Rubiales crisis hangs over European soccer ahead of gala award ceremony in Monaco
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer MONACO (AP) — The governing body of European soccer heads to its annual awards gala on Thursday in Monaco amid…
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A multi-truck crash involving hazardous materials kills 2 on German highway
BERLIN (AP) — A multi-truck crash has killed two people on a highway in Germany and released toxic substances. German news agency dpa says a truck…
Continue ReadingPope says a revised environmental encyclical will be released Oct. 4, feast of St. Francis of Assisi
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is planning to release an update to his landmark 2015 environmental encyclical…
Continue ReadingBroadway star quits US musical about Tiananmen protests during China tour
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — A Broadway star has withdrawn from a musical about the Tiananmen Square protests weeks before its debut in the US…
Continue ReadingT-Pain in your living room: Are virtual concerts the future of live entertainment?
By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — In a studio in Culver City, California, T-Pain is ready to put on a show. The American rapper and…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s Imran Khan will be imprisoned for 2 more weeks despite getting bail
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A defense lawyer says Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will remain in prison for…
Continue ReadingEgyptAir will resume direct flights from Egypt to conflict-stricken Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say the national carrier will resume direct flights to Sudan this week following high profile talks between the…
Continue ReadingApple expected to unveil new iPhone at ‘Wonderlust’ special event
By Jennifer Korn, CNN New York (CNN) — The next iPhone could be just weeks away. Apple announced its fall special event on Tuesday, sending out…
Continue ReadingPope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a…
Continue ReadingThai police say man kills his family after online scam leaves them in massive debt
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — At least 11 people are suspected to be involved with a loan scam that allegedly drove a man…
Continue ReadingRussia earns less from oil and spends more on war. So far, sanctions are working like a slow poison
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer The Russian currency has stabilized after dipping below 100 rubles to the U.S. dollar — but that doesn’t…
Continue ReadingTroubled Chinese homebuilder Country Garden is rushing to raise cash to avoid default
CNN By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Country Garden is raising funds to avoid default, as the troubled real estate giant battles a liquidity…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian markets lower after Japan factory activity, China services weaken
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday after Japanese factory activity and Chinese…
Continue ReadingBritain’s top diplomat raises human rights concerns with China but stresses “pragmatic” relationship
BEIJING (AP) — British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says he has raised concerns over China’s human rights record during a visit to Beijing on…
Continue ReadingMutineers in Gabon appoint a military leader after detaining the president, alleging corruption
By YVES LAURENT GOMA and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Gabon proclaimed their republican guard chief…
Continue ReadingIndia and Malaysia protest China’s land claim in a newly published map ahead of the G20 summit
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Malaysia has joined India in protesting a new Chinese map that lays claim to India’s territory…
Continue ReadingLogging is growing in a Nigerian forest home to endangered elephants. Rangers blame lax enforcement
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — Roaring chainsaws sent trees crashing to the ground, and bare-chested men…
Continue ReadingHurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida’s Big Bend, the ‘Nature Coast’ far from tourist areas
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state. It’s not Disney…
Continue ReadingChinese people are living two years longer thanks to ‘war on pollution,’ report says
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Ten years ago, China’s capital was often covered in dense yellow and gray smog, so thick it shrouded…
Continue ReadingWith Democratic control, Michigan’s governor pushes for health care and climate change laws
By JOEY CAPPELLETI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is outlining her policy priorities for the second half of…
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