Apple 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…
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Pope 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…
Continue ReadingMilitary officers in Gabon declare coup and place president under house arrest
By Jake Kwon, Jessie Yeung, Alex Stambaugh, Niamh Kennedy, Stephanie Halasz and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Military officers in Gabon have…
Continue ReadingHurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Saola strengthens as it passes Taiwan on its way to China
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Saola has strengthened overnight as it continues its path across the Pacific and…
Continue ReadingEfforts to punish Fani Willis over Trump prosecution are ‘political theater,’ Georgia Gov. Kemp says
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is dismissing efforts by his fellow Republicans to punish Fulton County…
Continue ReadingJudge’s illness delays sentencing for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The sentencing for former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted of…
Continue Reading11 taken to hospital as Delta jetliner hits turbulence near Atlanta airport
ATLANTA (AP) — Eleven people on a Delta Air Lines flight were taken to the hospital on Tuesday after the plane hit turbulence while heading to…
Continue ReadingOnly one third of young South Koreans feel positively about marriage, survey finds
By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — It’s no secret young South Koreans are increasingly shunning marriage and…
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