Category Archives: World
NewsAlert:U.S., British researchers win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
STOCKHOLM - Two researchers from the United States and one in Britain have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The nine-million-kronor (US$1.01 million) chemistry prize is the last of this year...
Oct 03, 2018
UN court orders US to lift some Iran sanctions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The United Nations’ highest court on Wednesday ordered the United States to lift sanctions on Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods and products and services li...
Oct 03, 2018
Volcano erupts on same Indonesian island as earlier quake
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A volcano erupted Wednesday on the same central Indonesian island struck last week by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, but no evacuations were ordered. Mount Soputan on the nort...
Oct 03, 2018
Rockies top Cubs 2-1 in 13 innings in epic wild-card game
CHICAGO - Tony Wolters waited and waited as the NL wild-card game went deep into Tuesday night. He stretched a couple of times and tried to figure out when he might get a chance to play. When that opp...
Oct 02, 2018
Experts say Trump's EPA moving to loosen radiation limits
WASHINGTON - The EPA is pursuing rule changes that experts say would weaken the way radiation exposure is regulated, turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually...
Oct 02, 2018
Delta Air Lines partners with startup to improve pet travel
ATLANTA - Delta is partnering with a pet travel pod startup, as it changes its prices and policy for transporting passengers’ animal companions, the airline announced Tuesday. Delta Air Lines In...
Oct 02, 2018
Jack Ma says US-China trade war could last 20 years
GENEVA - Alibaba founder Jack Ma said Tuesday that the trade dispute between the U.S. and China could last 20 years. But he expressed hope that a solution could be reached as a trade war would “...
Oct 02, 2018
Environmental groups question refinery near national park
BISMARCK, N.D. - Environmental groups opposing the site of an oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota want a judge to reconsider his recent recommend...
Oct 02, 2018
Kander, citing mental health concerns, drops out of KC race
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jason Kander, a rising star in Democratic politics who narrowly lost a 2016 Senate bid, dropped out of the race for mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday so he could get help f...
Oct 02, 2018
Kids' music teacher sentenced on child porn charges
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey music teacher and singer-songwriter who performs for children at synagogues, Jewish community centres and camps nationwide has been sentenced to nearly eight years in priso...
Oct 02, 2018