COVID-19 inquiry in UK asks whether ‘terrible consequences’ could have been avoided
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A mammoth three-year public inquiry into Britain’s handling of COVID-19 has opened. It is…
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John Fru Ndi, leader of Cameroon’s main opposition party and critic of president, dies at 81
By EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The leader of Cameroon’s opposition Social Democratic Front and one of the…
Continue Reading Lower house of Japan’s parliament passes bill to promote LGBTQ+ awareness, but not guarantee rights
TOKYO (AP) — The powerful lower house of Japan’s parliament has passed a bill to promote awareness of LGBTQ+ issues amid protests by activists…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: How to use ChatGPT to plan your next trip
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT offer a novel way to research travel plans. They provide clear,…
Continue Reading Leader of Belarus says he wouldn’t hesitate to use Russian nuclear weapons to repel aggression
MOSCOW (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko declared Tuesday that his country had already received some of Russia’s tactical…
Continue Reading Drug deal likely sparked Denver mass shooting after Nuggets’ NBA win, police say
By JESSE BEDAYN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A shooting in downtown Denver amid fans celebrating the Nuggets’ first NBA…
Continue Reading Microsoft’s media literacy program aims to empower internet users and combat online misinformation
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — People are hungry for accurate and reliable information online and may just need help to find…
Continue Reading Polish broadcaster TVN says state regulator holding up license renewal
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A leading independent television broadcaster in Poland is expressing concern that the state…
Continue Reading UN says insurance coverage secured to salvage rusting oil tanker off Yemen
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations Development Program says it’s secured an insurance coverage to start a…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street rises as inflation keeps cooling
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose Tuesday after a cooler reading on inflation cemented Wall Street’s bets for the…
Continue Reading India-controlled Kashmir hit by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake, no damage reported, officials say
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s National Center for Seismology says a 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck the eastern India-controlled Kashmir region…
Continue Reading Philippine villagers flee ashfall, sight of red-hot lava from erupting Mayon Volcano
By JIM GOMEZ AND JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Philippines (AP) — Truckloads of villagers on Tuesday fled Philippine communities…
Continue Reading Nikola Jokic’s hometown in Serbia celebrates Denver Nuggets’ 1st NBA title
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press SOMBOR, Serbia (AP) — It was barely dawn when Nikola Jokic’s hardcore fans in his Serbian hometown of Sombor…
Continue Reading Rights group: World Bank, Jordan use flawed formula for aid to kingdom, excluding some poor people
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A leading rights group says the World Bank and Jordan are using a “flawed” algorithm to…
Continue Reading Chinese man arrested over graffiti at US Consulate in Hong Kong, police say
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have arrested a man who allegedly spray-painted graffiti on the wall and gate of the…
Continue Reading Nottingham police say man fatally stabbed 3, stole van and ran down 3 more in English city
By JILL LAWLESS and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police say a knife-wielding assailant stabbed two college students to death…
Continue Reading Thousands evacuated in India and Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy approaches
By SIBI ARASU and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Pakistan’s army and civil authorities are planning to evacuate 80,000…
Continue Reading Austrian man arrested in Afghanistan after traveling there in May
BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian Foreign Ministry says an Austrian man is being held in Afghanistan after he traveled to the country earlier this year.…
Continue Reading German curator on a mission to return silver heirlooms stolen from Jewish families by the Nazis
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — Matthias Weniger put on a pair of white cloth gloves and carefully lifted a tarnished silver…
Continue Reading South Sudan’s sluggish peace deal and unsteady road to elections
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KOWACH, South Sudan (AP) — Martha Nyanguour didn’t have time to bury her husband, son or granddaughter when…
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