LONDON (AP) — Inflation in Britain fell unexpectedly in August to its lowest level since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which led to sharp rises in energy and food costs.The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index was 6.7% in the year August, down from
HAGIOAICA, Romania (AP) — It’s a festival of joy that offers an escape from everyday hardships for some of Romania’s poorest residents. The traditional autumn fair is again drawing huge crowds of visitors in the eastern European country after the event was suspended during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and 2021.The fair near the central
DERNA, Libya (AP) — Abdel-Hamid al-Hassadi survived the devastating flooding in eastern Libya, but he lost some 90 people from his extended family.The 23-year-old law graduate rushed upstairs along with his mother and his elder brother, as heavy rains lashed the city of Derna on the evening of Sept. 10. Soon, torrents of water were
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple University acting president JoAnne A. Epps died Tuesday shortly after becoming ill on stage during a memorial service, officials said, describing her loss as a gut punch and struggling through emotion as they recalled her nearly four decades of service.Epps was attending a memorial service at the university for Charles L.
U poljoprivrednom području Južne Karoline, u SAD, nađeno je mesto pada “stelt” (nevidljivog) borbenog aviona F-35 koji je u nedelju nestao pošto se pilot katapultirao.Avion model “FB-35B Lightning II” koji je odleteo sam i prazan s uključenima automatskim pilotom. nađen je u ponedeljak popodne tek pošto je vojska tražila pomoć građana.Polje na kojem su krhotine aviona koji se
1356 – Engleska vojska pod vodjstvom Crnog Princa (The Black Prince), sina kralja Edvarda III (Edward), u bici kod Poatjea porazila je vojsku francuskog kralja Žana II (Jean), čime je okončana prva faza Stogodišnjeg rata. Istog dana 1370. Crni Princ je zauzeo i opustošio Limož.1551 – Rodjen je francuski kralj Anri III (Henri), poslednji vladar
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on seven people and four companies in China, Russia and Turkey who officials allege are connected with the development of Iran’s drone program. The U.S. accuses Iran of supplying Russia with drones used to bomb Ukrainian civilians as the Kremlin continues its invasion of Ukraine.The latest
CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,200 children under age 5 have died in nine camps in war-scarred Sudan in the past five months because of a deadly combination of measles and malnutrition, the U.N.’s refugee agency said Tuesday.The UNHCR said the deaths, between May 15 and Sept. 14, were documented by its teams in the
LONDON (AP) — A British inquiry reported Tuesday that migrants awaiting deportation suffered physical and verbal abuse at a government-run detention center, and recommended that no one be kept in such “prison-like” conditions for more than 28 days.Inquiry chairwoman Kate Eves said migrants suffered “shocking treatment” at the Brook House Immigration Removal Center near Gatwick
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Azerbaijan’s launch of reportedly intense artillery firing in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Tuesday raised fears that another full-scale conflict with Armenia could be underway, less than three years after a war that killed more than 6,000 people.Nagorno-Karabakh, with a population of about 120,000, is an ethnic Armenian region of Azerbaijan that
