Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first…
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Algeria facing growing calls to release French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal
Politicians, writers and activists have condemned the arrest of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal. The 75-year-old author has not been heard from…
Continue ReadingPakistani police issues charges against Imran Khan and his wife for inciting violence
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police have levelled multiple charges against imprisoned former premier Imran Khan, his wife and others…
Continue ReadingWhy retailers still see Black Friday as the high point of the holiday shopping season
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of plugging increasingly inviting discounts, retailers in the United States and several other…
Continue ReadingUK police investigate more than 5 people over alleged abuse by former Harrods boss Al Fayed
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s biggest police force has launched an investigation into more than five people who may have assisted…
Continue ReadingWorking Well: Practicing humility and finding support can help when political tensions rise at work
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no easy way to bridge the political divides that have created rifts in communities, families and…
Continue ReadingYouth arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning an attack with pipe bombs
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a youth suspected of planning to build pipe bombs to carry out an Islamic extremist attack has been arrested in…
Continue ReadingPolish company denies that it broke the law in sending Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish company has denied any laws were broken when it sent Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine, after the Swiss government…
Continue ReadingFormer British soldier who broke out of prison is convicted of spying for Iran
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former British soldier who claimed he was trying to work as a double agent has been convicted of spying for Iran.…
Continue ReadingDoctor arrested in Germany over patients’ deaths now suspected of 8 killings
BERLIN (AP) — Investigators say a doctor who was arrested in Berlin in August is now suspected of killing eight patients and in some cases trying…
Continue ReadingDay 2 of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire sees Israeli airstrike on Lebanon and scattered attacks
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military says its warplanes have fired on southern Lebanon after detecting activity by the militant…
Continue ReadingBlack Friday: What time do stores open?
Black Friday has become something of an anachronism in the e-commerce era. The day after Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday…
Continue ReadingSyrian insurgents launch large-scale attack on government forces in the country’s northwest
Syria’s opposition groups say armed forces launched a large-scale attack on areas controlled by government forces and seized territory in…
Continue ReadingThailand deports 6 Cambodian activists facing treason charges over critical Facebook comments
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Six Cambodian activists charged with treason for comments criticizing the government on Facebook have…
Continue ReadingDeath toll rises to at least 15 after landslides bury 40 homes in eastern Uganda
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least 15 people have died and 113 others are missing after landslides buried homes in six villages in eastern Uganda.…
Continue ReadingCyprus could become a member of NATO when conditions permit, the country’s president says
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus says the Mediterranean island nation could apply to become a member of NATO when…
Continue ReadingFour dead, including two children, in latest migrant shipwreck off Greek island of Samos
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials say that four migrants, including two children, died when a boat struck rocks near the Greek…
Continue ReadingLandslide triggered by rain in Indonesia’s Sumatra island kills 9 people in a tourist bus
Associated Press SIBOLANGIT, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers have recovered two more bodies from a tourist bus hit by a landslide triggered by torrential…
Continue ReadingAdani fraud allegations rock Indian Parliament as opposition demands probe into billionaire’s firms
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s opposition has disrupted Parliament for a third day, protesting the government’s silence over…
Continue ReadingYap’s 18 lead San Jose State over Long Beach State 82-66
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Donavan Yap’s 18 points helped San Jose State defeat Long Beach State 82-66 on Wednesday. Yap shot 6 of 9 from the…
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