Month: August 2022

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police in North Macedonia have detained 26 migrants thought to have entered illegally from neighboring Greece. They’ve also arrested a suspected smuggler who had been driving them in a van toward Serbia. A police statement says the migrants from Syria, Pakistan, Egypt and India were detained early Tuesday after a

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government is introducing urgent legislation to protect the Oder River and to prevent environmental catastrophes such as a recent mass die-off of fish. The deputy infrastructure minister said Tuesday the legislation is to take effect this year and provide funds for steady monitoring of the river’s waters and for new

By The Associated Press The euro has fallen below parity with the dollar, diving to its lowest level in 20 years and ending a one-to-one exchange rate with the U.S. currency. It’s a psychological barrier in the markets. But psychology is important, and the euro’s slide underlines the foreboding in the 19 European countries using

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s environment and energy minister has announced a 1.9 billion-euro ($1.89 billion dollar) subsidy for September to help households and businesses cope with increasing electricity prices. Greece is one of several European countries providing subsidies to help consumers offset soaring energy prices triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine. September’s amount is

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — The Lebanese navy is using a submarine to try and recover about 30 bodies trapped inside a ship that sunk four months ago with about 80 migrants on board off the Lebanese city of Tripoli. Hussein Dinnawi was among a handful of survivors who watched the

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer When San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy receives his prestigious red hat at the Vatican on Saturday, he will bring to the College of Cardinals a fervent loyalty to Pope Francis that has often put him at odds with the conservative majority in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. McElroy,

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — University of Michigan researchers are studying how well people with autism spectrum disorder can detect road hazards, and plan to assist the young motorists in sharpening their driving skills. The upcoming effort will be the second phase of a project funded by Ford Motor Co.

BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Edward Buckles, Jr. was 13 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and completely upended his life. Buckles and his family moved from New Orleans to Lafayette, Louisiana for several months while their hometown began to recover from the catastrophic storm. He told The Associated Press he doesn’t remember much