For third day, it was the hottest day on Earth, as global temperature matches record set Tuesday Thursday, 6 July 2023, 08:06 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Earth’s average temperature remained at a record high Wednesday, after two days in which the planet reached unofficial records. It’s the latest marker in a series of climate-change-driven...
Hong Kong leader says 8 pro-democracy activists who now live in the West 'will be pursued for life' Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 11:59 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Hong Kong's leader said Tuesday that eight pro-democracy activists who now live in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia will be pursued for life for alleged national security offenses,...
Grandmother of French teen shot dead by police officer pleads with rioters to stop the violence Monday, 3 July 2023, 07:15 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press The grandmother of the French teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop pleaded Sunday for rioters to stop after five nights of unrest, while authorities expressed outrage at an...
Mourners bury slain teen in France as 45,000 police are deployed and 5th night of unrest is quieter Sunday, 2 July 2023, 07:10 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Hushed and visibly anguished, hundreds of mourners from France’s Islamic community formed a solemn procession from a mosque to a hillside cemetery on Saturday to bury a 17-year-old whose killing...
UK press watchdog finds a tabloid column about hate for Prince Harry's wife, Meghan, was sexist Saturday, 1 July 2023, 17:18 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press A column in The Sun tabloid that fantasized about seeing Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan, being pelted with feces as she was paraded naked through the streets was sexist, Britain's press...
Dutch king apologizes for his country's role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolition Saturday, 1 July 2023, 17:16 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized Saturday for his country's role in slavery and asked for forgiveness in a historic speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the anniversary...
France arrests more than 1,300 people after fourth night of rioting over teen's killing by police Saturday, 1 July 2023, 06:10 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores overnight Friday in a fourth night of unrest in France triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teen, piling more pressure on President...
Angered over EU migrant rules, Poland and Hungary veto a summit statement in a gesture of protest Friday, 30 June 2023, 18:38 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Angered at being outvoted on a European Union migration agreement, Hungary and Poland vetoed Friday a statement by the bloc’s leaders on priorities for limiting the arrival of people into Europe...
French president urges parents to keep teens at home as government orders buses to stop at 9pm Friday, 30 June 2023, 13:36 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Protesters erected barricades, lit fires and shot fireworks at police who responded with tear gas and water cannons in French streets overnight as tensions grew over the deadly police shooting of a...
Europe inflation slips to 5.5% — but that won't stop central bank rate hikes Friday, 30 June 2023, 12:21 Last update: about 4 years ago Associated Press Inflation in Europe slid again in June but fell too slowly to offer much relief to shoppers grumbling over price tags or to stop more interest rate hikes that will raise the cost of...