Month: July 2023

By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hungry ticks have some slick tricks. They can zoom through the air using static electricity to latch onto people, pets and other animals, new research shows. Humans and animals naturally pick up static charges as they go about their days. And those charges are enough

HELSINKI (AP) — Network infrastructure and 5G-technology provider Nokia has signed a new long-term patent license agreement with Apple to replace the current deal between the two companies that is set to expire at the end of the year. The deal, which enables Apple to use the Finnish company’s technology in its products, covers Nokia’s

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials have reported three people killed and 17 others wounded from Russian shelling in the country’s east and south. A visit by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez began in Kyiv on Saturday as a show of continuing support from Madrid and the European Union for

By GANTRY MEILANA Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — Former East Timor independence fighter Xanana Gusmao has been sworn in as prime minister of Asia’s youngest country after his party won the parliamentary election in May. Crowds cheered as the former guerrilla leader traveled by motorcade to the presidential palace in Dili, the capital,

By AHMAD SEIR and MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has apologized for his country’s role in slavery and asked forgiveness on the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Dutch colonies. During an emotional address on Saturday, the king said he commissioned a study into the role of

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Authorities in Tajikistan say a man who fatally shot two security officers at Moldova’s main international airport is wanted in his native country in relation to the kidnapping of a local bank official. The General Prosecutor’s Office of Tajikistan alleged the assailant, Rustam Ashurov, was a member of an “organized criminal

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A truck rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya killing at least 51 people, police said. The Friday evening accident occurred at a location known for vehicle crashes near the Rift Valley town of Londiani, which is about 200 kilometers (125 miles)

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has started Spain’s six-month presidency of the European Union with a lightning visit to Kyiv to underline the bloc’s support of Ukraine in the face of the invasion by Russia. Sánchez arrived in the Ukrainian capital by train from Poland early Saturday. The

By HALELUYA HADERO The Associated Press Social media companies are once again under scrutiny, this time in France as the country’s president blames TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms for helping fuel widespread riots over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver. On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron accused social media of playing a “considerable role”

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says security forces have raided two militant hideouts in regions near the border with Afghanistan. The raids triggered intense shootouts that left six insurgents dead during the Eid holidays. A military statement said late Friday that the raids were conducted earlier that day in Tank and North Waziristan districts