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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s first earth observation satellite has been launched into space after two aborted attempts earlier in the week. The African country’s Taifa-1 was among the satellites on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday. The rocket’s launch

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A civil society organization in eastern Congo says a rebel group in Ituri province killed at least 42 people. The organization’s president says three towns in Djugu territory were attacked by the CODECO militia group on Friday. The army confirmed the attack and said it was

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Japan and the United States have agreed to cooperate on developing geothermal energy, one of the most plentiful resources on this volcanic island chain. The memorandum of cooperation was signed Saturday on the sidelines of a meeting of the Group of Seven energy and environment

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A self-portrait shows Nothando Chiwanga covering her face with a yellow miner’s helmet while money spills over the edge of a traditional African reed basket she holds in her lap. The artwork, a collage called “Immortal,” challenges age-old gender roles in a strongly patriarchal country like

By THIBAULT CAMUS Associated Press A week ago, I traveled with a group of journalists assigned to cover French President Emmanuel Macron’s trip to China. It was my first trip to the country, and I was excited. I have covered many state trips in my career as a photojournalist with The Associated Press. Often, photographers

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese basketball authorities have ordered an investigation into a championship-round game that ended with a last-minute, come-from-behind win following a series of turnovers. The investigation points to continuing suspicions about wide-spread corruption in Chinese sports, with the nation’s top-flight professional soccer league particularly hard-hit. In Friday’s Game 3 of the first round

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China’s senior official overseeing Hong Kong’s affairs says that protests are not the only way for people to express their views, weeks after the city’s strict protest rules sparked controversy while signaling Beijing’s vision for the financial hub. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and

BEIJING (AP) — China says it carried out a successful ground-based mid-course missile interception test. The Defense Ministry says the operation was carried out late Friday night and achieved “the desired test objective.” It says the test was “defensive in nature and not targeted against any country.” It said the test was conducted within Chinese

By STEVE PEOPLES and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — As a new election season begins, the Republican Party is struggling to navigate the politics of abortion. Allies for leading presidential candidates concede that their hardline anti-abortion policies may be popular with the conservatives who decide primary elections, but they could ultimately alienate

By FARES AKRAM Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Iran’s president has delivered an unprecedented speech to an annual pro-Palestinian rally in the Gaza Strip. It was a display of Iran’s importance to the Hamas militant group that rules the enclave. President Ebrahim Raisi spoke virtually on Friday to hundreds of supporters of

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in northwestern New Mexico on Friday released body camera footage of police officers opening fire and killing a homeowner after they showed up at the wrong address in response to domestic violence call. The video released by the Farmington Police Department — just over

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Silicon Valley city councilman has been charged with perjury after he allegedly lied about leaking a grand jury report to the San Francisco 49ers last year that detailed a purportedly unethical relationship between the team and the city council. That’s according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. Santa

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations met Saturday in northern Japan, seeking to reconcile the world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels with the urgency of ending carbon emissions to stave off the worst consequences of climate change. The