Month: July 2022

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is raising the price of its widely used diesel and other fuels, in a move expected to further drive up prices of other goods and…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joy Harjo, who recently completed a three-year run as the country’s poet laureate, will have…

ROME (AP) — Hundreds of taxi drivers in Italy are protesting for a second day against the government’s plans to allow more competition. Since…

By HELENA ALVES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A spate of wildfires is scorching parts of Europe, with firefighters…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and SEBABATSO MOSAMO Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police are patrolling the streets of Johannesburg’s…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in Poland’s capital say a 31-year-old man is facing allegations of having posed a threat to the life and…

BERLIN (AP) — The German government has unveiled a new package of climate measures to close the emissions gap in the transport and housing sectors…

ROME (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister, in an interview in Italy, says his country opposes Russia’s war against Ukraine. But Minister…

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats…

By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds of people filled a theater as family and friends shared their memories of Jayland…

By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A prominent Greek stage actor and director has been convicted of raping two men when they…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors have raided the country’s main spy agency as part of an…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court has ordered four former executives of the utility operating the tsunami-wrecked…

By MARIA GRAZIA MURRU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities say Russian missile strikes in the southern city of Mykolaiv have…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has named three women to serve as members of the Vatican office that vets bishop nominations. It’s the first time…

BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s far-right Freedom Party has chosen former lawmaker Walter Rosenkranz as its candidate to challenge liberal incumbent…

By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Travel to Europe might be an attractive option to travelers looking for a budget vacation in 2022. In May 2022, airfare…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations says unseasonal rain and flooding have killed at least 39 people — including nine children — in…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The bodies of a man and his three young children who vanished last week after leaving for a fishing trip were found along with…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press Writer LONDON (AP) — Two candidates have been knocked out of the race to replace British Prime Minister Boris…

By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds If you’re in the market for a pickup truck, you might be considering a hybrid model with today’s sky-high gas prices.…

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president, who fled on a military jet after angry protesters seized…

By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI, HANNA ARHIROVA and MARIA GRAZIA MURRU Associated Press Kyiv, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian foreign minister says grain…

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Genocide survivors in Rwanda welcomed the conviction of Laurent Bucyibaruta, the…

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s economy showed unexpectedly strong growth in May, with the three major components of production— manufacturing,…

GENEVA (AP) — The World Economic Forum reports that a cost-of-living crisis sparked in part by higher fuel and food prices is expected to hit women…

BEIJING (AP) — Flooding and extreme high temperatures have caused multiple deaths in eastern China as summer heat descends earlier than usual.…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says a group of 181 Afghans has arrived in the Netherlands on a chartered flight from Pakistan.…

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman interrupted an uninvited guest in her bathroom on Saturday night. Michelle Reynolds told WSVN that she went…

By AYSE WIETING, SUZAN FRASER and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Russian and…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s monthly trade surplus soared to a record $97.9 billion in June as exports picked up…

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Six people have been treated for injuries but initial reports say there were no gorings in the second-last running of the…

BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. Navy has sailed a destroyer close to China-controlled islands in the South China Sea. Washington says it’s a patrol…

By KRISHAN FRANCIS and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president fled the country Wednesday, plunging a…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The race to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being called Britain’s most diverse…

By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — President Joe Biden’s dash through Israel and the occupied West Bank this week is…