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By HANNA ARHIROVA and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov submitted a letter of resignation on Monday after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be replaced and named his successor. Oleksii Reznikov’s removal follows a scandal around the defense ministry’s procurement of military jackets. It was not the
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Russia have arrested a mathematician on terrorism charges after he completed a prison sentence. Russian media outlets reported that Azat Miftakhov was detained minutes after his release from a penal colony on Monday. His lawyer told state news agency Tass that Miftakhov was charged with justifying terrorism and refused to
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By Duarte Mendonca and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The leader of Gabon’s military junta, Gen. Brice Nguema, was sworn in as interim president by the country’s constitutional court during a televised ceremony Monday. Last week, Nguema led a coup that ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba, a military takeover that appears to have truncated the
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A new report says the Dutch government spends some 37.5 billion euros — about $40.5 billion — a year in subsidies to industries that use fossil fuels. The report was published on Monday by an investigative reporting platform and two groups lobbying for a transition
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Since last year’s Labor Day, US unions have flexed their muscle in a way not seen in decades. They’ve scored some big victories amid some defeats. “It’s been a good year for unions,” said Art Wheaton, director of labor studies at Cornell University’s Industrial and Labor
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — A massive wildfire that destroyed vast tracts of forest in northeastern Greece over 17 days was in abeyance on Monday, although hundreds of firefighters were still tackling pockets that continued to burn, the fire department said. Authorities also warned that parts of the country were at risk of flooding due to
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The team’s participating in the Rugby World Cup have arrived in villages, towns and cities across France and are finalizing their preparations for the tournament. France plays the opening match of the tournament against New Zealand at the Stade de France outside Paris on Friday. The event is being held in France
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The fate of the mounted lion, bears, gorilla and other animals that have long greeted visitors entering a Sioux Falls zoo looks grim. After finding arsenic in nearly 80 percent of the more than 150 animals that make up the collection, the city closed the museum at the Great Plains
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The Training Occupational Development Educating Communities Legal Center (TODEC) in Coachella has been trying to help as many East Valley residents as it can after Tropical Storm Hilary. For Glady’s Barnachia, tragedy struck not once when Tropical Storm Hilary flooded her Thermal trailer, but twice when a fire tore through it just a few days
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The majority party that dominates the parliament in Georgia has launched a campaign to impeach the country’s president though the effort appears unlikely to succeed. The Georgian Dream party, which is increasingly at odds with President Salome Zourabichvili despite endorsing her election in 2018, announced the effort last week. It said
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El síndrome de Asperger es un tipo de autismo que está catalogado como un “desorden” mental, pero no una enfermedad. Es una condición con la que se nace, pero que usualmente se suele diagnosticar cuando el niño está en edad escolar, según los Centros para el Control y Prevención
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A drone attack on a police headquarters in eastern Myanmar has killed at least five officials including a senior army officer and a district administrator. The attack on Sunday evening is believed to be the deadliest aerial bombing targeting high-ranking security and administrative officials since armed resistance
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in for a second five-year term Monday, a week after securing an absolute majority in a disputed presidential vote. The 80-year-old Mnangagwa took the reins of power for another term in a colorful ceremony attended by thousands of Zimbabweans and regional leaders including
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s top military general has visited South Sudan and held talks with its president. It is Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan’s second trip abroad since the war in his country started in April. Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council says Burhan discussed regional efforts to find a settlement to the conflict
Continue Reading By Duarte Mendonca and Claudia Rebaza, CNN (CNN) — At least two people have died in central Spain after Storm Dana lashed the country with torrential rain. The two deaths were near the city of Toledo, south of Madrid, Spain’s Guardia Civil told CNN on Monday. One man, in his 20s, died in the small
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — According to private payroll processor ADP, US employers hired 455,000 new workers in June. Meanwhile, in its monthly tally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said 105,000 new workers were hired. But for August, the two arrived at similar estimates — ADP reported on Wednesday that 177,000 new
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — “One Piece” está basada en una de las series de manga más populares de todos los tiempos, con un cuarto de siglo de historia a cuestas. Y si aún no te has familiarizado con ella, esta serie de acción real de Netflix sobre la extravagante aventura pirata parece un mal lugar
Continue ReadingBy KARL RITTER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden says a Swedish citizen in his 30s was arbitrarily detained in Iran last year. The Swedish government didn’t name the man, but the New York Times identified him as Johan Floderus, a Swede who had been working for the European Union’s diplomatic
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — You probably associate Labor Day with sales, family barbecues and the unofficial end of summer. For most Americans, the long weekend is a much-needed opportunity to reconnect with friends and family and provides a last hurrah before the start of fall. But Monday’s holiday holds a much deeper meaning,
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has left Washington for Indonesia, where she’ll attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. President Joe Biden decided to skip the event. The White House says Harris will demonstrate American commitment to Southeast Asia on her fourth trip to Asia since taking
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