UK economy shrinks in July amid bad weather and doctors’ strikes
LONDON (AP) — The British economy shrank by 0.5% in July after a series of strikes, particularly by doctors at the start of their careers, and…
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have found a planet around 120 light-years away from Earth that might have all the elements needed…
Continue ReadingBiden makes first comments on McCarthy’s impeachment inquiry as his advisers go on the offensive
CNN By Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden made his first public comments on House Speaker Kevin…
Continue ReadingA fishing vessel in Greenland will try to free a cruise ship that ran aground with 206 people
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fishing vessel owned by Greenland’s government will attempt to use a high tide…
Continue ReadingIndonesian leader takes a test ride on Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has taken a test ride on Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project…
Continue ReadingEU chief announces major review saying the bloc should grow to over 30 members
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is launching a major series of policy reviews to ensure that the EU can still…
Continue ReadingBP leader is the latest to resign over questions about personal conduct
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Global energy giant BP is scurrying to find a new chief executive after CEO Bernard Looney became…
Continue ReadingDespite opposition, Britain passes law to curb prosecutions for Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ violence
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament has passed a law that sets out to lay the ghosts of decades of violence…
Continue ReadingFirefighters battle peatland fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra island
By MUHAMMAD HATTA Associated Press PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — Firefighters in Indonesia are battling several peatland fires in three villages on…
Continue ReadingA flotilla of migrant boats from Tunisia overwhelms an Italian island and tests Meloni’s policy
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants and launched from Tunisia, is overwhelming…
Continue ReadingUkrainian missiles strike Russian warships in Crimean naval base
By Tim Lister, Josh Pennington, Olga Voitovych and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Two Russian warships were damaged after Ukraine launched an…
Continue ReadingA Berlin bus gets lifted with the help of 40 people to free a young man pinned by a rear wheel
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police are praising the actions of about 40 people who lifted a bus to free a young man trapped under the vehicle. Police in…
Continue ReadingLand mines explode along Lebanon-Syria border wounding 3 Syrians trying to illegally enter Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army says two land mines exploded along the Lebanon-Syria border wounding three Syrians trying to illegally cross into…
Continue ReadingEU announces an investigation into Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is launching an investigation into subsidies that China provides to electric vehicle makers. European Commission…
Continue ReadingHuge bushfire sweeps through central Australia near popular tourist town
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — A huge bushfire raging for over a week in central Australia has come dangerously close to the popular tourist…
Continue ReadingThe iPhone 12 emits too much radiation and Apple must take it off the market, French agency says
By KELVIN CHAN and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French regulators have ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12, saying it emits…
Continue ReadingHow Kim’s meeting with Putin at Russian spaceport may hint at his space and weapons ambitions
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ending a global guessing game on when and where they would meet, North Korean leader…
Continue ReadingChina unveils ‘blueprint’ for Taiwan integration while sending warships around the self-ruled island
By Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China on Tuesday unveiled a plan to deepen integration between the coastal province of…
Continue ReadingAustralian authorities protect Outback town against huge wildfire
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Emergency crews are working to protect the Outback Australian town of Tennant Creek with…
Continue ReadingMorgues overwhelmed in Libya as rescuers search for thousands missing after flood
CNN By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna, the northern coastal city devastated…
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