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South Florida temperatures may have set world record for warmest seawater

Published:Thursday | July 27, 2023 | 12:06 AM

The water temperature around the tip of Florida has hit triple digits — hot-tub levels — two days in a row. Meteorologists say it could be the hottest seawater ever measured, although some questions about the reading remain. Scientists are already...

Hun Sen, Asia’s longest-serving leader, to step down

Published:Thursday | July 27, 2023 | 12:06 AM

PHNOM PENH (AP): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said he will step down in August and hand the position to his oldest son, though Asia’s longest-serving leader is expected to continue to wield significant power. The widely anticipated move...

What are cloudbursts and is climate change making them more frequent?

Published:Thursday | July 27, 2023 | 12:06 AM

SRINAGAR (AP): Last Saturday, Mohammed Aslam was working in his kitchen garden when he heard his fellow villagers shouting that water was coming from the nearby foothills in southern Kulgam area in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Within moments, the...

Deadly wildfires destroy homes, threaten nature reserves

Published:Thursday | July 27, 2023 | 12:06 AM

RHODES (AP): Major fires raging in parts of Greece and in other Mediterranean countries advanced on Wednesday, causing additional deaths, destroying homes and threatening nature reserves during a third successive wave of extreme temperatures....

Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger’s president

Published:Wednesday | July 26, 2023 | 9:16 PM

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers claimed to have overthrown Niger's democratically elected president, announcing on state television late Wednesday that they have put an end to the government over the African country's...

NYC plans to set up shelter for 1,000 migrants in parking lot of psychiatric hospital

Published:Wednesday | July 26, 2023 | 8:23 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will set up a shelter for up to 1,000 migrants in the parking lot of a state psychiatric hospital as thousands of asylum seekers continue to arrive in the city weekly, officials said Wednesday. The new emergency...

Ghana votes to abolish death penalty 30 years after last execution

Published:Wednesday | July 26, 2023 | 7:24 PM

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana's parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty for all crimes except high treason, formalising what has been a de facto moratorium on executions for the past three decades. Lawmakers endorsed the proposed...

Federal Reserve raises its key rate for 11th time by a quarter-point

Published:Wednesday | July 26, 2023 | 1:08 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate Wednesday for the 11th time in 17 months, a streak of hikes that are intended to curb inflation but that also carry the risk of going too far and triggering a recession. The...

London jury acquits Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges on his birthday

Published:Wednesday | July 26, 2023 | 10:41 AM

LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey was acquitted of sexual assault on Wednesday after the Oscar winner's star turn as a witness in his own defence spared him a possible prison term and gave him a shot at a career comeback. Tears rolled down...

Pedestrians scatter as fire causes New York construction crane's arm to collapse and crash to street

Published:Wednesday | July 26, 2023 | 8:36 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — A towering construction crane caught fire high above the west side of Manhattan on Wednesday morning, then lost its long arm, which smashed against a nearby building, dangled and then plummeted to the street as people ran for...

Warner returns to political hustings

Published:Wednesday | July 26, 2023 | 12:11 AM

PORT-Of- SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): More than 10 years after the disgraced international football executive, Austin Jack Warner, was booted out of the coalition People’s Partnership government and told to go “clear” his name of several corruption...

Israel’s government passes first part of its legal overhaul

Published:Wednesday | July 26, 2023 | 12:11 AM

AP: The Israeli government has passed the first major piece of legislation in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s legal system – part of a broader plan that has triggered nationwide protests, divided the country, and...

Gynaecologist gets 20 years for sexually abusing patients

Published:Wednesday | July 26, 2023 | 12:10 AM

NEW YORK (AP): A gynaecologist who sexually abused vulnerable and trusting patients for over two decades at prestigious New York hospitals, cried before he was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison by a federal judge who called his crimes...

Senate committee to hold hearing on Haiti

Published:Wednesday | July 26, 2023 | 12:10 AM

WASHINGTON (CMC): Assistant Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere Affairs. Brian Nichols, will be among witnesses expected to testify before a special meeting of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday to discuss the ongoing socio-...

Neglect, drug charges filed against parents of 16-m-o boy fatally shot by brother

Published:Tuesday | July 25, 2023 | 9:21 PM

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed neglect and drug charges against the parents of a 16-month-old boy fatally shot by his 5-year-old brother after the older child found a handgun in their apartment. The charges against...

Indonesian police crack down on traffickers who sent 122 people to sell their kidneys in Cambodia

Published:Tuesday | July 25, 2023 | 8:38 PM

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police are investigating the illegal trade of human organs involving police and immigration officers who were accused of helping traffickers send 122 Indonesians to a hospital in Cambodia to sell their...

IMF global economic outlook sees slight growth, but inflation still a drag

Published:Tuesday | July 25, 2023 | 3:01 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Global growth will see a slight improvement compared to previous International Monetary Fund projections but “many challenges still cloud the horizon, and it is too early to celebrate,” the organisation...

Wildfires in Algeria leave at least 34 people dead and hundreds injured

Published:Tuesday | July 25, 2023 | 12:30 PM

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Fires raging through forests, mountain villages and towns in northern Algeria have left at least 34 people dead — with 23 of them in the coastal region of Bejaia, according to authorities and a local radio...

DeSantis is in a car accident on his way to Tennessee presidential campaign events but isn't injured

Published:Tuesday | July 25, 2023 | 9:14 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was in a car accident on Tuesday as he travelled to campaign events in Tennessee for his 2024 presidential bid but wasn't injured, his campaign said. The Republican White House hopeful...

Russia wants allies, so it’s hosting an Africa summit

Published:Tuesday | July 25, 2023 | 12:09 AM

NAIROBI (AP): As Russia seeks more allies during its invasion of Ukraine, longtime US security partner Kenya might not be an obvious choice. But hours after Russia terminated a deal to keep grain flowing from Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador saw an...

Woman’s death forces power companies to change cut-off policy

Published:Tuesday | July 25, 2023 | 12:09 AM

PHOENIX (AP): Stephanie Pullman died on a sweltering Arizona day after her electricity was cut off because of a US$51 debt. Five years later, the 72-year-old’s story remains at the heart of efforts to prevent others in Arizona from having their...

Doctors reveal Netanyahu’s heart problem only after implanting pacemaker

Published:Tuesday | July 25, 2023 | 12:09 AM

JERUSALEM (AP): After undergoing emergency surgery to implant a pacemaker, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 73, made a video appearance from a hospital near Tel Aviv. Wearing a crisp, dark suit, he grinned and declared energetically that...

Former president fades from the spotlight

Published:Tuesday | July 25, 2023 | 12:09 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is fading from the spotlight, showing the courts’ power over the electoral system and the political shortcomings of the increasingly powerless former leader. Brazil’s top electoral...

11 killed as middle-school gym roof collapses

Published:Tuesday | July 25, 2023 | 12:06 AM

BEIJING (AP): Eleven people were killed when a roof collapsed at a middle-school gymnasium in China’s far northeast, authorities said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday in the city of Qiqihar and the last victim was pulled from the wreckage...

Biden administration sues Texas over Rio Grande buoy barrier meant to stop migrants

Published:Monday | July 24, 2023 | 9:12 PM

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott over a newly installed floating barrier on the Rio Grande that is the Republican's latest aggressive tactic to try to stop migrants from...

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