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King’s coronation draws apathy, criticism in former colonies

Published:Friday | May 5, 2023 | 2:14 PM

LONDON (AP) — When King Charles III is crowned on Saturday, soldiers carrying flags from Jamaica, South Africa, Tuvalu and beyond will march alongside British troops in a spectacular military procession in honour of the monarch. For...

Ford recalls some vehicles for air bag inflator installation

Published:Friday | May 5, 2023 | 9:54 AM

Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2004 to 2006 Ranger vehicles because replacement front passenger air bag inflators may have been installed incorrectly. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a letter that the...

WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it’s no longer emergency

Published:Friday | May 5, 2023 | 8:50 AM

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organisation said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies...

Justice Clarence Thomas let GOP donor pay tuition: Report

Published:Friday | May 5, 2023 | 1:30 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): A Republican megadonor paid two years of private school tuition for a child raised by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who did not disclose the payments, a lawyer who has represented Thomas and his wife acknowledged yesterday...

Sons of ‘El Chapo’ deny US fentanyl indictment allegations

Published:Friday | May 5, 2023 | 1:28 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP): Sons of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán have denied accusations made by United States (US) prosecutors last month, saying in a letter that they have no involvement in the production and trafficking of the...

Tyre Nichols died of blunt force injuries, autopsy shows

Published:Friday | May 5, 2023 | 1:26 AM

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP): Tyre Nichols died of blunt force injuries to the head after he was beaten by Memphis police during a January arrest, an autopsy report released yesterday showed. The autopsy said the manner of death was homicide. It...

‘Not my king’: UK republicans want coronation to be the last

Published:Friday | May 5, 2023 | 1:15 AM

LONDON (AP) On his way to be crowned this week, King Charles III will travel by gilded coach through streets swathed in red, white and blue Union flags – and past a warning from history. At Trafalgar Square stands a large bronze statue of King...

Prince William pours a pint, meets public before coronation

Published:Friday | May 5, 2023 | 1:10 AM

LONDON (AP) Prince William has poured a pint of ale and taken a ride on the subway with his wife Kate as part of a royal ramble in central London before King Charles III’s coronation. Just days before tomorrow’s ceremony at Westminster Abbey,...

8 fatally shot in Serbia town a day after 9 killed at school

Published:Thursday | May 4, 2023 | 8:43 PM

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A shooter killed at least eight people and wounded 13 in a drive-by shooting in a town close to Belgrade late Thursday, the second such mass killing in Serbia in two days, state television reported. The attacker used...

WHO fires scientist who led COVID search over sex misconduct

Published:Thursday | May 4, 2023 | 6:10 PM

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has fired the scientist who led a high-profile delegation from the United Nations health agency to China two years ago to jointly look into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, citing...

Kenyan court sets bail for pastor in parishioner death probe

Published:Thursday | May 4, 2023 | 5:57 PM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A court in Kenya ruled Thursday that one of two pastors under investigation for the deaths of more than 100 of their congregants, many of whom are believed to have starved to death, could be released on bond or...

Tyre Nichols died of blunt force injuries, autopsy shows

Published:Thursday | May 4, 2023 | 2:11 PM

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — Tyre Nichols died of blunt force injuries to the head after he was beaten by Memphis police during a January arrest, an autopsy report released Thursday showed. The autopsy said the manner of death was homicide. The...

Chokehold killed man restrained by NYC subway passengers

Published:Thursday | May 4, 2023 | 8:54 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who had been shouting at people aboard a New York City subway train died after fellow riders tackled him and one put him in a chokehold that lasted until his body went limp, according to police officials and video of the...

Floods from heavy rainfall kill at least 129 in Rwanda

Published:Thursday | May 4, 2023 | 1:03 AM

KIGALI (AP): Torrential rains caused flooding in western and northern Rwanda, killing at least 129 people, a public broadcaster said Wednesday. The death toll “continues to rise,” the Rwanda Broadcasting Agency said Wednesday. “This could be the...

Countries clamp down on Italian mob with raids, arrests

Published:Thursday | May 4, 2023 | 12:43 AM

BERLIN (AP): Police across Europe arrested dozens of people, raided homes and seized millions of euros in assets on Wednesday, in a coordinated crackdown on Italy’s ‘ndrangheta organised crime syndicate, one of the world’s most powerful, extensive...

US, Mexico agree on tighter immigration policies at border

Published:Thursday | May 4, 2023 | 12:41 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): US and Mexican officials have agreed on new immigration policies meant to deter illegal border crossings while also opening up other pathways ahead of an expected increase in migrants following the end of pandemic restrictions next...

UN: 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022

Published:Wednesday | May 3, 2023 | 9:40 PM

ROME (AP) — More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year because of conflicts, climate change, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a report published...

US, Mexico agree on tighter immigration policies at border

Published:Wednesday | May 3, 2023 | 6:05 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — United States and Mexican officials have agreed on new immigration policies meant to deter illegal border crossings while also opening up other pathways ahead of an expected increase in migrants following the end of pandemic...

One dead, four hurt in shooting inside Atlanta medical building

Published:Wednesday | May 3, 2023 | 1:56 PM

ATLANTA (AP) — One person was fatally shot and at least four others injured Wednesday in a shooting at a medical building in Midtown Atlanta, police said. Atlanta police said there had been no additional shots fired since the initial shooting...

Showtime! UK readies pomp for King Charles III’s coronation

Published:Wednesday | May 3, 2023 | 11:44 AM

LONDON (AP) — The crown has been resized, the troops are prepared for the biggest military procession in 70 years and the Gold State Coach is ready to roll for King Charles III's coronation. Now it's time for the show. King...

Bolsonaro home searched as Brazil probes fake vaccine cards

Published:Wednesday | May 3, 2023 | 11:16 AM

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's Federal Police searched former President Jair Bolsonaro's home and seized his phone Wednesday in what they said was an investigation into alleged falsification of COVID-19 vaccine cards. Several other...

Russia says it foiled an alleged attack on Kremlin, Putin

Published:Wednesday | May 3, 2023 | 8:34 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attempting to attack the Kremlin with two drones overnight in an effort to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin decried the alleged attack attempt as a “...

300 nabbed in global crackdown on dark web drug marketplace

Published:Wednesday | May 3, 2023 | 12:46 AM

THE HAGUE (AP): Authorities in the U.S. and Europe arrested nearly 300 people, confiscated over $53 million, and seized a dark web marketplace as part of an international crack down on drug trafficking that officials say was the largest operation...

Prominent Palestinian hunger striker dies in Israeli custody

Published:Wednesday | May 3, 2023 | 12:43 AM

JERUSALEM (AP): A high-profile Palestinian prisoner died in Israeli custody on Tuesday after a hunger strike of nearly three months, Israel’s prison service announced. His death set off a barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip and raised fears of a...

Pastors appear in court over deaths of parishioners

Published:Wednesday | May 3, 2023 | 12:39 AM

NAIROBI (AP): Two pastors based in coastal Kenya have appeared in court over the deaths of more than 100 of their congregants, many of whom are believed to have starved to death. Pastor Paul Mackenzie was released by one court in the town in...

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