Month: August 2022

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Issey Miyake, who built one of Japan’s biggest fashion brands and was known for his boldly sculpted pleated pieces as well as former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ black turtlenecks, has died. He was 84. Miyake died Aug. 5 of liver cancer, Miyake Design Office said Tuesday. Miyake

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has issued warning to archenemy Israel over the two countries’ maritime border dispute. Hassan Nasrallah says that “any arm” that reaches to steal Lebanon’s wealth “will be cut off.” The remark on Tuesday comes amid intensified U.S. efforts to resolve

By JEFF AMY Associated Press DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is arguing that it’s time for Georgia to use its budget surplus to invest in its residents, accusing Gov. Brian Kemp and other Republicans of hurting the state by prioritizing low taxes and low spending. With the state flush with $7

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Estonia and Finland want European countries to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians amid the war in Ukraine. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Tuesday that “visiting Europe is a privilege, not a human right.” Her Finnish counterpart, Sanna Marin, says Russians traveling in Europe

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to sign a $280 billion bipartisan bill to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing. The measure is part of his administration’s push to boost U.S. competitiveness over China. The Rose Garden ceremony Tuesday morning comes as Biden looks to highlight a new law that will incentivize investments in the

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea’s capital region, turning Seoul’s streets into car-clogged rivers and sending floods cascading into subway stations. At least eight people were killed — some drowning in their homes — and seven others were missing, with more

BEIJING (AP) — Cycling is growing in popularity in China as a sport, not just a way to get to work. A coronavirus outbreak that shut down indoor sports facilities in Beijing earlier this year encouraged people to try outdoor sports including cycling. Organized rides in the Chinese capital take cyclists to outlying suburbs or

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say a suicide bomber has targeted a security convoy in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the country’s northwest, killing four soldiers. Officials said Tuesday the attack took place a day earlier in North Waziristan, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that