UN declares 2025 to 2034 the decade to combat increasing sand and dust storms from Africa to China

UN declares 2025 to 2034 the decade to combat increasing sand and dust storms from Africa to China

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday declared 2025 to 2034 the United Nations Decade on Combating Sand and Dust Storms — extreme weather events that are increasing and threatening health and economies from central Africa to northern China . Uganda’s U.N. Ambassador Godfrey Kwoba, who introduced the resolution on behalf of

Continue reading

Inert grenades at a Hawaii airport cause evacuation after being found in a man from Japan’s bag

Inert grenades at a Hawaii airport cause evacuation after being found in a man from Japan’s bag

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Operations at Hawaii’s Hilo International Airport were halted when security screeners spotted two items that looked like grenades in a bag belonging to a man from Japan. Officers evacuated the terminal area Tuesday morning while a bomb squad determined the grenades were inert, according to a Hawaii Police Department statement. Airport

Continue reading

England recalls Guehi and Netherlands brings in Malen for Euro 2024 semifinals

England recalls Guehi and Netherlands brings in Malen for Euro 2024 semifinals

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — England recalled center back Marc Guehi after suspension in an otherwise unchanged team for the match against the Netherlands in the European Championship semifinals on Wednesday. Guehi missed the penalty-shootout win over Switzerland in the quarterfinals but came straight back in the team for Ezri Konsa. The Dutch brought in forward

Continue reading

Khephren Thuram signs with his father’s former club Juventus. He joins his brother Marcus in Serie A

Khephren Thuram signs with his father’s former club Juventus. He joins his brother Marcus in Serie A

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Khephren Thuram signed with his father’s former club Juventus on Wednesday, joining brother Marcus Thuram in Serie A. Thuram signed a five-year contract with the Bianconeri following a 20 million euro ($22 million) transfer from Nice, the Turin club announced. Khephren is a 23-year-old midfielder while his father Lilian was a

Continue reading

Russia declares newspaper The Moscow Times ‘undesirable’ amid crackdown on criticism

Russia declares newspaper The Moscow Times ‘undesirable’ amid crackdown on criticism

The Russian prosecutor general’s office on Wednesday declared The Moscow Times, an online newspaper popular among Russia’s expatriate community, as an “undesirable organization.” The designation comes amid a crackdown on critical news media and the opposition. It means the newspaper must stop any work in Russia and it subjects any Russian who cooperates with the

Continue reading

House GOP wants proof of citizenship to vote, boosting an election-year talking point

House GOP wants proof of citizenship to vote, boosting an election-year talking point

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday was poised to vote on a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration, a proposal Republicans have prioritized as an election-year talking point even as research shows noncitizens illegally registering and casting ballots in federal elections is exceptionally rare. Even if it passes the GOP-controlled House, the

Continue reading