NZ abandons cricket tour of Pakistan wary of attack
By RIZWAN ALI AP Sports Writer RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — New Zealand has abandoned its cricket tour of Pakistan because it was wary of the team…
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South Africa: Top court upholds ex-president’s jail sentence
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s highest court has denied an application by former president Jacob Zuma to…
Continue Reading British computing inventor Clive Sinclair dies at 81
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Clive Sinclair, the British inventor and entrepreneur who arguably did more than anyone else to inspire…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s incoming government restarts central bank audit
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s incoming finance minister has signed a contract with a New York-based company to…
Continue Reading Apple, Google remove opposition app as Russian voting begins
By DARIA LITVINOVA and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Facing pressure from the Kremlin, Apple and Google removed an opposition-created…
Continue Reading Danes wants to ban some inmates from entering a romance
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark wants to ban prisoners serving a life sentence from entering a romantic relationship, adding they “should not…
Continue ReadingFamily of Brian Laundrie, Gabby Petito’s fiancé, tell police they have not seen him since Tuesday
By Aya Elamroussi and Christina Maxouris, CNN The family of Brian Laundrie, the fiance of 22-year-old Gabby Petito — who was reported missing…
Continue Reading South Korean clubs to meet in Asian Champions League QFs
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Defending champion Ulsan Hyundai has been drawn to face South Korean league rival Jeonbuk in the quarterfinals of the…
Continue Reading Faeroese salmon exporter joins chorus, condemns dolphin hunt
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — One of the Faeroe Islands’ largest farmed salmon exporters is condemning a large catch of white-sided dolphins on the…
Continue Reading 2 charged with murder of N Ireland journalist Lyra McKee
LONDON (AP) — Police have charged two men with the murder of Lyra McKee, a journalist shot dead as she covered rioting in Londonderry in 2019.…
Continue Reading Trial begins over COVID outbreak in Austrian ski resort
By PHILIPP JENNE Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — A civil trial has opened in Austria over the government’s handling of a coronavirus outbreak…
Continue Reading Cambodia vaccinating 6-to-11-year-olds before schools reopen
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia is vaccinating 6-to-11-year-olds so students can safely return to schools…
Continue Reading Lawsuit over eggs tests China’s policies on unmarried women
By HUIZHONG WU and EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — After almost two years, an unmarried Chinese woman suing for the right to…
Continue Reading Albania Parliament approves new female-dominated Cabinet
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Assembly, or parliament, has approved a Cabinet dominated by women, aiming to…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Angels’ Ohtani might not pitch again this year
By The Associated Press Two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been scratched from his scheduled start for the Angels against Oakland because of a sore right…
Continue ReadingThree months after his wife and son were killed, Alex Murdaugh has ‘fallen from grace,’ his lawyer says
By Dakin Andone, Madeline Holcombe and Angela Barajas, CNN Alex Murdaugh, the 53-year-old scion of a South Carolina legal dynasty, has seen his life…
Continue Reading Virus fallout, slow internet worry businesses in German vote
By PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press GOLSSEN, Germany (AP) — A crowded race to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel after she…
Continue Reading Hungary: Statue honoring mysterious Bitcoin founder unveiled
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bronze statue was unveiled in Hungary’s capital on Thursday which its creators say is…
Continue Reading China sets up platform to police gaming firm violations
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators have set up a platform that allows the public to report on gaming companies they believe are violating…
Continue Reading Stocks fall on Wall Street, giving up the week’s gains
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Friday, marking a feeble ending to an up-and-down week of…
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