Month: November 2021

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Daily Star newspaper has folded following a years-long financial struggle. It was one of the leading English-language newspapers in the Arab world and Lebanon’s oldest. An email informed employees earlier this week of the decision to lay off all staff as of October 31. The Associated Press reviewed the communication on

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. says it has pulled out of China, citing an “increasingly challenging business and legal environment.” The company says its services were no longer accessible in mainland China as of Nov. 1. Yahoo is the second large U.S. technology company in recent weeks to reduce

By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit another daily record several days after a nationwide order for many Russians to stay off work took effect. Russia’s state coronavirus task force on Tuesday reported 39,008 new confirmed cases and 1,178 COVID-19 deaths. The task force has reported record daily infections

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s energy minister has been able to attend the global climate summit after police initially prevented her from reaching the venue. Energy Minister Karine Elharrar, who uses a wheelchair, reached the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on Tuesday alongside Israel’s prime minister. She entered the

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QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police say 13 people were wounded by roadside bomb that exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in a Pakistani bazaar. Tuesday’s attack happened in the district of Kharan in Baluchistan province. According to police, authorities transported the wounded to hospitals. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. Baluchistan is

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities say gunmen in Nigeria’s capital abducted six people from the staff quarters of a university. The University of Abuja said in a statement on its Facebook page  on Tuesday that four staff members and their children were taken by unknown assailants.  It was the first

BEIJING (AP) — China is accusing the U.S. of a “lack of transparency and responsibility” regarding an accident in the South China Sea involving a Navy nuclear submarine last month. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday said the U.S. should provide full details of the incident. Two Navy officials speaking on condition of anonymity

COPENHAGEN (AP) — The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, has reported a sharp rise in earnings amid strong worldwide demand for shipments of goods. The Copenhagen-based company said revenue grew nearly 68% in the third quarter, to a record-high $16.6 billion, up from $9.9 billion in the same three-month period last year. It

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya say they are reopening the case of a local woman allegedly killed by a British soldier years ago. The country’s police inspector general announced it Monday while urging the British government to collaborate to “conclude the case and administer justice.” Attention has returned to the death of Agnes

By SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Rights groups are urging Cambodian authorities to release an autistic teenager who was sentenced to eight months in prison for social media posts critical of the government. Human Rights Watch said Tuesday the teenager’s case was being misused to intimidate his opposition

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Several high-profile school board candidates who fought COVID-19 restrictions and anti-racism classes have lost their election bids. The defeats happened in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Connecticut late Tuesday, just as the Republican candidate for governor in Virginia won after making education a key part

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An official from the Taliban-run Defense Ministry in Kabul says six suicide bombers set off an explosion at the entrance of a Kabul military hospital and tried to enter the facility, but were pushed back by Taliban guards. Health officials say at least three people were killed and 16 wounded in

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — BP reported soaring profits Tuesday on the back of surging oil and gas prices as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. The British energy giant also warned that gas markets would remain “tight” over the coming months, which will likely further pressure household budgets. The

By FRANK JORDANS and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — World leaders are promising to protect Earth’s forests, cut methane emissions and help South Africa wean itself off coal at the U.N. climate summit. The flurry of deals announced Tuesday are intended to avert catastrophic global warming. Britain hailed the commitment by more

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press  The 2020 U.S. census missed an estimated 1.6 million people, but given hurdles posed by the pandemic and natural disasters, the undercount was smaller than expected. That’s according to an analysis by a think tank. The analysis released Tuesday by the Urban Institute estimates there was a 0.5% undercount. If

By NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press GRANVILLE, France (AP) — French trawler owners in Normandy have reacted with confusion and consternation after President Emmanuel Macron extended a deadline for the British government to license more French fishing vessels or face consequences. Amid a post-Brexit dispute with Britain, the French government had given Britain until Tuesday to

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The mayors of Seattle and Freetown in Sierra Leone greeted each other like long lost sisters on a train hurtling toward Glasgow. They have been bonded by years of Zoom calls and collaboration in the fight against climate change. They lead cities on different sides of

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press POINTE-AUX-CHENES, Louisiana (AP) — Faith leaders and activists across the world are increasingly joining the fight against climate change driven by a moral imperative to preserve creation for future generations. Christian pastors have joined forces with Native American tribes to protect their hurricane-prone coastal lands as

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The findings of the only human rights investigation allowed in Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray region are being released Wednesday. They come a year after war began there. But people with knowledge of the probe say it has been limited by authorities who recently expelled a U.N. staffer

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mostly lower in Asia, weighed down by concerns over disrupted supply chains and shipping, despite the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s first close above 36,000 points. Tokyo markets were closed for a holiday. On Tuesday, the Dow added 0.4%, the broader S&P 500 also added 0.4% and the

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Late innings means late nights in the World Series, with many fans struggling to stay awake as the Braves and Astros play baseball’s most important games of the year. The first five Series games averaged 3 hours, 41 minutes, up from 3:37 for the Los Angeles

By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Last year’s pandemic style saw people put on pajamas and their hair up in a bun. But 2021 is more about mascara and lip liners. And makeup sales in the multi-billion-dollar Mideast market are beginning to improve. For women in the region, particularly in

By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince wants businesses, their employees and their families to move to the kingdom. The landlocked, once ultraconservative capital, Riyadh, now promises a lifestyle where concerts, movie theaters, world class sporting events and deal-making are in abundance. Cultural heritage sites are also being

By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince wants businesses, their employees and their families to move to the kingdom. The landlocked, once ultraconservative capital, Riyadh, now promises a lifestyle where concerts, movie theaters, world class sporting events and deal-making are in abundance. Cultural heritage sites are also being