Chinese-Chilean table tennis player makes Olympics debut at age 58 in the Paris Games
Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Table tennis player Zeng Zhiying left China in 1989, the same year of the Tiananmen Square massacre, to…
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For Ukrainian athletes, joy mixes with sorrow at the Paris Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — For Ukrainian competitors in Paris for the Olympics, joy goes hand in hand with sorrow. Athletes are striving to…
Continue ReadingA Russian man accused of staging a car bombing on Ukrainian orders has been arrested
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top security agency says it has arrested a man accused of staging a car bombing on Ukrainian orders. The Federal Security…
Continue ReadingBarack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House…
Continue Reading Typhoon Gaemi weakens to a tropical storm as it moves inland carrying rain toward central China
BEIJING (AP) — Tropical storm Gaemi brought rain to central China on Saturday as it moved inland after making landfall at typhoon strength on the…
Continue ReadingThey expected an Olympic boon. But some Paris businesses are experiencing a bust
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — On a typical summer day, tourists flock to the historic Marais district of Paris, wandering its charming medieval…
Continue ReadingSunken treasure: Is the champagne nestled in a 19th-century shipwreck still fit for a toast?
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Is the 19th century Champagne on the bottom of the Baltic Sea still fit for a toast? A team of Polish divers…
Continue ReadingBlinken to celebrate Biden legacy, reassure allies in Asia after president drops out of 2024 race
AP Diplomatic Writer VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the case for the Biden administration’s expanded…
Continue ReadingSwimming in stadiums becomes the norm as sport sets up in a rugby arena for 2024 Paris Olympics
AP National Writer NANTERRE, France (AP) — The main swimming pool for the Paris Olympics is set up inside a 30,000-seat rugby stadium on the…
Continue ReadingHow is wave forecasting done and how does it impact the Paris Olympics surfing competition?
Associated Press TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — The search for the perfect wave has been a part of surfing culture for decades, with surfers traveling…
Continue ReadingPhilippines plans to siphon off oil cargo from sunken tanker to avert ‘environmental catastrophe’
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard says there has been no indication that a big cargo of industrial fuel oil…
Continue ReadingSearch for people missing after Ethiopia mudslides continues as death toll rises to 257
Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Search teams were still digging at the site of deadly mudslides in southern Ethiopia on Friday, as…
Continue ReadingIndia’s moidam royal burial mounds are its latest World Heritage Site
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Charaideo Moidam royal burial complex and shrines, built by northeast India’s Ahom dynasty, has been inscribed as a new…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Most of Wall Street leaps in a widespread rally, from big stocks to small
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A widespread rally swept Wall Street Friday, lifting far-reaching corners, to close a tumultuous week where…
Continue ReadingWith uncertainty across the Atlantic, Europe worries about its own security
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When Donald Trump suggested during the 2016 presidential campaign that he might not honor a U.S. commitment to…
Continue ReadingArsonists attack French high-speed rail system hours before opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Arsonists attacked France’s high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that paralyzed train travel to…
Continue Reading Harris will carry Biden’s economic record into the election. She hopes to turn it into an asset
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A key question is looming for Vice President Kamala Harris as she edges closer to gaining the Democratic…
Continue ReadingWounded in a strike that killed her family, a 2-year-old joins Gaza’s ranks of thousands of orphans
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The 2-year-old toddler lay on a foil blanket, her face covered with salve for her burns and her…
Continue ReadingIndia and China agree to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of troops on their disputed border
NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it has agreed with China to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops stationed along…
Continue ReadingSoutheast Asian diplomats meet with China as friction mounts over Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims
Associated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Top diplomats from Southeast Asia have met with China’s foreign minister for talks that come as friction…
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