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Hong Kong schools and stock market are closed as Typhoon Talim sweeps toward China

Hong Kong schools and stock market are closed as Typhoon Talim sweeps toward China

HONG KONG (AP) — Schools and the stock market were closed in Hong Kong on Monday as Typhoon Talim sideswiped the city and headed toward the Chinese mainland and the island province of Hainan.
UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the U.N. said in a report on the human rights situation issued Monday.
‘Heal Me with Your Mouth. The Art of Kissing.' An old book sparks a new controversy in the Vatican

‘Heal Me with Your Mouth. The Art of Kissing.' An old book sparks a new controversy in the Vatican

LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Three decades ago, when he was a parish priest in Argentina, the man named by Pope Francis to be the Catholic Church’s new guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy wrote a short book about kissing and the sensations it evokes.
Singapore's prime minister says Parliament speaker and lawmaker quit over extramarital affair

Singapore's prime minister says Parliament speaker and lawmaker quit over extramarital affair

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore's speaker of parliament and another lawmaker from the ruling party have resigned over their yearslong extramarital affair, the country’s prime minister said Monday.
German captain in a migrant rescue standoff will run for the European Parliament

German captain in a migrant rescue standoff will run for the European Parliament

BERLIN (AP) — Carola Rackete, who as captain of a humanitarian rescue ship was arrested in 2019 for docking in an Italian port without authorization, was presented Monday as one of a struggling German left-wing party's top candidates for next year's
A 5-story apartment building collapses in Cairo and kills at least 9 people

A 5-story apartment building collapses in Cairo and kills at least 9 people

CAIRO (AP) — A five-story apartment building collapsed Monday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, leaving at least nine people dead, authorities said, as rescuers searched through the rubble.
Heavy rains swamp Northeast again as flash flooding claims at least 5 lives in Pennsylvania

Heavy rains swamp Northeast again as flash flooding claims at least 5 lives in Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and power outages.
Analysis: Carlos Alcaraz's Wimbledon title shows he is exactly who everyone thought he was

Analysis: Carlos Alcaraz's Wimbledon title shows he is exactly who everyone thought he was

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic knows a thing or two about the talents and intangibles required to win big matches against the best players. He’s been in 35 Grand Slam finals. He’s won 23 of them.
Fuzzy invasion of domestic rabbits has a Florida suburb hopping into a hunt for new owners

Fuzzy invasion of domestic rabbits has a Florida suburb hopping into a hunt for new owners

WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) — When Alicia Griggs steps outside her suburban Fort Lauderdale home, Florida's latest invasive species comes a-hoppin' down the street: lionhead rabbits.
Climate envoy John Kerry is in China for talks the U.S. hopes will raise relations from historic low

Climate envoy John Kerry is in China for talks the U.S. hopes will raise relations from historic low

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry was holding talks Monday with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing, as the U.S. seeks to restore contacts that were disrupted by disputes over trade, Taiwan, human rights and China's territorial claims.