Norway says Beluga whale with apparent Russian-made harness swims south to Sweden
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities said Tuesday that a beluga whale, which was first spotted in…
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Overnight fire at Austrian hospital kills 3 patients, cause unclear
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities say three patients have died in a fire that broke out overnight at a hospital in a town just outside Vienna. The…
Continue Reading US and EU criticize Polish plans for law that could keep opposition from holding office
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States and the European Union’s top justice official have criticized Polish plans for a…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: 3 signs you may need a credit card hiatus
By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet If you’re struggling to keep up with payments or save toward a goal, continuing to use a credit card for all…
Continue Reading Iran’s state media claims UN watchdog closes two lines of inquiry on nuclear program
By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state-run news agency says international inspectors have closed off…
Continue Reading Japanese court says government’s policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has ruled that the government’s policy against same-sex marriage is…
Continue Reading No kidding: California overtime law threatens use of grazing goats to prevent wildfires
By TERRY CHEA Associated Press WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a…
Continue Reading China expresses support for Serbia in renewed Kosovo clashes involving NATO troops
BEIJING (AP) — China has expressed its support for Serbia following renewed violence between ethnic Serbs and NATO troops in Kosovo. China’s…
Continue Reading Post-soccer match brawl in Germany leaves teen with life-threatening injuries; 16-year-old detained
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A 15-year-old soccer player has been hospitalized with life-threatening brain injuries after being struck by an opposing…
Continue Reading Toyota, Daimler Truck, Hino, Mitsubishi Fuso joining forces in ecological technology
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — German truck maker Daimler, Toyota and two other automakers plan to work together on new…
Continue Reading Free concert, other celebrations in Jordan ahead of kingdom’s first major royal wedding in years
By KARIN LAUB Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A free concert, a henna party and other celebrations have taken place ahead of Jordan’s…
Continue Reading Rolling thunder: Contestants chase cheese wheel down a hill in chaotic UK race
LONDON (AP) — The big cheese of extreme U.K. sports events is back. Hundreds of spectators gathered Monday to watch dozens of reckless racers chase…
Continue Reading Papua New Guinea says security treaty with Australia has been delayed over certain provisions
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape says a proposed security treaty with…
Continue Reading NATO to send 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — NATO will send 700 more troops to northern Kosovo to help quell…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s army says Saudi citizen kidnapped in Beirut released following ‘special operation’
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army says troops have rescued a Saudi citizen kidnapped over the weekend in Beirut and held for ransom. The Lebanese…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street is mixed as DC moves to avoid default
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is mixed Tuesday as a long list of worries loom, even if the most pressing crisis seems…
Continue Reading Time machine: Rebuilding Notre Dame’s fire-ravaged roof transports workers back to Middle Ages
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-PLAINE, France (AP) — If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be…
Continue Reading At least 10 dead, 55 injured as bus of Hindu pilgrims falls into gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — At least 10 people died and 55 were injured when a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims skidded into a mountain gorge in…
Continue Reading Spain PM’s shock election call brings unruly coalition to heel
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY and RENATA BRITO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s snap general election breaks…
Continue Reading Staff at Ukraine’s experimental nuclear site pick up pieces from Russian strikes
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — There is activity at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, but it’s not what scientists at its cutting-edge…
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