Women’s handball recap, July 30: France remains undefeated in pool play
Details and takeaways from Tuesday’s pool play in the women’s handball tournament at the 2024 Paris…
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Flash flooding triggered by heavy monsoons in northwest Pakistan kills at least 14 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say heavy monsoons in northwest Pakistan triggered flash flooding, killing at least 14 people, 11 from the same…
Continue ReadingThe Taliban disavows many Afghan diplomatic missions abroad. Afghans call that unfair, impractical
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban has disavowed many Afghan diplomatic missions overseas, saying it will not honor passports, visas and…
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Men’s triathlon race postponed to Wednesday due to River Seine water quality
The men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics will not go ahead as planned on Tuesday as pollution levels in the Seine remain too…
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Previewing men’s golf in the 2024 Olympics: How the field of 60 stacks up
There are 60 players in the Olympic men’s golf field. Here’s a look at how they stack up against one another at Le Golf…
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Stock market today: Asian stocks are mostly higher as Bank of Japan raises benchmark rate
Asian stocks were mostly higher Wednesday following a decision by the Bank of Japan to raise its benchmark interest rate. Policy decisions were due…
Continue ReadingTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Legislators approved Tuesday a new law aimed at removing millions of stray dogs from Turkey’s streets…
Continue ReadingTaiwan president urges democracies to unite at largest-ever gathering of foreign lawmakers in Taipei
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te welcomed what he said was the “largest-ever” delegation of foreign…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s foreign minister says Russia-North Korea defense deal is ‘risky for the world’
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Australia’s foreign minister says a recent defense deal between North Korea and Russia is…
Continue ReadingHow two Syrians in Rome are using hummus to aid war refugees and help migrants integrate
Associated Press A pair of Syrians have created a community that provides support to migrants and vulnerable people in Rome, by sharing the flavors…
Continue Reading Lice, scabies, rashes plague Palestinian children as skin disease runs rampant in Gaza’s tent camps
Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A steady stream of miserable children and worried parents flowed into the dermatology office at…
Continue ReadingA cratered field, a mangled fence. Clues emerge from strike that killed 12 children in Golan Heights
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Two days after a rocket slammed into a soccer pitch in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, killing 12 children,…
Continue ReadingChina reports 7 more deaths from torrential rains brought by tropical storm, raising toll to 22
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say torrential rains have left seven people dead and three others missing in the country’s southeast,…
Continue Reading Surviving Rwanda: God, remembrance and reconciliation on the genocide’s 30th anniversary
Associated Press Thirty years ago, while he was hiding from the machetes that killed his father, two of his brothers and an estimated 800,000 other…
Continue ReadingSicilians deal so well with drought that tourists don’t notice. A record dry year could alter that
Associated Press AGRIGENTO, Italy (AP) — Like many Mediterranean islands, people in Sicily are used to long spells without rain, but human-caused…
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Olympic Surfing final 2024: Latest updates, news, what you need to know
Round 3 of Olympic surfing was supposed to wrap up on Monday, July 29. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and only the men’s event was…
Continue ReadingBraves reuniting with 2021 World Series MVP Soler and reliever Jackson after trade with Giants
ATLANTA (AP) — National League wild-card leader Atlanta is reuniting with 2021 World Series MVP Jorge Soler and Luke Jackson, a reliever for that…
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USO event brings joy to kids and shelter dogs
The “Pop-Up Preschool Power Hour,” held at the Station Chapel Fellowship Hall, was an opportunity for children to create handmade bandanas for…
Continue ReadingCambodian helicopter spotted crashed on a mountain 17 days after being lost. Bodies of pilots found
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Defense Ministry and state media reports say that the wreckage of a Cambodian military helicopter that…
Continue ReadingPinch-hitter Corbin Carroll hits game-winning 2-run HR in 9th, D-backs rally to stun Nationals 9-8
AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Corbin Carroll hit a pinch-hit homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a five-run rally, and…
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