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By MARI YAMAGUCHI, ANDI JATMIKO and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese man accused of defrauding the government of $7.3 million intended for small Japanese businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic has been arrested on board a flight after being deported from Indonesia. Police confirmed the arrest of Mitsuhiro Taniguchi. He was
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI, ANDI JATMIKO and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese man accused of defrauding the government of $7.3 million intended for small Japanese businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic has been arrested on board a flight after being deported from Indonesia. Police confirmed the arrest of Mitsuhiro Taniguchi. He was
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to call on Congress to suspend the federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months. It’s meant to ease financial pressures at the pump and reveals the political toxicity of high gas prices in an election year. Administration officials say Biden wants
Continue Reading By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated Press STROE, Netherlands (AP) — Thousands of farmers are gathering in the central Netherlands to protest against the Dutch government’s plans to rein in emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia. They drove their tractors across the country early Wednesday, snarling traffic on major highways. The protest was organized earlier this month
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Juan Pablo Elverdin Washington (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden pedirá al Congreso en un discurso este miércoles que suspenda los impuestos federales sobre la gasolina y el diesel hasta finales de septiembre, dijeron altos funcionarios de la administración, enmarcando la medida como necesaria para proporcionar un alivio a los consumidores estadounidenses, pero en sí
Continue Reading By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and AL-EMRUN GARJON Associated Press SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Scientists say climate change is a factor behind the erratic and early rains that triggered unprecedented floods in Bangladesh and northeastern India, killing dozens and making lives miserable for millions of others. Although the region is no stranger to flooding, it typically takes
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s prime minister says a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose will be offered to nursing home residents and people age 50 and over in Denmark this fall. There is a rise in cases of the BA.5 coronavirus variant in Europe. And Denmark’s government wants to move swiftly to avoid potential restrictions or
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The head of the Texas state police pronounced the law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting an “abject failure,” telling lawmakers that there were enough officers and firepower on the scene to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the
Continue Reading By FAZEL RAHMAN FAIZI Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border, killing at least 920 people and injuring another 600 others. The 6.1 magnitude quake Wednesday was the deadliest temblor to strike Afghanistan in two decades. Officials warned the death toll
Continue Reading By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli lawmakers have voted in favor of dissolving parliament in a preliminary vote, setting the wheels in motion to send the country to its fifth national election in just over three years. The development on Wednesday was the first step in a series of votes before
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate bargainers have reached agreement on a bipartisan gun violence bill. That potentially tees up congressional passage this week on an incremental but notable package that would stand as Congress’s response to mass shootings in Texas and New York that shook the nation. Senate Majority Leader Chuck
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Red Bull Racing has suspended junior driver Juri Vips after he used a racial slur during a live gaming stream on Tuesday. The 21-year-old, who has since apologized for the incident, was relieved of all team duties with immediate effect pending a full investigation, Red Bull said in a statement. “As
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Rusia se mantiene firme en su objetivo de tomar el control de regiones clave en el este de Ucrania, y en las últimas horas se apoderó de varias comunidades cerca de la ciudad de Lisychansk, la única aglomeración urbana de la región de Luhansk que aún no controlan. Además,
Continue Reading VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has blasted the violence that plagues Mexico as he mourned the slaying of two “brother” Jesuits who were gunned down in a remote Mexican church. Francis, an Argentine Jesuit, offered prayers to the Jesuit community at the end of his weekly general audience on Wednesday. The 79- and 80-year-old
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s political landscape has shifted after Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio formalized his departure from the 5-Star Movement. Di Maio announced his departure after Premier Mario Draghi briefed the Senate on Italy’s continued commitment to helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia. The president of the lower Chamber
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s political landscape has shifted after Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio formalized his departure from the 5-Star Movement.Di Maio announced his departure after Premier Mario Draghi briefed the Senate on Italy’s continued commitment to helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia. The president of the lower Chamber of
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Serena Williams marked her return to tennis after a year-long absence with victory alongside Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the women’s doubles at the Eastbourne International. The pair beat Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo 2-6 6-3 13-11 in the grass court warmup event, as Williams made her first appearance on a
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business Some Chinese property developers are going to extreme lengths to attract buyers. From accepting grain or garlic as part payment, to offering live pigs as an incentive to buyers, the unusual sales tactics underline the dire state of China’s vast real estate industry. A collapse in sales has accelerated since
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN There is growing frustration among the families of Americans detained abroad who feel that President Joe Biden must act to ensure the quick release of their loved ones — some of whom have spent years imprisoned overseas — and that not enough is being done to make those cases a priority.
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to call on Congress to suspend the federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months. It’s meant to ease financial pressures at the pump and as voters are concerned about gas prices and inflation in an election year. But many lawmakers are
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