Greece shuts Acropolis during hottest part of day as southern Europe swelters in a heat wave
ATHENS, Greece (news agencies) — Greece’s Culture Ministry ordered the Acropolis closed for several hours in the middle of the ...
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UK’s new government announces legislation for ‘national renewal’ as Parliament opens with royal pomp
LONDON (news agencies) — Britain’s new Labour Party government promised to calm the country’s febrile politics and ease its cost-of-living ...
Read more‘I can’t breathe’: Eric Garner remembered on the 10th anniversary of his chokehold death
NEW YORK (news agencies) — Wednesday marks 10 years since the death of Eric Garner at the hands of New ...
Read moreTraces of cyanide are found in the blood of Vietnamese and Americans found dead in a Bangkok hotel
BANGKOK (news agencies) — Initial autopsy results showed traces of cyanide in the blood of six Vietnamese and American guests ...
Read moreJarren Duran’s 2-run HR gives AL a 5-3 win over NL in All-Star Game started by rookie pitcher Skenes
ARLINGTON, Texas (news agencies) — Speedy Jarren Duran describes himself as a player who keeps his head down, works hard ...
Read moreAs Gaza’s doctors struggle to save lives, many lose their own in Israeli airstrikes
BEIRUT (news agencies) — Dr. Hassan Hamdan was one of the few trained plastic surgeons in Gaza, a specialist in ...
Read moreUkraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and shifting political sands in the US
KYIV, Ukraine (news agencies) — After almost 30 months of war with Russia, Ukraine’s difficulties on the battlefield are mounting ...
Read moreAging bridges in 16 states will be improved or replaced with the help of $5B in federal funding
Dozens of aging bridges in 16 states will be replaced or improved with the help of $5 billion in federal ...
Read moreGlobal rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7
TEL AVIV, Israel (news agencies) — Hamas-led armed groups committed numerous war crimes during the Oct. 7 attack on southern ...
Read moreOut-of-state officers shot and killed a man wielding two knives blocks away from the RNC, police say
MILWAUKEE (news agencies) — Ohio police officers in Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention shot and killed a man who ...
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