Hong Kong bans CBD, calls it a ‘dangerous substance’
by HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong will ban CBD starting Wednesday, categorizing it as a “dangerous substance” and requiring severe penalties for smuggling, production and …
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Australia Day focuses on black recognition in the constitution
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Australians marked the 235th anniversary of British colonization Thursday with a public holiday stoking anger over Indigenous injustice and focusing national …
The AP interview: Pope on health, critics and future papacy
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis says he has not even considered issuing norms to regulate future papal resignations and plans to continue as long …
Asia travel hotspots quiet as Chinese tourists stay away
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — Just a handful of Chinese visitors posed for photos and basked in the sun this week at markets and squares …
Investigation faults Liberian agency protecting rainforest
By ED DAVEY 25 January 2023 GMT https://apnews.com/article/politics-animals-european-union-george-weah-united-kingdom-df27397b38db547922241f95c2056de5 An independent investigation into logging in the Liberian rainforest found illegal operations “on a significant scale,” with …
Jacinda Ardern emerges as leader of New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Jacinda Ardern made her final public appearance as New Zealand’s prime minister Tuesday, saying what she would miss most were …
California shooter kills 10 at dance club; motive unclear
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — Authorities were searching for a motive for the gunman who killed 10 people at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club …
Parts of the Balkan River become a floating landfill
VISEGRAD, Bosnia and Herzegovina (AP) – Tons of waste dumped in poorly regulated riverside landfills or directly into the waterways that cross three countries end …
New Zealand’s Ardern has plenty of options for a second act
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – When Jacinda Ardern announced this week that she was stepping down as Prime Minister of New Zealand, speculation began almost …
Nepal sends data recorder from crash to France
POKHARA, Nepal (AP) – Nepali authorities on Tuesday began returning the bodies to families of victims of a plane that crashed Sunday and said they …