Sony sees profit rise despite waning interest in video games
AdminsSony has reported its profit edged up 3% in the last quarter, weathering production setbacks from COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and a trend away from video games as pandemic restrictions…
Relatives receive remains of loved ones who died in migrant tragedy
Three members of the Olivares family left their homes in Veracruz, Mexico, for a better life in America. Instead of finding the employment they hoped would lead to a better…
Zelenskyy visits port as Ukraine prepares to ship out grain
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited a Black Sea port to watch crews prepare to export grain trapped by Russia’s five-month-old war ODESA, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a…
Rapper JayDaYoungan, 24, shot and killed in Louisiana hometown
Rapper JayDaYoungan was killed in a shooting in his hometown of Bogalusa, Louisiana, local police said. The artist, whose real name is Javorius Scott, died at the age of 24. The Bogalousa…
Canadian government says pope’s apology not enough for abuses of Indigenous children
The Canadian government made clear Wednesday that Pope Francis' apology to Indigenous peoples for abuses in the country's church-run residential schools didn't go far enough, suggesting that reconciliation over the fraught history…
Lightning kills dozens in a week in northern India
Seven people, mostly farmers, were killed by lightning in a village in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state, police said Thursday, bringing the death toll by lightning to 49 people in…
On Paris trip, Saudi crown prince stays in the “world’s most expensive home” — a chateau built by Jamal Khashoggi’s cousin
During his trip to France to meet President Emmanuel Macron, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is staying at a lavish chateau dubbed "the world's most expensive home" when he purchased…
Biden speaks with China’s Xi for over 2 hours amid tensions with Taiwan
Washington — President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone for 2 hours and 17 minutes on Thursday, their first conversation in roughly four months. The call was part…
Australia forecasts high inflation for another 2 years
New forecasts by Australia’s government say runaway inflation will remain unacceptably high for the next two years and economic growth will slow without falling into recession CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia’s runaway…
Wildfires in Germany, Czechia threatening tourist region
A large wildfire on the German-Czech border is further spreading and threatening to destroy a forested national park popular with tourists BERLIN -- A large wildfire on the German-Czech border is…