Sep 02 1,500 asylum-seekers being transported to Greek mainland By Costas Kantouris, Associated Press A ship carrying 635 people, mostly Afghan families, from Lesbos reached the northern port city of Thessaloniki Monday evening. From there, authorities said, the asylum-seekers were being bussed to a camp in Nea Kavala in northern Greece that already holds… Continue reading
Sep 02 Denmark buys country’s last remaining circus elephants to let them retire By Associated Press Denmark is spending 11 million kroner ($1.6 million) on four circus elephants to give them a proper retirement as the government moves to ban wild animals in circuses. Continue reading
Sep 02 Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he wants to discuss Amazon fires at UN By Associated Press The Brazilian Amazon saw 30,901 fires in August, the highest for the month since 2010, according to Brazil's National Institute for Space Research. The numbers have drawn international criticism over the government's approach to environmental issues and its pro-business agenda,… Continue reading
Sep 02 UK prime minister doesn’t want election amid Brexit crisis By Danica Kirka, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shot down the notion that he wanted an early election to secure Brexit, insisting Monday that it wasn't the way to get a deal done. Continue reading
Sep 02 U.S., Poland sign joint document on 5G technology cooperation By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki signed the deal in Warsaw, where Pence is filling in for President Donald Trump, who scrapped his trip at the last minute because of Hurricane Dorian. Continue reading
Sep 02 Global stocks mixed after U.S. and China increase tariffs By Joe McDonald, David McHugh, Associated Press U.S. stock and markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday, draining some of the energy from global trading. Benchmarks in London, Paris and Shanghai advanced. Tokyo and Hong Kong declined. Continue reading
Sep 01 Taliban attack 2nd Afghan city as U.S. envoy says deal is near By Rahim Faiez, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press It was the second attack on an Afghan city in as many days and killed several civilians and security forces, officials said. Continue reading
Sep 01 Israeli army says multiple targets hit by fire from Lebanon By Josef Federman, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The Israeli military on Sunday said that Lebanese militants fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles at an Israeli army base, scoring a number of direct hits on Israeli targets. Israel responded with heavy artillery fire toward targets in southern Lebanon. Continue reading
Sep 01 Protesters block roads near Hong Kong airport By Katie Tam, Vincent Yu, Associated Press Anti-government protesters blocked roads near Hong Kong’s airport with burning barricades and damaged a train station Sunday after a night of violent clashes with police. Continue reading
Sep 01 Latest U.S., Chinese tariff hikes take effect in trade war By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press The latest tariff increases could affect the prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, sporting goods and other consumer items in advance of the holiday shopping season. Continue reading