Australia rejects Elon Musk’s claim that it plans to control access to the internet
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian Cabinet minister on Friday rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s allegation that the…
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Romania holds a presidential election Sunday that could narrow to nationalist and leftist candidates
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanians will vote Sunday in a presidential election that looks likely to pit a far-right nationalist…
Continue Reading Scholz is clear to seek a 2nd term as German leader after defense minister rules out a run
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s popular defense minister has taken himself out of contention to become the country’s next leader. His…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán vows to disregard international arrest warrant for Netanyahu
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says he will defy an arrest warrant issued by the International…
Continue Reading Iran says it is activating new centrifuges after being condemned by UN nuclear watchdog
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Eyad Kourdi and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Iran announced Friday it was activating new advanced centrifuges – which…
Continue Reading Tariff hikes will backfire, and China can manage such ‘external shocks,’ a senior official says
AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — A senior Chinese official says higher tariffs on Chinese exports will backfire by boosting prices paid by…
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Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 tourists
Associated Press VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a…
Continue Reading Here’s Jason: Kelce will host late-night show on ESPN beginning final week of NFL season
AP Sports Writer Jason Kelce will try his hand at late-night television early next year. Kelce announced during an appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy…
Continue Reading South Korea says Russia supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in return for its troops
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russia has supplied air defense missile systems to North Korea in exchange for sending its troops to…
Continue Reading The Bahamas will refinance part of its debt to protect its famous turquoise waters
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Bahamas says it will refinance $300 million of its external debt to free up more than $120…
Continue Reading Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days…
Continue Reading Bears find a buffet of battlefield rations at Alaska military base
By Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — There’s an old military adage that an army runs on its stomach, meaning troops need to be well-supplied with food…
Continue Reading Countries at UN climate summit under pressure with no finance deal entering final day
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Countries at the United Nations climate summit amped up the pressure on themselves Friday by entering the…
Continue Reading Athletes see climate change as threatening their sports and their health. Some are speaking up
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Pragnya Mohan has been a professional triathlete for nearly a decade, but summers in her native India are…
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Biddle has career night with 23 points, 14 boards as Oregon rallies past Oregon State 78-75
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Nate Biddle scored 17 of his career-high 23 points in the second half and grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds as Oregon…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s Prabowo plans to retire all fossil fuel plants in 15 years, but experts are skeptical
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has announced that his government plans to retire all coal and…
Continue Reading In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life
AP Science Writer BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Activists and experts who are pushing world leaders to save an overheating planet learned it’s not…
Continue Reading Canoeist is paddling the 6,000-mile Great Loop out of gratitude for life
Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Peter Frank has paddled from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in June to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland this…
Continue Reading Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, The Gaza Strip (AP) — Yasmin Eid coughs and covers her face, cooking a small pot of lentils over a fire fed with…
Continue Reading Texas is taking a final vote on allowing Bible-infused lessons in public schools
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas education officials will soon decide if a controversial Bible-infused curriculum can…
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