By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A treason trial against Cambodia’s opposition leader has resumed two years after it was adjourned due to the coronavirus pandemic. Kem Sokha was head of the Cambodia National Rescue Party when he was arrested in 2017 on the basis of an old video showing him
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The International Labor Organization says more than a half million people in Afghanistan have lost their jobs since the Taliban takeover in mid-August. An ILO report released Wednesday said the political crisis has paralyzed the economy and slammed the labor market. The situation is especially devastating
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The International Labor Organization says more than a half million people in Afghanistan have lost their jobs since the Taliban takeover in mid-August. An ILO report released Wednesday said the political crisis has paralyzed the economy and slammed the labor market. The situation is especially devastating
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong will euthanize about 2,000 hamsters and other small animals after a pet store worker and several rodents tested positive for coronavirus, as the city pursues an uncompromising zero-Covid strategy two years into the pandemic. The announcement by the Hong Kong government on Tuesday was met with outrage by pet
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An Illinois man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly fired a gun in an apartment and the bullet went into another apartment with four people in it.
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen in cautious trading after stocks on Wall Street sank to a new low for the year. Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney were lower while Hong Kong edged higher. Technology shares led the decline Tuesday on Wall Street. Increasing coronavirus infections in Asia,
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen in cautious trading after stocks on Wall Street sank to a new low for the year. Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney were lower while Hong Kong edged higher. Technology shares led the decline Tuesday on Wall Street. Increasing coronavirus infections in Asia,
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — En Guatemala comenzó el juicio en contra del expresidente Otto Pérez Molina y la exvicepresidenta Roxana Baldetti, siete años después de que las autoridades revelaran una presunta red de defraudación aduanera conocida como “La Línea”, una causa por la que ambos están detenidos desde 2015. El Ministerio Público señala a
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By Stella Chan, Theresa Waldrop and Amir Vera, CNN The suspect wanted in connection with the killing of Brianna Kupfer while she was working at a Los Angeles furniture store was taken into custody Wednesday, police said. Pasadena police officers picked up Shawn Laval Smith, 31, shortly after noon Wednesday, Los Angeles Police Detective Meghan
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Residents that use the City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility curbside trash pick will receive their refuse and recycling bag vouchers in the mail beginning Monday.
Continue Reading By Geneva Sands, CNN Top Biden administration law enforcement officials — including the FBI director, the attorney general and the Homeland Security secretary — sought to reassure more than 1,000 members of the Orthodox Jewish community during a teleconference meeting Tuesday that the federal government recognizes the severity of the recent hostage standoff in Texas
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council met Tuesday night in the council chambers to swear in De’Carlon Seewood as city manager and give a COVID-19 update from the Columbia/Boone County Health Department. Watch meeting replay in the player below. New City Manager On Dec. 20, the City Council unanimously chose Seewood as the next
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Es probable que se produzcan nuevas erupciones del volcán cercano a Tonga en los próximos días o semanas, según informó este martes el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Comercio de Nueva Zelandia en una actualización. El ministerio dijo que la estimación se basaba en un modelo sobre la actividad futura del
Continue Reading By Paulina Aguilar Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland Fire & Rescue is hiring lateral firefighters for the first time in history in an effort to fill a staffing shortage. Terry Foster, Portland Fire & Rescue’s public information officer, says typically the department hires entry level firefighters who go
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OXFORD, Miss. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team beat Ole Miss 78-53 to secure its first SEC road win of the season on Tuesday night. Amari Davis led the Tigers with 23 points on 10-of-10 shooting. Boogie Coleman 8 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists. The Tigers shot 63 percent from the field as a
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say three teens have been found dead n in a home northeast of Houston, and it appears one of the teens killed themself after killing the other two. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said at a news conference that the bodies were found Tuesday afternoon by “a family member” who lives
Continue Reading By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court is weighing arguments in a case that challenges the constitutionality of a voter-approved system that would end party primaries in the state and institute ranked-choice voting in general elections. Scott Kendall is an attorney who helped write the ballot measure that narrowly
Continue Reading By Dan Greenwald Click here for updates on this story EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois (KMOV) — The waitress at an Edwardsville restaurant is paying it forward in honor of the late comedian Betty White. Norma Caraker is a server at Sergeant Pepper’s Cafe and her love for Betty White knows no bounds. She hosted a fundraiser Tuesday
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By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jalen Wilson scored 16 points, Christian Braun hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 10.9 seconds left and No. 7 Kansas defeated Oklahoma 67-64. Braun’s corner 3 gave the Jayhawks a 65-62 lead, and he drained two free throws with four seconds remaining to help seal it.
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Video released from body cameras captures the chaos deputies encountered when they arrived at the scene of a mass shooting outside a Southern California bar in 2018. The video released Tuesday after a court fight by The Associated Press and other news outlets
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