Greece: Firefighters contain wildfire at resort near Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters in Greece have contained a wildfire that threatened homes and prompted overnight evacuations at a resort town 18…
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Russia responsible for Alexander Litvinenko’s assassination, European court rules
By James Frater and Kara Fox, CNN Russia was responsible for killing Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian agent turned Kremlin critic who died in…
Continue Reading Survivors of Russian university shooting airlifted to Moscow
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Seven survivors of a shooting at a university in central Russia that left six people dead and 28…
Continue ReadingJoe Biden’s challenge at his first UN General Assembly: Convince allies he’s not another Trump
By Kevin Liptak, CNN When President Joe Biden mounts the iconic green marble rostrum inside the hall of the United Nations General Assembly on…
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China’s Evergrande puts on a brave face. But will Beijing bail it out?
Evergrande’s chairman promised his employees Tuesday that they will “walk out of the darkness” caused by the embattled Chinese conglomerate’s…
Continue Reading Kosovo-Serbia border blocked by protesters amid tensions
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The Kosovo-Serbia border was blocked for a second day by ethnic…
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Son of Australia rugby great Lynagh called up by England
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The son of Australia rugby great Michael Lynagh has been included in England’s enlarged training group ahead of…
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Son of Australia rugby great Lynagh called up by England
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The son of Australia rugby great Michael Lynagh has been included in England’s enlarged training group ahead of…
Continue Reading France rallies EU as trust in US, UK and Australia wanes
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — France’s European Union partners have agreed to put the country’s security spat with the…
Continue Reading Tunisian president vows new electoral code, transition team
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has announced plans to draft a new electoral code and appoint a…
Continue Reading Toxic gas, new rivers of molten lava endanger Spanish island
By ARITZ PARRA and RENATA BRITO Associated Press EL PASO, Canary Islands (AP) — On the Spanish island of La Palma, a new volcanic vent has blown…
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A Texas school board proposes the non-renewal of a contract for a principal accused of promoting critical race theory
By Madeline Holcombe and Raja Razek, CNN A Texas school district board voted unanimously to give notice of a proposed non-renewal of the contract of…
Continue Reading Thai campaign to vaccinate schoolchildren makes progress
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Health officials in the Thai capital have made headway in their effort to vaccinate children…
Continue Reading Sudanese government official says failed coup plotters were from Bashir regime
By Mostafa Salem, Nima Elbagir and Yasir Abdullah, CNN A military coup d’etat attempt failed in Sudan on Tuesday and most of the involved…
Continue Reading Military general who ruled Egypt after Mubarak ouster dies
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian general who ruled the country following the Arab Spring uprising that removed longtime…
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Bitcoin falls as crypto gets caught up in Evergrande selloff
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Bitcoin is falling as fears of the Evergrande crisis sweep through global markets. The digital currency has dropped…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly lower after mixed trading on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mostly lower after major indexes ended mixed on Wall Street. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo,…
Continue Reading Sudanese officials say coup attempt failed, army in control
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press Sudanese authorities have reported a coup attempt by a group of soldiers but said the attempt failed and that the…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Chinese builder’s debt struggle rattles investors
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global investors are watching nervously as one of China’s biggest real estate developers…
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Bronze bust unveiled at Burt Reynolds’ Hollywood gravesite
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A bronze bust of Burt Reynolds, featuring his famous cowboy hat and even more famous…
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