Weightlifter Kostova banned for doping again after comeback
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Former world champion weightlifter Boyanka Kostova has been banned for eight years for doping after making her…
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Germany: Wind turbine collapses hours before official launch
BERLIN (AP) — Officials in Germany are investigating why a huge wind turbine collapsed just hours before it was due to be officially inaugurated.…
Continue Reading Nordics call on handball to review women’s bikini uniform
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The five Nordic countries want the International Handball Federation “to review uniform rules in accordance with…
Continue Reading Dutch, German police arrest suspects in explosive ATM raids
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police in the Netherlands and Germany say they have have arrested nine suspected…
Continue Reading China, US in talks on military relations amid strained ties
BEIJING (AP) — Defense officials from China and the U.S. have held two days of talks in a small sign of progress amid a continuing sharp downturn…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation to avoid a partial federal…
Continue Reading Athletics investigators take over Belarus Olympic case
MONACO (AP) — An investigation into two Belarus team officials who tried to force sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya on a flight from the Tokyo…
Continue ReadingMonica Lewinsky details mental health struggles she endured during Clinton affair scandal
By Devan Cole, CNN Monica Lewinsky reflected on the mental health struggles she endured in the 1990s amid the scandal surrounding her affair with…
Continue ReadingBiden signs bill to avert shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
By Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday night signed Congress’ stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown and extend…
Continue Reading Afghan girls soccer team in Portugal gets surprise visit
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Girls from the Afghanistan national soccer team who were recently granted asylum in Portugal have had a surprise visit from…
Continue Reading Afghan girls soccer team in Portugal gets surprise visit
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Girls from the Afghanistan national soccer team who were recently granted asylum in Portugal have had a surprise visit from…
Continue ReadingFormer French President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of illegal campaign financing, receives 1-year sentence
By Xiaofei Xu and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Thursday to one year in prison for illegal campaign…
Continue Reading Japan’s next leader sets sights on wage hikes to fuel growth
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer MITO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s next prime minister says he believes raising incomes is the only way to…
Continue Reading Singapore strategy of living with COVID raises concern, hope
By DAVID RISING and ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — As the island nation of Singapore pursues a strategy of “living with…
Continue Reading For migrants in Greece, road to new life is through Albania
By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press IEROPIGI, Greece (AP) — A relatively smooth section of Greece’s rugged border with Albania is turning…
Continue Reading World Bank chief in landmark Sudan visit, focuses on reforms
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The head of the World Bank has discussed Sudan’s daunting economic challenges with the…
Continue ReadingA Hawaii volcano that recently erupted for five months has started spewing lava again
By Andy Rose and Joe Sutton, CNN Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting Wednesday afternoon for the first time since May, spewing lava at…
Continue Reading Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Primetta Giacopini’s life began and ended with pandemics. The 105-year-old California woman was two years old…
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Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Primetta Giacopini’s life began and ended with pandemics. The 105-year-old California woman was two years old…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Braves & Astros can clinch, MadBum in SanFran
By The Associated Press Atlanta can clinch its fourth consecutive NL East title Thursday night with a win at home over Philadelphia, which would…
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