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AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Britain’s drug regulator approved the Alzheimer’s drug Kisunla on Wednesday, but the government won’t be paying for it after an independent watchdog agency said the treatment isn’t worth the cost to taxpayers. It is the second Alzheimer’s drug to receive such a mixed reception within months. In August, the

AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The U.S. government is fining American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period. The Transportation Department announced the civil penalty on Wednesday. American will only have to pay half of the fine because it

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Forecasters say Hurricane Kristy has strengthened into a Category 4 storm and is expected to remain away from land as it churns in the Pacific Ocean. The major hurricane on Wednesday was 710 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico. It was moving west at

Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian artist Mundano is presenting a massive street mural in Sao Paulo that uses ash from wildfires and mud from floods to highlight extreme weather events wreaking devastation in the country. Over 30 meters high and 48 meters wide, the mural depicts deforestation and severe drought in the Amazon

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has granted bail to the wife of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft case. Bushra Bibi was arrested after a court on Jan. 31 convicted and sentenced the couple to 14 years in jail in a corruption case. Bibi is Khan’s third

KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is hosting China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders at a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, part of Kremlin efforts to challenge Western global clout. The three-day meeting in the city of Kazan attended by 36 countries showcases the failure of

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French rescue vessels and a passenger ferry have pulled the bodies of three migrants from the English Channel. The latest deaths pushed the count so far this year of dead and missing in the busy waterway’s French side to above 50. Authorities said 45 other people were rescued on Wednesday.

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. said Wednesday that 3,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia and are training at several locations, calling the move very serious and warning that those forces will be “fair game” if they go into combat in Ukraine. The deployment raises the potential for the North Koreans

Associated Press The nascent industry for removing carbon dioxide directly from the air is calling on the U.S. government to adopt standards and regulations to boost confidence in the business. On Wednesday the Carbon Removal Alliance also recommended ways to improve monitoring, reporting and verification. The carbon dioxide removal industry is receiving billions of dollars

Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Israel needs to pursue an “enduring strategic success” in Gaza after its tactical victories against Hamas, urging it to seek a deal that would end the war and bring back dozens of hostages. He spoke before traveling from Israel to

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Twenty-two members of an Islamic business group, including its CEO, have been charged for being part of an organized crime group after hundreds of children believed to have been sexually abused were rescued from welfare homes linked to the group. Nasiruddin Mohamad Ali, CEO of Global Ikhwan Services and Business,

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Indigenous senator has intensified her criticism of King Charles III, again accusing the British monarch of complicity in the “genocide” against Australia’s First Peoples and declaring she will not be “shut down.” Sen. Lidia Thorpe’s comments followed an encounter at a parliamentary reception where she was escorted out after shouting

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Political tension in Bangladesh is growing after a leading student group called for the country’s figurehead president to resign over comments he made that appeared to call into question former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation in August. The student group set a two-day deadline for President Mohammed Shahabuddin to

BENGALURU, India (AP) — A seven-story building under construction has collapsed in southern India, killing at least five workers and trapping three others in the debris. Police said 13 people have been rescued so far by fire and disaster response teams. The building collapsed during heavy rains Tuesday in the Babusapalya area of Bengaluru, one

Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s police are raising security around a popular tourist destination after receiving information about a possible attack on Israeli travelers. Police spokesperson Nihal Thalduwa said Wednesday that special security measures had been put in place at Arugam Bay in the east. The police statement came after the

Associated Press AVIGNON, France (AP) — They are, on the face of it, the most ordinary of men. Yet they’re all on trial charged with rape. Fathers, grandfathers, husbands, workers and retirees — 50 in all — accused of taking turns on the drugged and inert body of Gisèle Pelicot while her husband recorded the