5 things to know for August 18: Afghanistan, coronavirus, tropical storms, wildfires, China
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Major retail chains are having trouble finding workers, but not necessarily for jobs in the store — it’s the…
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5 things to know for August 18: Afghanistan, coronavirus, tropical storms, wildfires, China
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Major retail chains are having trouble finding workers, but not necessarily for jobs in the store — it’s the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 18: Afghanistan, coronavirus, tropical storms, wildfires, China
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Major retail chains are having trouble finding workers, but not necessarily for jobs in the store — it’s the…
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CNN, KTVT, KPRC By AJ Willingham, CNN Major retail chains are having trouble finding workers, but not necessarily for jobs in the store —…
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Wildfire raging near French Riviera kills 2, injures 27
By DANIEL COLE and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS, France (AP) — A wildfire near the French Riviera has killed two people and is…
Continue Reading Polish troops, barbed wire reinforcing border with Belarus
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has deployed hundreds of troops and is laying barbed wire along its border with…
Continue Reading Woman comes face-to-face with snake in Australia supermarket
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Helaina Alati was browsing the spice aisle of an Australian supermarket when she came…
Continue Reading New wave of Ethiopian detentions of Tigrayans includes kids
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Small children are among those held amid a new wave of detentions of ethnic Tigrayans suspected…
Continue Reading Greek wildfires: Big blaze threatens village outside Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major wildfire burning northwest of the Greek capital is devouring large tracts of pine forest for a third day and…
Continue Reading Belgium: Teenager seeks to break women’s solo flight record
By MARK CARLSON Associated Press KORTRIJK, Belgium (AP) — A Belgian-British teenager has started the first leg of her quest to become the youngest…
Continue Reading Special repatriation flight takes Australians home from Bali
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — More than a hundred Australian citizens have left the Indonesian tourist island of…
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Japanese GP canceled because of coronavirus pandemic
TOKYO (AP) — This year’s Japanese Grand Prix has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The race in Suzuka had been scheduled for…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson accused of complacency over Afghanistan retreat
By PAN PYLAS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has faced accusations of needlessly abandoning…
Continue Reading Taliban militants violently disperse rare Afghan protest
By AHMAD SEIR, TAMEEM AKHGAR, KATHY GANNON and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban militants have attacked protesters…
Continue Reading Asian stocks retreat on lack of direction from Fed, pandemic
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian stock markets are retreating after U.S. central bank policymakers made no firm decision…
Continue Reading German minister criticizes Vatican stance on gay couples
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister has criticized the Roman Catholic Church for its refusal to bless same-sex unions but says his religious…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Miggy seeks 500 vs Ohtani, Bassitt hit in head
By The Associated Press Miguel Cabrera’s next attempt to reach 500 career home runs comes Wednesday night at home in Detroit against Shohei Ohtani…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Khmer Rouge defendant guilty of regime’s crimes
By SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Prosecutors are arguing the former head of the Khmer Rouge shared…
Continue Reading Hardline coup set the stage for Soviet collapse 30 years ago
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The world held its breath 30 years ago when a group of top Communist officials ousted Soviet…
Continue Reading Bird savors trips home to New York, puts off retirement talk
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Every trip to New York is special for Sue Bird because she’s coming home. Those trips have…
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