Indonesia’s agriculture minister resigns amid a corruption investigation
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s agriculture minister has resigned as the country’s anti-graft…
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Experts: Battery technology in Venice bus made it less prone to catastrophic fires
By COLLEEN BARRY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy’s transport minister is questioning the spread of electric vehicle…
Continue Reading Media entrepreneur unites young activists with power brokers for fight to make social media safe
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new organization, the Sustainable Media Center, is trying to unite young activists with power…
Continue Reading German prosecutors are investigating whether a leader of the far-right AfD party was assaulted
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have launched an investigation into the alleged assault of a co-leader of the far-right Alternative for…
Continue Reading Deadly Thai mall shooting exposes murky trade in blank handguns that are turned into lethal weapons
By JERRY HARMER and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand say they have arrested three men they accuse of selling the…
Continue Reading Meta and X questioned by lawmakers over lack of rules against AI-generated political deepfakes
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer US Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke of New York sent a letter Thursday to Meta…
Continue Reading 3 doctors fatally shot and 1 wounded at a Rio beach, and the motive remains unclear
By DAVID BILLER and DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Gunmen in Rio de Janeiro have killed three doctors and wounded a…
Continue Reading All Trump, all the time? Former president’s legal problems a boon to MSNBC
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal problems may be a headache for the former president, but they are…
Continue Reading India says it’s firm on Canada reducing diplomatic staff in the country but sets no deadline
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it has set no deadline so far but remains determined to reduce Canada’s…
Continue Reading Bangladesh gets first uranium shipment from Russia for its Moscow-built nuclear power plant
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has received the first uranium shipment from Russia to fuel the country’s…
Continue Reading South African flag may be taken down at rugby & cricket World Cups for doping body’s non-compliance
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African flag will not be displayed at the rugby and cricket World Cups…
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UAW strike cost GM $200 million in its first two weeks
New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers union strike has cost General Motors $200 million since the work stoppage began two weeks ago, the…
Continue Reading Amnesty International asks Pakistan to keep hosting Afghans as their expulsion may put them at risk
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Amnesty International is urging Pakistan to maintain its support for Afghan refugees by enabling them to live with dignity and be…
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Rudy Giuliani sues Joe Biden for calling him a ‘Russian pawn’
(CNN) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden for…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Philippe chugs toward Bermuda on a path to Atlantic Canada and New England
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Philippe is aiming for Bermuda on a path that would eventually take it to Atlantic Canada and eastern…
Continue Reading AT&T and Gallaudet University unveil a football helmet for deaf and hard of hearing quarterbacks
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — AT&T and Gallaudet University have developed a football helmet for players who are deaf or…
Continue Reading Concert featuring Martha Argerich opens 2nd international Chopin competition on period instruments
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A gala concert featuring the Argentinean pianist Martha Argerich is the opening event…
Continue Reading Slovakia halts military aid for Ukraine as parties that oppose it negotiate to form a new government
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president has refused a plan by her country’s caretaker government to send further military aid to…
Continue Reading Israeli suspects to plead to charges of raping of a British woman after defense lawyers get material
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A lawyer says five Israelis accused of gang raping a British woman in a Cyprus hotel room won’t plead to charges including…
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Disney on Ice is in El Paso
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Exciting news for Disney fans in El Paso! Disney on Ice is coming to town this weekend at the El Paso County Coliseum from…
Continue Reading Mysterious injury of 16-year-old Iranian girl not wearing a headscarf in Tehran’s Metro sparks anger
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A mysterious injury suffered by a 16-year-old girl not wearing a headscarf…
Continue Reading A year after Thai day care center massacre, a family copes with their grief
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — In a simply built concrete house a few yards off a dirt road in the rural…
Continue Reading Vikings had windows, another shift away from their image as barbaric Norsemen, Danish museum says
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Vikings had windows — usually only associated with medieval churches and castles —…
Continue Reading Tickets for 2024 Paralympics include day passes granting access to multiple venues and sports
PARIS (AP) — Fans will be able to roam from venue to venue and soak up multiple sports with day passes that are among 2.8 million tickets going on…
Continue Reading Zimbabwe announces 100 suspected cholera deaths and imposes restrictions on gatherings
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has recorded 100 suspected deaths from cholera and more than 5,000 possible…
Continue Reading Slovakia begins border checks with neighboring Hungary in an effort to curb migration
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press SAHY, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia has begun conducting border checks with neighboring Hungary because of what it says…
Continue Reading Maryland Supreme Court weighs victims’ rights in case of Adnan Syed from ‘Serial’ podcast
By BRIAN WITTE and LEA SKENE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Supreme Court is scrutinizing a hearing that vacated Adnan…
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Trump’s lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked a judge to postpone his classified documents…
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Disney on Ice is in El Paso this weekend
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Exciting news for Disney fans in El Paso! Disney on Ice is coming to town this weekend at the El Paso County Coliseum from…
Continue Reading Uganda briefly detains opposition figure and foils planned street demonstration, his supporters say
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan security forces briefly arrested opposition figure Bobi Wine, foiling a planned street demonstration by his…
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