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Gov’t says tests on plasma products negative for HIV

Published:Monday | February 11, 2019 | 12:00 AM

BEIJING (AP) Chinese investigators said on Thursday that tests on a batch of a plasma product feared to have been contaminated with HIV have turned up negative for the virus that causes AIDS. The result appears to have headed off the possibility of...

13 killed amid travel rush

Published:Monday | February 11, 2019 | 12:00 AM

BEIJING (AP): Accidents on icy highways in central China left at least 13 dead and dozens injured this weekend as millions of families were heading home from the Lunar New Year holiday. Five were killed shortly after 5 a.m. yesterday in a 23-car...

Death toll at Istanbul building collapse reaches 21

Published:Monday | February 11, 2019 | 12:00 AM

ISTANBUL (AP): Turkey’s interior minister says the death toll from a collapsed apartment building in Istanbul has risen to 21. Minister Suleyman Soylu spoke late Saturday, saying those who made “mistakes” would be held accountable...

African leaders unveil last emperor’s statue

Published:Monday | February 11, 2019 | 12:00 AM

ADDIS ABABA (AP): A statue of Ethiopia’s former Emperor Haile Selassie was unveiled at the headquarters of the African Union yesterday. The statue is the second to be erected inside the continental body’s offices in Ethiopia’s...

Police use snake to terrorise man

Published:Monday | February 11, 2019 | 12:00 AM

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP): Indonesian police have acknowledged that officers terrorised a Papuan man with a live snake after a video of the incident circulated online showing the man screaming in fear and his interrogator laughing. Police in...

Hungary to give women with 4 or more kids life tax exemption

Published:Sunday | February 10, 2019 | 12:00 AM

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's government is greatly increasing financial aid and subsidies for families with several children, the country's prime minister said today. The measures announced by Viktor Orban during his "state...

Shutdown chance looms as wall negotiations in US continue

Published:Sunday | February 10, 2019 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is not ruling out another government shutdown, as lawmakers continue to negotiate funding for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall. In Sunday talk show appearances on NBC's "Meet the...

Questions, criticism of Brazil soccer club where 10 killed

Published:Sunday | February 10, 2019 | 12:00 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Under mounting criticism yesterday, Brazilian soccer club Flamengo defended its management of the training ground where a fire killed 10 of its academy players — all between 14 and 16 years old — at a...

May urges UK lawmakers: Give me more time to get Brexit deal

Published:Sunday | February 10, 2019 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP) — With Brexit just 47 days away, the British government asked lawmakers today to give Prime Minister Theresa May more time to rework her divorce deal with the European Union. Communities Secretary James Brokenshire said Parliament...

Snowstorm buries Northwest, with more on the way

Published:Sunday | February 10, 2019 | 12:00 AM

SEATTLE (AP): Residents of the northwest United States are dealing with a heavy snowfall, and meteorologists say more is likely on the way. About 200 flights were cancelled at Seattle-Tacoma and Portland international airports yesterday, roughly...

Pea-sized pill delivers insulin shot from inside the stomach

Published:Friday | February 8, 2019 | 11:59 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists figured out how to hide a shot inside a pea-sized pill — creating a swallowable gadget, inspired by a tortoise shell, that can inject medicines like insulin from inside the stomach. Patients usually prefer...

Instagram changes rules on self-harm postings after suicide

Published:Friday | February 8, 2019 | 11:55 AM

LONDON (AP) — Instagram has agreed to ban graphic images of self-harm after objections were raised in Britain following the suicide of a teen whose father said the photo-sharing platform had contributed to her decision to take her own life....

Australian parliamentary network hacked, no sign data stolen

Published:Friday | February 8, 2019 | 11:51 AM

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s leading cybersecurity agency is investigating a breach of the country’s federal parliamentary computing network amid speculation of hacking by a foreign nation. Lawmakers and staff in the capital,...

Venezuelans urge Maduro to accept humanitarian aid

Published:Friday | February 8, 2019 | 12:00 AM

CARACAS (AP): A Venezuelan man whose wife has advanced breast cancer is urging President Nicolás Maduro to accept humanitarian aid. Luis Escobar made his plea at the border bridge connecting Colombia and Venezuela where aid is expected to...

Bill Cosby, 81, moved to general unit at Pennsylvania prison

Published:Friday | February 8, 2019 | 12:00 AM

COLLEGEVILLE (AP): Bill Cosby has been moved to a general population unit as he serves three to 10 years in prison for sexual assault in Pennsylvania. The move last week comes after the 81-year-old actor spent about four months in special housing...

UK, EU leaders spar during ‘robust’ Brexit talks

Published:Friday | February 8, 2019 | 12:00 AM

British Prime Minister Theresa May and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker sparred yesterday during “robust” talks on the UK’s Brexit plans, and agreed to hold more negotiations that could push the sealing of any deal to within a month of Britain’s scheduled departure...

Sierra Leone president declares rape a national emergency

Published:Friday | February 8, 2019 | 9:26 AM

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s president has declared a national emergency over rape and sexual violence, saying perpetrators are getting younger and their acts more violent. In a keynote address on Thursday, President...

Fire at Brazilian soccer team complex leaves 10 dead, 3 injured

Published:Friday | February 8, 2019 | 9:22 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A fire tore through the sleeping quarters of a development league for one of Brazil’s most popular professional soccer clubs on Friday, killing 10 people who were most likely players and injuring three others,...

Oil workers flee Venezuela’s crisis for a better life

Published:Friday | February 8, 2019 | 9:19 AM

PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela (AP) — Nieves Ribullen, a Venezuelan oil worker sick of struggling to get by as his country falls apart, is betting it all on far-away Iraq’s Kurdish region to give his family a better life. Over the years he...

Bill Cosby moved to general unit at Pennsylvania prison

Published:Thursday | February 7, 2019 | 2:13 PM

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby has been moved to a general population unit as he serves three to 10 years in prison for sexual assault in Pennsylvania. The move last week came after the 81-year-old actor spent about four months in...

Apple releases update to prevent FaceTime eavesdropping

Published:Thursday | February 7, 2019 | 2:07 PM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple has released an iPhone update to fix a FaceTime flaw that allowed people to eavesdrop on others while using its group video chat feature. The repair is included in the latest version of Apple’s iOS 12 system,...

Flames from San Francisco gas explosion damage 5 buildings

Published:Thursday | February 7, 2019 | 11:13 AM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A gas explosion in San Francisco shot a tower of flames into the sky and burned five buildings including one of the city’s popular restaurants before firefighters brought the blaze under control. There were no...

Facebook will appeal German data-use ruling

Published:Thursday | February 7, 2019 | 9:23 AM

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities ruled Thursday that Facebook should not be allowed to use customer data from other apps and websites to help target advertisements shown on their Facebook pages without their explicit consent, saying it was...

Trump announces campaign rally in El Paso

Published:Thursday | February 7, 2019 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump’s re-election team says he’ll hold his first campaign rally of the year next week in Texas. Trump plans to rally supporters on Monday at the county coliseum in El Paso. The president often cites...

Pastor accused of child sex trafficking faces federal trial

Published:Thursday | February 7, 2019 | 12:00 AM

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP): The trial for the last of three pastors accused of coercing and sharing teenage girls to have sex, often for money, was delayed again after the wife of one of the men decided to change her plea, according to court records. Laura...

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