Malaysian billionaire tycoon Ananda Krishnan dies at age 86
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Ananda Krishnan, one of Malaysia’s richest tycoons with a vast business empire including telecommunications, media,…
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Negotiators get closer to agreeing on a plastic pollution treaty
Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution have inched closer to…
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Arizona Western College to launch manufacturing accelerator in Wellton
Construction is set to begin next month on a state-of-the-art facility designed to shape the future workforce of Yuma…
Continue Reading Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — After more than five years of frenetic, but sometimes interrupted, reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral showed…
Continue Reading Georgian protesters clash with police for a second night after EU talks are suspended
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators protesting the Georgian government’s decision to suspend negotiations to…
Continue Reading Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad’s government says it is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial…
Continue Reading Ireland headed for coalition government following parliamentary election, exit poll suggests
Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) — An exit poll in Ireland’s general election suggests the three biggest parties have won roughly equal shares and…
Continue Reading Ukrainian energy workers carry out repairs despite Russia’s pounding of the country’s power grid
Associated Press On a bright winter day, workers at a Ukrainian thermal power plant repair its heavily damaged equipment as drops of water from…
Continue ReadingJihad scores 20, Sanon 19 as Arizona State beats New Mexico 85-82 at Acrisure Classic
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Basheer Jihad scored 20 points, Joson Sanon added 19 and Arizona State blew a 13-point point lead before the Sun Devils…
Continue ReadingJihad scores 20, Sanon 19 as Arizona State beats New Mexico 85-82 at Acrisure Classic
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Basheer Jihad scored 20 points, Joson Sanon added 19 and Arizona State blew a 13-point point lead before the Sun Devils…
Continue Reading UK transport secretary quits over decade-old cellphone fraud case
LONDON (AP) — British Transport Minister Louise Haigh resigned on Friday over a decade-old fraud conviction for claiming her cellphone had been…
Continue Reading Embattled Japan leader vows to cooperate with long-ignored opposition in bid to save his government
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who survived as leader after a major election loss by his…
Continue Reading Russian defense minister visits North Korea for talks with military and political leaders
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean…
Continue Reading China criticizes Taiwanese president’s plan to stop in Hawaii and Guam during trip to South Pacific
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will stop over in Hawaii and Guam during his trip to the South Pacific, drawing criticism…
Continue Reading 3 dead and over 90,000 displaced as Malaysia prepares for its worst floods in a decade
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia is preparing for its worst floods in a decade after heavier-than-expected monsoon rains caused severe…
Continue Reading Paraguay, one of Taiwan’s 12 remaining allies, says it won’t break ties in favor of China
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Paraguay’s foreign minister says his country is committed to its relationship with Taiwan and has no plans…
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Entregan 600 cenas por el Día de Acción de Gracias
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Continue Reading Stripped of citizenship, these Nicaraguans live in limbo scattered across the world
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Sergio Mena’s life dissolved in hours. After years resisting President Daniel Ortega, the rural…
Continue Reading Philippine president says impeaching the vice president, his rival, would be a waste of time
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos says impeaching the vice president, who is facing a legal storm…
Continue Reading Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Desertion is starving the Ukrainian army of desperately needed manpower and crippling its battle plans at a…
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