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BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday announced its first new death from COVID-19 in nearly half a year as strict new measures are imposed in Beijing and across the country to ward against new outbreaks. The death of the 87-year-old Beijing man was the first reported by the National Health Commission since May 26, bringing

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The two biggest winners of Malaysia’s general elections are competing to hammer out alliances to form a government after the polls failed to produce a clear winner. The unprecedented hung Parliament after Saturday’s divisive polls plunged the country into a new crisis. Malaysians were hoping

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Voters in Nepal lined up to elect members of Parliament in hopes that a new government would bring political stability and help with development of the Himalayan nation. One of the main contestants in Sunday’s election are the ruling alliance of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Last year’s climate talks president chided the summit leadership for knocking down his efforts to do more to cut emissions with a forceful listing of what was not done. “We joined with many parties to propose a number of measures that would have contributed this. Emissions peaking before 2025, as

By SETH BORENSTEIN, SAMY MAGDY and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — For the first time, the nations of the world decided to help pay for the damage that climate change has done to poor countries, but they finished marathon climate talks on Sunday with a deal does not further address the

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — “In a historic breakthrough, wealthy nations have finally agreed to create a fund to aid vulnerable countries that are reeling from devastating climate damages. “This loss and damage fund will be a lifeline for poor families whose houses are destroyed, farmers whose fields are ruined, and islanders forced from their

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — George Lois, the hard-selling, charismatic advertising man and designer who fashioned some of the most daring magazine images of the 1960s and popularized such catchphrases and brand names as “I Want My MTV” and “Lean Cuisine,” has died. He was 91. Lois’ son, the photographer

By SETH BORENSTEIN, SAMY MAGDY and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Negotiators early Sunday approved a historic deal that would create a fund for compensating poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich countries’ carbon pollution, but an overall larger agreement still was up in the air because

By DAVID PEREDA Z. Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian officials say a fire truck that collided with a LATAM Airlines plane on a runway at Lima’s international airport was taking part in a nearby fire drill and entered the runway without authorization. Flight LA2213, operated with an Airbus 320neo, was taking off from

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez has defeated rival Democrat David Kim in a Los Angeles district after a battle on the party’s progressive flank. With nearly all the ballots counted, Gomez has 51.3% to 48.7% for Kim, or a margin of about 3,000 votes. The race was a rematch from 2020

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Philippines to underscore America’s commitment to defend its treaty ally. The trip will involve flying to an island province facing the disputed South China Sea, where Washington has accused China of bullying smaller claimant nations. A senior U.S. administration

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk reinstated Donald Trump’s account on Twitter on Saturday, reversing a ban that has kept the former president off the social media site since a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress was poised to certify Joe Biden’s election

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — One month after raising the Ballon d’Or in triumph to crown his remarkable rise, Karim Benzema’s dream of winning the World Cup is over before he has even played a game in Qatar. Defending champion France’s World Cup hopes took a huge blow with the

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Thousands of people joined Virginia’s football team, coaches and staff Saturday in honoring three players who were shot dead as they returned from a field trip last weekend. Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry and Devin Chandler were remembered during a memorial service in Charlottesville

SNOHOMISH, Wash. (AP) — Investigators say four people are dead after a fiery plane crash Friday northeast of Seattle. The Seattle Times reports that authorities on Saturday confirmed four people died in the crash. First responders initially reported that two people had died. Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Courtney O’Keefe says additional examination of the

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey has launched airstrikes over several towns in northern Syria. Turkish warplanes Saturday struck the northern town of Kobani and several towns in the Qamishli country in northeastern Syria, according to U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces spokesperson Farhad Shami. No casualties were reported. The airstrikes occurred a week after a

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Defending champion France’s World Cup hopes took a huge blow with the news that star striker Karim Benzema is out of the tournament after tearing a muscle in his left thigh during training on Saturday. “Karim Benzema is out of the World Cup,” the French

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s granddaughter Naomi Biden married her fiance, Peter Neal, on the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday. The outdoor ceremony in unseasonably cold weather was the 19th known wedding held at the White House in its 200-year-plus history. It was the first wedding