Month: June 2023

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Women’s rights advocates have called for protests in dozens of Polish cities after a woman in her fifth month of pregnancy died of sepsis. It was the latest such death since a tightening of Poland’s abortion law more than two years ago. The protests demanding a

MADRID (AP) — Scottish charity group Mary’s Meals has won a prestigious Spanish prize for its work feeding schoolchildren facing extreme poverty across the globe. The jury that decides the Princess of Asturias Awards gave Mary’s Meals its Concord Prize for “its exemplary dedication to helping resolve some of the world’s most pressing problems.” The

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans on the right and the left have a lot more in common than they might think — including their strong distrust of each other. A survey published on Wednesday finds that when asked about core values including fairness, compassion and personal responsibility, about nine in 10

BERLIN (AP) — Germany is unveiling its first comprehensive national security strategy in Berlin as part of an effort to address what it views as growing military, economic and social threats to the country. On Wednesday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and four of his top ministers are due to present the new strategy, which has been

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has filed a $35 million damage suit against North Korea for blowing up a joint liaison office just north of their border in 2020, which highlighted a revival of tensions between the rivals following the collapse of larger nuclear talks between the U.S.

LONDON (AP) — Police in England are working to piece together details of a knife and van attack that killed two 19-year-old students and another man in the city of Nottingham. Nottingham University students Barnaby Webber and Grace Kumar were stabbed to death in a street before dawn on Tuesday. Police say a 31-year-old suspect

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of the American University of Beirut says Cyprus bested 15 other countries as the most suitable to host the institution’s first overseas campus. It’s part of an expansion plan that was initiated in 2018 but was expedited following the catastrophic Beirut port explosion in August 2020. President Fadlo R.

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Officials say rival ethnic groups fired at each other in fresh violence in India’s remote northeast that left at least nine people dead and some injured. A Manipur state government minister says security forces rushed to Khamenlok village in Kangpokpi district after clashes broke out Tuesday night between the Kuki and

LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that the British economy bounced back in April amid strong sales at bars and pubs as well as a rebound in car purchases. The Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday that the economy grew by 0.2% during the month. The increase was in line with expectations but failed

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Authorities worldwide are racing to rein in artificial intelligence, including in the European Union, where groundbreaking legislation passed a key hurdle. European Parliament lawmakers voted Wednesday on the proposal. It’s part of a yearslong effort by Brussels to draw up guardrails for artificial intelligence. That has

By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang shared concerns on a phone call ahead of a possible visit by the U.S. official to China meant to shore up relations. Blinken’s official Twitter account said the two “discussed ongoing efforts to