Australia faces ‘alarming’ gas shortfall, Ukraine grain tycoon killed in Russian shelling and Emma McKeon makes history
A new report says Australia could face a significant gas shortfall next year, a Ukraine grain exporter and his wife have been killed in a Russian strike…
Read moreToday in History for August 1st
Highlights of this day in history: A shooting rampage takes place at the University of Texas clock tower; Germany declares war on Russia in World War I;…
Read moreSamuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers from World War II, dies at 98
Navajo Code Talkers played a pivotal role in World War II, sending thousands of messages in the language on Japanese troop movements and tactics.
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A former professor is charged with murder after the death of a University of West Georgia freshman
The University of West Georgia is grieving the death of an 18-year-old freshman and grappling with the notion that a former professor is charged in her death.
Read morePilot in North Carolina mysteriously dies after exiting plane and falling 3,500 feet, authorities say
Authorities say Charles Hew Crook, 23, fell 3,500 feet, but they are unsure if he jumped or fell out of the plane that was making an emergency…
Read moreAP Top Stories July 31 P
Here’s the latest for Sunday, July 31: Biden still positive for COVID 2nd day in a row; Infrastructure damage hampers Kentucky flood recovery; Fast moving wildfire burns…
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Former Fiji military commander Sitiveni Rabuka rules out China security pact if he wins government
Fiji’s former prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka has used a wide-ranging interview with SBS News to signal his approach to China’s growing influence in the Pacific Island region…
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Owner of Ukraine’s largest grain exporter killed in heavy Russian strikes in port city of Mykolaiv
Ukraine says the “strongest” shelling by Moscow so far of the southern city Mykolaiv killed a grain tycoon and his wife on Sunday.
Read moreBeirut’s grain silos partly collapses after fire
A section of Beirut’s massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed in a huge cloud of dust on Sunday after a weekslong fire. (July…
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England crowned Euro 2022 champions after beating Germany at Wembley Stadium
England have won the Women’s European soccer Championship with a 2-1 extra-time triumph over eight-time winners Germany at Wembley Stadium.
Read moreSUV crash leaves 2 bicyclists dead, 3 others injured during Make-A-Wish fundraising event in Michigan
Two Michigan bicyclists were killed after an SUV crashed into them and three other cyclists Saturday morning during a Make-A-Wish fundraising event.
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Bill Russell, Who Transformed Pro Basketball, Dies at 88
A Hall of Famer who led the Celtics to 11 championships, he was “the single most devastating force in the history of the game,” his coach Red…
Read moreBrutal Pacific Northwest heat wave suspected in seven deaths
Temperatures broke dozens of daily records in the Pacific Northwest this weekend, and triple-digit temperature predictions continue into Sunday.
Read moreVulnerable House Democrats on abortion strategy
Associated Press reporter Tom Beaumont explains why vulnerable House Democrats are using abortion stances as a strategy going into the midterm election. (July 31)
Read moreBeirut: The moment part of the port grain silos collapsed caught on camera
The buildings were badly damaged in the 2020 port explosion, which killed more than 200 people.
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The southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv was hit, as Putin used his nation’s Navy Day to issue more militaristic threats
The southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv came under intense shelling in the early morning hours on Sunday, according to officials there, as Russian President Vladimir Putin used…
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