India’s lunar rover goes down a ramp to the moon’s surface and takes a walk
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A lunar rover slid down a ramp from the lander of India’s spacecraft within hours of its…
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Fox News reaches 12.8 million viewers for GOP primary debate, despite Donald Trump’s absence
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News reached an estimated 12.8 million viewers on two television channels and its streaming…
Continue Reading Gabon’s president seeks third term in elections that could extend a 55-year political dynasty
By YVES LAURENT GOMA Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon’s president is seeking a third term in elections this weekend that could…
Continue Reading Shein and Forever 21 team up in hopes of expanding reach of both fast-fashion retailers
NEW YORK (AP) — Fast fashion retailers Shein and Forever 21 are going into business together. Under a partnership agreement announced Thursday, the…
Continue Reading As research grows into how to stop gun violence, one city looks to science for help
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — “That’s where I got shot,” said Rashaad Woods, nodding toward a convenience…
Continue Reading Scores of women and girls were sexually assaulted after peace deal in Ethiopia’s Tigray, study shows
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Scores of women and girls in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region were sexually assaulted, often…
Continue Reading Norway is rebuilding a reindeer fence at the border to stop the animals’ costly strolls into Russia
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway is rebuilding a dilapidated reindeer fence along its border with Russia in the…
Continue Reading King Charles and Camilla to make up postponed state visit to France in September
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit France in September, after their planned state visit in March was postponed amid…
Continue Reading France’s Macron aims to push economic and immigration reforms despite political challenges
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is vowing to make key economic, immigration and education reforms. That vow comes despite France’s…
Continue Reading Support grows for sustainable development, a ‘bioeconomy,’ in the Amazon
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The Brazilian Amazon has long been home to small and mid-sized sustainable businesses that…
Continue Reading The downed Russian jet carried Wagner’s hierarchy, from Prigozhin’s No. 2 to his bodyguards
By The Associated Press The passenger manifest of the plane that went down in Russia is essentially a who’s who of Wagner mercenaries: Its…
Continue Reading Uber raises minimum age for most California drivers to 25, saying insurance costs are too high
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber raised the minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25 on Thursday under rules the company…
Continue Reading Dominican officials inspect damage inflicted by Tropical Storm Franklin after heavy flooding kills 2
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic fanned out across the…
Continue Reading Air traffic controllers at Lebanon’s only civilian airport to go on strike over staffing shortages
BEIRUT (AP) — Air traffic controllers at Lebanon’s only civilian airport say they are badly understaffed and are planning to go on strike next…
Continue Reading Court rejects appeal by German soldier convicted of plotting to attack politicians
BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court says it has rejected an appeal by a military officer who posed as a Syrian asylum-seeker and was convicted…
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FIFA opens case against Spanish soccer official who kissed a player on the lips at Women’s World Cup
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has opened a disciplinary case against the Spanish soccer official who kissed a player on the…
Continue Reading Transgender adults are worried about finding welcoming spaces to live in their later years
By ANDREW DeMILLO, LYNNE SLADKY AND LAURA BARGFELD Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rajee Narinesingh faced struggles throughout her…
Continue Reading Regulator’s review of over 30 Swiss banks finds shortcomings in money-laundering controls
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s financial markets authority says an in-depth review of more than 30 banks conducted…
Continue Reading Turkey’s central bank raises interest rates again in another sign of normalizing economic policy
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by an aggressive 7.5 percentage…
Continue Reading Hospital services in the UK come to a standstill as thousands of senior doctors strike again
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hospital care across England is coming to a standstill as senior doctors launch another 48-hour strike…
Continue Reading Reports: NATO-member Norway to donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming third country to do so
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO-member Norway will reportedly donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, whose forces are embroiled in a difficult…
Continue Reading Building collapse in Nigeria’s capital leaves two people dead while many are feared trapped
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Rescue crews are searching for survivors after a building collapse in Nigeria’s…
Continue Reading A Pakistani court delays ruling on ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan’s conviction appeal
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a top court in Pakistan’s capital is delaying a crucial ruling on an appeal from…
Continue Reading Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU’s largest blaze
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame…
Continue Reading Winding road takes runner Abdihamid Nur from Somalia to the starting line at worlds for the US
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The path for Abdihamid Nur to get to the starting line of the 5,000 meters has been both…
Continue Reading Palestinian authorities say an explosion at a Hamas site in Gaza has killed 1 militant
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian authorities say that an explosion has ripped through a Hamas militant site in the central Gaza Strip,…
Continue Reading Hopeful signs of an economic ‘soft landing’ emerge in Jackson Hole as Fed meets with world watching
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — At the height of the post-pandemic economic recovery, Andy…
Continue Reading UK political watchdog says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘inadvertently’ broke ethics rules
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been chided by Parliament’s standards guardian for failing to declare his wife’s financial…
Continue Reading Niger junta’s 3-year transition plan is a ‘provocation,’ says West African regional bloc
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The West African bloc ECOWAS has rejected the proposal by Niger’s mutinous soldiers for a…
Continue Reading Iran and Saudi Arabia are among 6 nations set to join China and Russia in the BRICS economic bloc
By GERALD IMRAY, MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Iran and Saudi Arabia were among six countries invited…
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