LONDON (AP) — The BBC faced an escalating crisis on Saturday following the suspension of former soccer star and program host Gary Lineker for comments criticizing the British government’s new asylum policy.. As a growing number of players and presenters rallied in support of Lineker, Britain’s national broadcaster faced allegations of political bias and suppression … Read more
VATICAN CITY (AP) — So much for a short pontificate. Pope Francis celebrates the 10th anniversary of his election on Monday, far exceeding the “two or three” years he once envisioned for his papacy and showing no signs of slowing down. On the contrary, with an agenda full of problems and plans and no longer … Read more
OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Twelve years after the meltdown of the triple reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to dump a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. Japanese officials say the release is inevitable and should begin soon. Wastewater management is less of a challenge than the … Read more
PARIS (AP) – Young people in France – some of whom have not even entered the labor market yet – demonstrate Thursday against the government’s desire to raise the retirement age. Students plan to block access to some universities and high schools, and a youth-led protest is planned in Paris on Thursday, part of nationwide … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian teachers staged protests in several cities on Tuesday over suspected poisonings targeting hundreds of schoolgirls. Security forces dispersed several of the protests using water cannons and tear gas, activists said. Meanwhile, prosecutors have begun filing criminal charges against journalists, activists and others for their comments on the still-unsolved … Read more
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Valerie Torres’ mother has tried to shield her from the worst of Venezuela’s protracted crisis — the deadly protests, the sick begging for help, malnourished children with protruding ribs. At school, his teachers don’t even broach the subject. But just before her 10th birthday this month, the youngster is insightful beyond … Read more
HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — Days after selling everything she had to flee Cuba with her three children on a crowded boat, Daneilis Tamayo raised her hand in praise and sang the catchy opening anthem of Sunday worship in this suburb of Miami. “The only thing that gave me strength was the Lord. I’m not going … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Paul Pierrilus was deported two years ago from the United States to Haiti where he tried to survive in a chaotic and violent country where he was neither born nor lived. . Both of his parents are Haitians but they emigrated to the French Caribbean territory of Saint-Martin where … Read more
By TOM KRISHER and MARK THIESSEN March 4, 2023 GMT https://apnews.com/article/electric-vehicles-cold-weather-battery-ev-6d86b7aa19e233d5dcc4d2c9abb193ed TOK, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s rugged and freezing interior, where it can get as cold as minus 50 Fahrenheit (minus 46 Celsius), isn’t where you’d expect to find a school bus electric. But here is the No. 50 bus, with a cartoon horse decal … Read more
LONDON (AP) — Coronavirus lockdowns have been lifted and face masks are in short supply in Britain these days. But COVID-19 is back in the headlines thanks to the leak of more than 100,000 private messages sent or received by the Minister of Health as the government rushed to respond to the new, fast-spreading respiratory … Read more