DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh was crawling back to normalcy with limited internet and office hours Wednesday after more than a week of chaos over student protests involving government job quotas. Nearly 200 deaths were reported in just over a week of violence . Most of the country remained without internet, but thousands of cars
TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — From wiping out on waves to building homemade speed bumps on local dirt roads, surfers, residents and Olympic workers across Tahiti, French Polynesia, are using the final days before the start of the Paris Olympics to brace themselves— and the island— for the upcoming surfing competition. Throughout the week, competitors were
BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese officials warned a delegation of top U.S. executives visiting Beijing this week that higher tariffs on imports from China will harm their businesses inside the country. The delegation of influential business people belonging to the U.S. China Business Council, including the CEOs of FedEx and Micron, followed a top-level meeting last
Politika | 23.07.2024 | access_time 18:45 Foto: Beta/Milan Obradović Vanredno zasedanje Skupštine Srbije, koje je počelo u podne, završeno je za danas u 18.00 sati, a predsednica parlamenta Ana Brnabić zakazala je nastavak sednice za sutra. Kako je Brnabić najavila, sednica Skupštine Srbije će se sutra u 10.00 sati nastaviti replikama. Odlukom vladajuće većine, poslanici
BEIJING (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister said Wednesday that he is seeking “common ground” in talks with his Chinese counterpart on ending his country’s war with Russia. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, now in its third year, has strained relations between the two countries. Video released by Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry showed Dmytro Kuleba arriving at
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines is signing a defense pact with Singapore on Wednesday that will allow their militaries to broaden their engagement, including holding joint exercises to prepare for humanitarian emergencies and other contingencies, Philippine officials said. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro will sign the Defense Cooperation Agreement with his counterpart in Singapore, two
Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever, beating a record set the day before , as countries across the globe from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service. Provisional satellite data published by Copernicus early on Wednesday showed that Monday broke the
Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as markets digested Japanese and Australian business data, after U.S. stocks held relatively steady as earnings reporting season ramped up for big companies. U.S. futures fell while oil prices were higher. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 1.1% to 39,154.85, with the Japanese yen trading at its highest level in months
BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists glued themselves to the ground at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany on Wednesday, forcing the suspension of flights, authorities said. Police said five people glued themselves to a taxiway at the airport early in the morning and officers were trying to dislodge them, German news agency dpa reported. By 8:30
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is the latest country to wrestle with its history of the cruel, systemic and commonplace abuse of children and vulnerable adults in the care of state and faith-based institutions. Its six-year independent inquiry , presented to Parliament on Wednesday, also considered mistreatment of children in foster care and
