Month: September 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s new leader has won opposition support to shore up his fragile government in exchange for a slew of reforms as Parliament reopens. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob signed an unprecedented cooperation pact Monday with the main opposition bloc led by Anwar Ibrahim. The deal will prevent any bid to

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Advocates and workers say that casualties among food delivery riders are mounting in Dubai as the pandemic accelerates a boom in customer demand. The trend has transformed the city’s streets and drawn thousands of desperate riders, predominantly Pakistanis, into the high-risk, lightly regulated and

BANGKOK (AP) — A fire in in the famous Thai resort city of Pattaya has badly damaged a large nightclub catering to Indian tourists. A city official said there were no deaths or injuries from the Sunday night blaze at the Nashaa Club on the city’s well-known Walking Street. The fire, whose cause was not

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed as investors wait for an update on U.S. inflation that has been stronger than expected. Shanghai and Hong Kong advanced, while Tokyo and Seoul retreated. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index closed higher, snapping a five-day losing streak. Investors were watching

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Nicholas has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in Texas. The hurricane had top sustained winds of 75 mph and was located about 45 miles southwest of Freeport, Texas. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says

By KAREN MATTHEWS and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Classroom doors are swinging open for about a million New York City public school students in the nation’s largest experiment of in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic. The start of the school year Monday coincides with several other milestones in the city’s

BEIJING (AP) — Flights and trains are being canceled in the Chinese city of Shanghai as Typhoon Chanthu approaches. Local media say all flights are being suspended from Shanghai’s two airports. Some subway lines also have shut down, while classes and many offices and shops are closed for the day. Chanthu drenched Taiwan with up

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli aircraft struck a series of targets in the Gaza Strip while Palestinian militants launched rockets into Israel in the third consecutive night of fighting between the sides. The violence early Monday took place shortly before Israel’s prime minister, Naftali Bennett, was heading to Egypt. The visit

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty-six candidates are on the ballot to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in Tuesday’s recall election. But it won’t matter who comes in first unless a majority votes to remove Newsom. That’s why The Associated Press will only declare a winner among the 46 if the vote