Banned New Zealand Olympic runner arrested in Kenya over sexual assault and weapon allegations | AP News

Banned New Zealand Olympic runner arrested in Kenya over sexual assault and weapon allegations | AP News

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Banned New Zealand Olympic runner Zane Robertson was arrested in Kenya over allegations of sexual assault and possession of an unlicensed AK-47 assault rifle and ammunition at his home in the East African nation, police said Thursday.Police obtained a court order to keep Robertson in custody for five days while they

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UK prosecutors have charged 5 Bulgarians with spying for Russia. They are due in court next week | AP News

UK prosecutors have charged 5 Bulgarians with spying for Russia. They are due in court next week | AP News

LONDON (AP) — British authorities on Thursday charged five Bulgarians living in the U.K. with spying for Russia.The Crown Prosecution Service said it had authorized charges of conspiracy to conduct espionage against three men and two women.The five — Orlin Roussev, 45, Bizer Dzhambazov, 41, Katrin Ivanova, 31, Ivan Stoyanov, 31, and Vanya Gaberova, 29

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Ancient ‘power’ palazzo on Rome’s Palatine Hill reopens to tourists, decades after closure. | AP News

Ancient ‘power’ palazzo on Rome’s Palatine Hill reopens to tourists, decades after closure. | AP News

ROME (AP) — An ancient Roman imperial palazzo atop the city’s Palatine Hill was reopened to tourists on Thursday, nearly 50 years after its closure for restoration.The nearly 2,000-year-old Domus Tiberiana was home to rulers in the ancient city’s Imperial period. The sprawling palace allows for sweeping views of the Roman Forum below. The public

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Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them | AP News

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to prevent possible shortages during a rise in coronavirus cases that has typically come

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Suspect in family’s killing in suburban Chicago dies along with passenger after Oklahoma crash | AP News

Suspect in family’s killing in suburban Chicago dies along with passenger after Oklahoma crash | AP News

A suspect in the shooting deaths of a suburban Chicago family died following a fiery crash in Oklahoma, along with a passenger, police said.Nathaniel Huey Jr., of Streamwood, Illinois, tried to elude authorities after a digital license plate detector spotted him Wednesday in Catoosa, Oklahoma, but he crashed the vehicle, and it caught fire, police

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Turkey’s central bank hikes interest rates again in further shift in economic policies | AP News

Turkey’s central bank hikes interest rates again in further shift in economic policies | AP News

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s central bank raised its key interest rate by 5 percentage points Thursday, another large but expected hike that signals a continued push toward more traditional economic policies under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.The bank hiked its policy rate to 30%, saying it has kept up the “monetary tightening process” to combat rampant

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