By TARA COPP, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The head of the CIA jetted to Europe for talks with Israeli…
Continue ReadingSex offender who escaped from prison in Texas has been captured, officials say
By Paradise Afshar and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The convicted sex offender who escaped Sunday from a prison near Houston was captured in a nearby…
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