Monthly Archives: June 2024
Stock market today: Asian stocks follow Wall Street rise, but Nvidia tumbles again as...
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks rose Tuesday after another slide for Wall Street heavyweight Nvidia kept U.S. indexes mixed Monday, even as the...
Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian leaders cautiously welcomed an expected plea agreement that could set free Julian Assange, who was pursued for years over...
Nepalese spiritual leader ‘Buddha Boy’ convicted of sexual assault on minor
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A court in southern Nepal convicted a controversial spiritual leader known as “Buddha Boy” on charges of sexually assaulting a...
A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world’s first samples from the...
BEIJING (AP) — China's Chang'e 6 probe returned on Earth on Tuesday with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the...
US ambassador visits conflict-ridden Mexican state to expedite avocado inspections
MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — United States Ambassador Ken Salazar praised Mexico’s effort protect American agricultural inspectors in the conflict-ridden state of Michoacan on Monday,...
Hong Kong court edges closer to sentencing democracy activists involved in unofficial primary
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court began mitigation hearings for prominent pro-democracy activists who were convicted under a national security law and...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stops in Bangkok on his way to a US court...
BANGKOK (AP) — A plane believed to be carrying Julian Assange landed Tuesday in Bangkok, as the WikiLeaks founder was on his way to...
Parliament speaker. The Tehran mayor. A heart surgeon. The race is on for Iran’s...
Six candidates have been approved by Iran's theocracy to run in Friday’s presidential election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in...
Parliament speaker. The Tehran mayor. A heart surgeon. The race is on for Iran’s...
Six candidates have been approved by Iran's theocracy to run in Friday’s presidential election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in...
Amazon teams up with Megan Thee Stallion to promote its 10th Prime Day sales...
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is partnering with hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion to boost sales for its 10th annual Prime Day discount event.On...