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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has evacuated 123 of its citizens from Bangladesh in response to violent unrest that has killed dozens of people. Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution greeted the evacuees, including 80 students, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport after they landed Tuesday on a chartered AirAsia plane. Officials say more than 50

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris was greeted by a massive, cheering crowd during the first rally of her newly announced presidential campaign in 2019. Speaking on a late January day outside city hall in her hometown of Oakland, California, she framed her bid as part of something bigger than simply winning an election.

AP Business Writer Coca-Cola is raising is full-year sales guidance after a stronger-than-expected second quarter. The Atlanta beverage giant said it now expects organic sales to grow between 9% and 10% this year, up from 8% to 9% previously. Coke said Monday its revenue rose 3% to $12.4 billion for the April-June period. That was

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris was greeted by a massive, cheering crowd during the first rally of her newly announced presidential campaign in 2019. Speaking on a January day outside city hall in her hometown of Oakland, California, she framed her bid as part of something bigger than winning an election. “We are

Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Kenya’s capital have clashed with a pro-government group, leading to the burning of a motorcycle that belonged to people who were voicing their support for the president. The pro-government group took to the streets of Nairobi on motorcycles on Tuesday morning ahead of a planned demonstration

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Three days before the start of the 2024 Olympics, France’s interior minister said about 1,000 people suspected of possibly meddling for a foreign power have been blocked from attending the Olympics — one of the security challenges that Paris is cracking down on in its goal to keep Games safe

AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. customers who bought a new General Motors vehicle last quarter paid an average of just under $49,900, a price that helped push the company’s net income 15% above a year ago. And despite analyst predictions of growing U.S. inventories for the industry and bigger discounts reducing prices, GM

AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Welcome aboard, hope you are standing comfortably. For the horses on the U.S. eventing team, the journey to France for the Paris Olympics was — quite literally — a four-legged journey. Their trek began on a farm in Pennsylvania. They were driven to JFK airport last Wednesday to board

MILAN (AP) — A pedestrian walkway in a massive housing project has collapsed in the southern Italian city of Naples, killing two people and injuring a dozen others. The news agency ANSA reported Tuesday that the collapse overnight involved an extended family, killing a 29-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman. Seven children ages 2 to

AP Sports Writer Before there was Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz winning Olympic gold medals for the United States — there was Tarzan. Yes Tarzan, the fictional literary and film character who was raised by apes in the African jungle. This of course was Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan in the films but was also

Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan security forces have arrested dozens of people who tried to walk to the parliamentary building in protest over official corruption. Police roughed up some protesters as they forced them into trucks. Authorities called the protests illegal. The protests are organized by Ugandans who hope to emulate efforts in

BANGKOK (AP) — China’s Baosteel says it will acquire Nippon Steel’s 50% stake in their auto steel joint venture for about $242 million. The contract for the joint venture, Baosteel Nippon Steel Automotive Steel Sheets, was due to expire on July 30. Demand for steel in China has weakened, has weakened as the auto industry