Surveys show Chinese economy growing but at modest pace
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Surveys of Chinese factory managers show a mixed outlook for the world’s No. 2 economy, with growth steady…
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A 17-year-old Chinese player died after collapsing during a badminton match in Indonesia
Associated Press YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A 17-year-old Chinese badminton player has died after collapsing on court during an Asian tournament…
Continue ReadingDeal reached in WestJet strike but travel disruptions still expected for Canadian airline
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has reached a deal with its mechanics to end a strike that had disrupted the travel…
Continue ReadingIsrael orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling likely new assault on southern Gaza city
Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli army ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis on Monday, a…
Continue ReadingAlbania’s world-renowned novelist Ismail Kadare dies at 88
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Renowned Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare has died after being rushed to a hospital in the country’s…
Continue Reading2 Algerian journalists arrested for publishing video showing businesswomen protesting
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian authorities arrested two journalists for publishing a video showing businesswomen protesting how they were treated…
Continue ReadingR. Sampanthan, face of the Tamil minority’s campaign for autonomy after Sri Lanka’s civil war, dies
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Rajavarothiyam Sampanthan, an ethnic Tamil leader and lawmaker who became the face of the minority…
Continue Reading18 inmates flee a prison after overpowering guard in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say eighteen inmates, including some on death row, have escaped from a prison in the disputed…
Continue ReadingNorth Koreans are seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins for the first time as his personality cult grows
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader…
Continue ReadingJapan revises economic growth in 1Q downward, as latest data show sluggish demand and rising prices
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japan has revised earlier estimates to show that its economy contracted at a 2.9% annual pace in the first…
Continue ReadingEconomic turmoil in Bolivia fuels distrust in government and its claim of a ‘failed coup’
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Signs reading “I’m buying dollars” line the doors of Víctor Vargas’ shoe shop in the heart of…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares are mixed after gains on Wall Street
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after stocks advanced on Wall Street and yields jumped in the U.S. bond market as…
Continue ReadingUkraine is releasing thousands of prisoners so they can join the fight against Russia
Associated Press DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — At a rural penal colony in southeast Ukraine, several convicts stand assembled under barbed…
Continue ReadingUnder pressure on plane safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit for $4.7 billion
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Boeing announced plans to acquire key supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, a move that it says will improve plane…
Continue ReadingTop California Democrats announce ballot measure targeting retail theft
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Top California Democrats want to advance legislation to crack down on retail theft, announcing they plan…
Continue ReadingTop California Democrats announce ballot measure targeting retail theft
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Top California Democrats want to advance legislation to crack down on retail theft, announcing they plan…
Continue ReadingTrump ally Steve Bannon surrenders to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges
Associated Press DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to…
Continue ReadingIn a proud and troubled UK town, voters wonder whether their election choice will make a difference
Associated Press HARTLEPOOL, England (AP) — A lot of politicians have promised change to voters in Hartlepool, a wind-whipped port town in…
Continue ReadingRepublican JD Vance journeys from ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ memoirist to US senator to VP contender
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — “Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance sharply criticized Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, before…
Continue ReadingStreet medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Alfred Handley leaned back in his wheelchair alongside a major Phoenix freeway as a street medicine team helped him…
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