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Jihadis attack jail in Nigeria’s capital, 600 inmates escape

Published:Wednesday | July 6, 2022 | 11:28 AM

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 600 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, officials said Wednesday, blaming the attack on Islamic extremist rebels. Over 300 escapees have either been recaptured or turned...

UN: 2.3 billion people severely or moderately hungry in 2021

Published:Wednesday | July 6, 2022 | 10:41 AM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World hunger rose in 2021, with around 2.3 billion people facing moderate or severe difficulty obtaining enough to eat -- and that was before the Ukraine war, which has sparked increases in the cost of grain, fertiliser...

Recent high-profile shootings in the US

Published:Wednesday | July 6, 2022 | 12:11 AM

The latest high-profile shooting in the United States happened on July 4, when a gunman opened gunfire on parade-goers in a Chicago suburb. Other notable episodes of gun violence in recent weeks: VESTAVIA HILLS, ALABAMA At least two people died...

Police: Gunman fired 70-plus rounds at July 4 parade, 7 dead

Published:Thursday | July 7, 2022 | 12:06 AM

HIGHLAND PARK, (AP): The gunman who attacked an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago fired more than 70 rounds with an AR-15-style gun that killed at least seven people, then evaded initial capture by dressing as a woman and blending into...

NATO nations sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland

Published:Wednesday | July 6, 2022 | 12:10 AM

BRUSSELS (AP): The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals – and possible political trouble in Turkey...

Sydney floods burden 50,000 around largest city

Published:Wednesday | July 6, 2022 | 12:10 AM

RICHMOND (AP): Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia’s largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people, officials said on Tuesday. Emergency response teams made 100 rescues overnight of people...

Two key Cabinet ministers quit Boris Johnson’s gov’t

Published:Wednesday | July 6, 2022 | 12:10 AM

LONDON (AP): Two of Britain’s most senior Cabinet ministers resigned on Tuesday, a move that could spell the end of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership after months of scandals. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid...

Two key UK Cabinet ministers quit Boris Johnson’s government

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2022 | 1:06 PM

LONDON (AP) — Two of Britain's most senior Cabinet ministers resigned on Tuesday, a move that could spell the end of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's leadership after months of scandals. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary...

British Airways cancels hundreds more summer flights

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2022 | 12:24 PM

LONDON (AP) — British Airways said Tuesday it will cancel hundreds more summer flights, saying it was necessary after previously announced moves to cut back on scheduled flights proved insufficient to ease travel disruptions. The announcement...

Sydney floods burden 50,000 around Australia’s largest city

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2022 | 9:42 AM

RICHMOND, Australia (AP) — Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday. Emergency response teams made 100 rescues...

Six dead, 24 wounded in July 4 parade shooting

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2022 | 12:09 AM

HIGHLAND PARK, Illinois (AP): A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding 24 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles...

Regional leaders begin two days of summit talks

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2022 | 12:09 AM

PARAMARIBO (CMC): Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders begin their annual summit in earnest on Monday, coinciding with CARICOM Day marking the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas that gave birth to the regional integration movement, hoping for...

Mitchell sworn in as opposition leader

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2022 | 12:08 AM

ST GEORGE’S (CMC): Eleven days after leading the New National Party (NNP) into defeat, former prime minister, Dr Keith Mitchell was on Monday sworn in as the island’s opposition leader. “It is both an honour and gratitude that I have accepted the...

‘Hell on earth’: Soldiers describe eastern front

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2022 | 12:08 AM

BAKHMUT (AP): Torched forests and cities burned to the ground. Colleagues with severed limbs. Bombardments so relentless, the only option is to lie in a trench, wait and pray. Ukrainian soldiers returning from the front lines in eastern Ukraine’s...

Police: Children among 77 kept in church for Rapture

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2022 | 12:08 AM

ABUJA (AP): Police in Nigeria have freed at least 77 people who were kept in a church basement by pastors, who preached to them about Christian believers ascending to Heaven with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, authorities said on Sunday. The...

Ethiopia leader reports new massacre in Oromia region

Published:Monday | July 4, 2022 | 2:53 PM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia's leader reported a massacre Monday allegedly by rebels in a restive region where a rebel group opposed to his government is accused of targeting civilians amid fighting with government troops. Prime...

Police: Five dead, 19 hospitalised in shooting at July 4 parade in Chicago

Published:Monday | July 4, 2022 | 12:53 PM

CHICAGO (AP) — At least five people are dead and 19 were taken to hospitals after a shooting at a July Fourth parade in a Chicago suburb, police said. The shooting in Highland Park disrupted the annual parade just after it began at 10 a.m....

Ukraine lays out $750B ‘recovery plan’ for postwar future

Published:Monday | July 4, 2022 | 12:18 PM

LUGANO, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that the reconstruction of his war-battered country is the “common task of the entire democratic world,” as his prime minister laid out a $750 billion...

Pope embraces Congolese in Rome

Published:Monday | July 4, 2022 | 12:35 AM

VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis greeted members of the Congolese community in Rome, borrowing words from their native languages Sunday to wish them peace and joy during an especially vibrant ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica. Francis, 85, was...

China state museum opens amid patriotism drive

Published:Monday | July 4, 2022 | 12:35 AM

HONG KONG (AP): China’s famed Palace Museum opened a branch in Hong Kong on Sunday amid a drive to build loyalty to Beijing in the former British colony that reverted to Chinese rule 25 years ago. Works of calligraphy and paintings on silk dating...

After abortion ruling, clinic staff grapple with trauma

Published:Monday | July 4, 2022 | 12:35 AM

CHARLESTON (AP): Danielle Maness has squeezed the hands of hundreds of anxious patients lying on tables in the procedure room, now empty. She’s recorded countless vital signs and delivered scores of snacks to the recovery area, now silent. Peering...

Several dead in Copenhagen mall shooting, suspect arrested

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2022 | 5:33 PM

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital Sunday, killing several people and wounding several others, police said. A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested, Copenhagen police inspector S...

Bus falls into deep ravine in Pakistan killing 19

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2022 | 1:26 PM

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A passenger bus slid off a mountain road and fell into a deep ravine in heavy rain in southwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing 19 people and injuring 12 others, a government official said. Mahtab Shah, the assistant...

Heavy rains, floods prompt evacuations of Sydney suburbs

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2022 | 11:20 AM

SYDNEY (AP) — Thousands of residents in Sydney suburbs were told to evacuate their homes on Sunday after heavy rains caused floodwaters to rise and rivers to overflow in what authorities called life-threatening emergencies. The Bureau of...

With no fuel and no cash, Sri Lanka keeps schools closed

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2022 | 10:24 AM

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Sunday extended school closures for one week because there isn't enough fuel for teachers and parents to get children to classrooms, and the energy minister appealed to the country'...

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