German court sentences IS woman to 10 years in prison
BERLIN (AP) — A German convert to Islam has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges that, as a member of the extremist Islamic State group…
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Australia wants Facebook to seek parental consent for kids
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia plans to crack down on online advertisers targeting children by making social…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan lifts threat to expel Western ambassadors
By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stepped back from a threat to expel the ambassadors of…
Continue Reading Cambodia amends charter to bar dual citizens from top office
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Lawmakers in Cambodia have approved an amendment to the constitution barring…
Continue Reading Facebook profits rise amid revelations from leaked documents
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writers Amid fallout from the Facebook Papers showing its failure to address the harms its social…
Continue ReadingFresh lockdowns in China as local Covid-19 infections spread to 11 provinces
By Nectar Gan, CNN Authorities in northern China are reimposing lockdowns and other emergency measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, with health…
Continue Reading 129-year journey nears end as France returns Benin treasures
By SYLVIE CORBET and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France is displaying 26 looted colonial-era artifacts for one last time before…
Continue Reading‘Rust’ director told authorities Alec Baldwin was practicing drawing his gun when weapon discharged
By Andy Rose and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The shot that killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set last week was fired as actor Alec Baldwin…
Continue Reading Amnesty International to close Hong Kong offices this year
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Amnesty International will close its two offices in Hong Kong this year, becoming the latest…
Continue Reading In France, Trump-like TV pundit rocks presidential campaign
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A rabble-rousing television pundit and author with repeated convictions for hate speech is rocking…
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Motivated by late father’s words, Baker chases elusive crown
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker will make his second trip to the World Series as a manager and…
Continue ReadingChina unveils plan to slash fossil fuels but fails to announce new emissions target
By Helen Regan, CNN Business China plans to cut its reliance on fossil fuels to below 20% by 2060, according to a cabinet document published in state…
Continue Reading Widodo calls for ASEAN travel corridor to bolster recovery
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged Southeast Asian countries to speed up plans to create a regional travel…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Astros, Braves start final World Series prep
By The Associated Press The Astros and Braves are making final preparations in Houston before opening the World Series on Tuesday night. Both teams…
Continue Reading Plan for UK coal mine brings hope to some, horror to others
By JO KEARNEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press WHITEHAVEN, England (AP) — A proposal to dig a new coal mine in northern England is presenting a…
Continue Reading STAT WATCH: Buffalo’s 11 sacks are most in FBS since 2019
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Buffalo is back on top of the Mid-American Conference sacks chart after its school-record performance…
Continue Reading Japan’s ruling party has setback in preview of Sunday’s vote
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party has split two parliamentary seats in byelections seen as a major test of…
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Assistant director of Baldwin film fired after 2019 mishap
By MORGAN LEE, CEDAR ATTANASIO and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the gun that…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly higher, tracking Wall Street rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher after another rally to record highs on Wall Street. Benchmarks in…
Continue ReadingSudan’s military dissolves transitional government in coup
By Yasir Abdallah, Kareem El Damanhoury, Mostafa Salem, Jennifer Deaton and Kara Fox, CNN Sudan’s military dissolved its power-sharing…
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