Australian mine company to pay Mali junta $160 million after its CEO and 2 employees were detained
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Australia’s Resolute Mining said Monday it would pay $160 million to Mali’s ruling junta to resolve a tax dispute, more than a week after the company’s CEO and two employees were ...
Teenage Buddhist lama celebrates last birthday in the U.S. before joining monastery in the Himalayas
Jalue Dorje knew it would be the last big party before he joins a monastery in the Himalayan foothills — thousands of miles from his home in a Minneapolis suburb, where he grew up like a typical ...
45 pro-democracy activists face sentencing in Hong Kong. Here's who some of them are
The convictions of the 45 activists under the Beijing-imposed law are widely seen as part of a crackdown by China that destroyed hopes for a more democratic Hong Kong. They face sentences of up to ...
Study: More Canadian girls playing in organized sports, but still lagging behind boys
TORONTO — A new study shows that more Canadian girls are participating in organized sports, but they are still lagging behind boys. The Rally Report was commissioned by Canadian Women & Sport and done ...
An Australian on trial for drugs in Japan says she's the victim of a romance scam
CHIBA, Japan (AP) — An Australian accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase appeared in a Japanese court on Monday nearly two years after her arrest, saying she is innocent and that she was ...
6 monkeys are still on the loose from a South Carolina compound after dozens escaped
Alpha Genesis has said efforts to recover all the monkeys will continue for as long as it takes at its compound about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from downtown Yemassee and about 50 miles (80 kilometers) ...
Abuse survivors urge the Vatican to globalize the zero-tolerance policy it approved in the U.S.
ROME (AP) — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse urged the Vatican on Monday to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S. Catholic Church in 2002, arguing that there’s no reason ...
Swiss esports event canceled after 3 squads pull out over host team founder's anti-abortion comment
GENEVA (AP) — An event billed as Switzerland’s biggest esports competition has been canceled after the host team’s founder posted an anti-abortion comment on social media, triggering outrage that led ...
NATO's newest members update their civil preparedness guides for risk of war
In January, Sweden’s former military commander-in-chief Gen. Micael Byden said it openly: Swedes should mentally prepare for the possibility of war. Sweden in March formally joined NATO as the 32nd ...
Georgia moves forward in creating voucher program for private and home schools
ATLANTA (AP) — A new Georgia program that will give up to $6,500 a year to some families to pay for private school tuition or home-schooling expenses will begin accepting applications in early 2025, ...
Starmer calls for strong UK-China relationship as he meets with Xi in Brazil
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that he wanted a strong and durable relationship with China Monday as he ...
Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish lawmakers on Monday agreed on a deal to plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest and natural habitats over the next two decades in an effort to ...