German group sues Facebook owner Meta over death threats
BERLIN (AP) — A German environmental group says it’s suing Facebook’s parent company Meta over persistent death threats posted on the…
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Macron wants French pension plan implemented by end of year
By SYLVIE CORBET and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is stubbornly resisting growing discontent on the…
Continue Reading Building collapse in Qatar’s capital kills 1, search ongoing
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A building has collapsed in Qatar’s capital, killing at least one person, and searchers have been looking through the rubble…
Continue Reading China calls Xi’s Russia visit one of friendship, peace
BEIJING (AP) — China says President Xi Jinping’s just-concluded visit to Russia was a “journey of friendship, cooperation and peace.” The…
Continue Reading UK inflation jumps to 10.4%, surprising analysts
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s inflation rate has risen for the first time in four months in February. The new figures…
Continue Reading Japanese beating Americans in baseball is must-see viewing
STEPHEN WADE TOKYO (AP) — Japanese television stuck to its live coverage from Miami for almost two hours after Japan beat the United States 3-2 to…
Continue Reading Sotheby’s hopes for record sale of ancient Hebrew Bible
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible,…
Continue Reading Ukraine, IMF agree on $15.6 billion loan package
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The IMF and Ukraine have agreed on a new loan package to support the…
Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida pledges aid for Ukraine-backing Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Japan’s prime minister has pledged to provide Poland with development support to help the European country assist…
Continue Reading Australian jury mulls verdicts in Israeli principal trial
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian jury has retired to consider their verdicts following the six-week trial of a former principal of a…
Continue Reading Kurds remain biggest winners from US-led invasion of Iraq
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Complexes of McMansions, fast food restaurants, real estate offices and half-constructed…
Continue Reading Marcos defends US military presence, which China opposes
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has defended his decision to allow a larger United States…
Continue Reading March Madness Mix: Dominant Gamecocks amid Sweet 16 parity
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is keenly aware that everyone remaining in the women’s NCAA…
Continue Reading Afghan Taliban raid in Kabul kills 3 Islamic State members
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s capital has killed three members of the extremist Islamic State group. A…
Continue Reading Stocks fall, bond yields tumble after Fed’s latest rate hike
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell sharply Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated the end may be near for its…
Continue Reading Ukraine: Russia hits apartments and dorm, killing civilians
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has stepped up its missile and drone attacks against Ukraine, killing students and…
Continue Reading Race issues dog ‘wild card’ prosecutor in Ronald Greene case
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — In this conservative corner of northern Louisiana, where reverence for law enforcement runs…
Continue Reading After Greek rail disaster, trains gradually restart
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and SRDJAN NEDELJKOVIC Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Train services in Greece resumed Wednesday for the first time…
Continue Reading Muslims in Indonesia celebrate Ramadan amid soaring prices
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Millions of Muslims in Indonesia are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan…
Continue Reading Sleepless night after Pakistan, Afghanistan quake kills 13
By MUNIR AHMED AND RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck much of Pakistan and neighboring…
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