Month: October 2023

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer IOC president Thomas Bach says presidential term limits “are necessary.” He also took a public swipe at potential successor Sebastian Coe because some colleagues think he is campaigning too early. Bach spoke one day after some International Olympic Committee members urged him to stay as their leader for four

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The lawyer representing 184 former Facebook content moderators based in Kenya who have sued the site’s parent company, Meta, over working conditions and pay has told the judge that Meta was not sincere in trying to reach an out-of-court settlement as agreed in the last court

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The separatist leader of the Bosnian Serbs has refused to enter a plea on a criminal charge that he defied the top international envoy overseeing peace in the Balkan country. Milorad Dodik is the president of the Serb entity and has pushed for secession. He called the Bosnian court in the

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A populist former prime minister of Slovakia who plans to end the country’s military support for Ukraine has signed a coalition agreement with the leaders of two other parties to form a new government. Robert Fico and his leftist Smer, or Direction won the Sept. 30 parliamentary election by capturing 42 seats

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins have announced Kim Ng is leaving the team after three seasons as general manager. The 54-year-old Ng became the majors’ highest-ranking woman in baseball operations and the first female GM in the four major North American professional sports leagues in a groundbreaking hire in November 2020. The Marlins exercised

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese branch of the Unification Church has criticized the Japanese government’s request for a court order to dissolve the group, saying it’s a serious threat to religious freedom and human rights of its followers. Japan’s Education Ministry last week asked the Tokyo District Court to revoke

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump has told a London judge that the ex-president plans to prove that a “shocking and scandalous” report by a former British spy was wrong and harmed his reputation. Trump has sued the company founded by Christopher Steele, who created a dossier in

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino officials say Canada will help the Philippines detect illegal fishing with its satellite surveillance system under a new agreement. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the arrangement gives the National Coast Watch Center of the Philippines access to Canada’s “Dark Vessel Detection System,” which uses satellite technology to track illegal

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Seven of the activists who repeatedly have demonstrated against a wind farm in in central Norway that they say hinders the rights of the Sami Indigenous people to raise reindeer have met with the Norwegian king. The dispute centers on 151 turbines of Europe’s largest onshore wind farm. The activists say

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of Pfizer are falling before the opening bell as the company cut its full-year outlook, citing declining sales of its COVID-19-related products. Pfizer Inc. now foresees 2023 revenue in a range of $58 billion to $61 billion. Its prior forecast was for $67 billion to $70 billion. It

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Strong spending by consumers has been a linchpin keeping the U.S. economy out of a recession, and Vivid Seats CEO Stan Chia doesn’t see demand in his industry falling off. He says customers are still paying for tickets to concerts, sports games and the theater

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer At a reception attended by several university presidents in Manhattan, Arizona State President Michael Crow was asked to ponder a not-too-distant future where Sun Devils football and basketball players get a cut from the billions of dollars their sports generate in media rights deals. “I don’t support

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer Italy’s far-right-led government has approved a budget for next year that aims to bolster public health services, encourage families to have more children and put more money in the pockets of low- and medium-wage earners. Premier Giorgia Meloni said the 24 billion-euro budget is in line with the government’s

BERLIN (AP) — Germany has notified the European Union’s executive branch of temporary border controls at its frontiers with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, going a step beyond a move last month to strengthen checks on its eastern border. The notification on Monday would enable Germany to carry out the same systematic checks at

LONDON (AP) — A British Muslim convert who was convicted in Turkey of being part of the Islamic State group has pleaded guilty at a U.K. court to having a firearm for terrorism purposes and two charges of funding terrorism. Aine Davis was deported to the U.K. last year after serving time in prison in

By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto is seeking $1 billion more in loans from China, despite rising public debt that has now reached $68 billion. He’s in Beijing for the summit of the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s ambitious plan to connect Africa, Asia and Europe through massive