By Jill Lawless The Associated Press LONDON — Theresa May wanted Britain to stay in the European Union, but the government she unveiled Thursday leaves little doubt that Britain’s new prime minister intends to fulfil voters’ instructions and take it out of the 28-nation bloc. May has appointed leading euroskeptics […]
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By Gregory Katz The Associated Press LONDON — Britain’s new top diplomat is shaggy-haired, Latin-spouting Boris Johnson, who in recent months has made insulting and vulgar comments about the presidents of the United States and Turkey. And those are just his recent gaffes. When Johnson returned to his London home […]
By Lois Abraham THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Anissa Helou is on a mission to record traditional Syrian recipes and culinary lore that are centuries old and passed down orally. The chef and food writer, who was born and raised between Beirut, Lebanon, and Mashta al-Helou, Syria, wants to make […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Years ago I was travelling alone for work in New York City, and I popped into a random restaurant across the street from my hotel. I asked for a menu recommendation from my waiter, and he insisted on a claypot fish, a simple dish […]
By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines — In one of the world’s most disputed waters, the puny Philippine navy doesn’t stand a chance against China’s flotilla of combat ships. So when diplomacy went nowhere and Beijing’s ships seized a disputed shoal and surrounded another reef, Filipino officials took […]
By Eileen Sullivan And Chad Day The Associated Press WASHINGTON — In presenting himself as the “law and order” candidate for president, Donald Trump portrays a nation of lawlessness and disorder. That grim picture may speak to the visceral fears of voters of a country “out of control,” as Trump […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press In grilling season, there’s probably no food more popular than burgers. And while many kinds of burgers have become mainstream, from turkey to tuna to vegetarian, beef remains king. But what if you could have the taste and juiciness of beef while cutting back […]
The Associated Press CAIRO — Flying low over haze-covered Pyramids in Giza, an experimental solar-powered airplane arrived on Wednesday in Egypt as part of its globe-circling voyage. The aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, flew out of the Seville airport in Spain on Monday and landed at the Cairo International Airport on […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press In grilling season, there’s probably no food more popular than burgers. And while many kinds of burgers have become mainstream, from turkey to tuna to vegetarian, beef remains king. But what if you could have the taste and juiciness of beef while cutting back […]
By Alan Suderman The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Dirtier rivers or higher electric prices. That’s what environmentalists and utility officials say is at stake in an upcoming federal court ruling in Virginia could have far-reaching effects on how energy companies dispose of coal ash waste left over from decades […]
By Gillian Wong And Gerry Shih The Associated Press BEIJING — China swiftly rejected an international tribunal’s ruling Tuesday that its expansive claim to the South China Sea had no legal basis, saying the ruling was null and void and that Beijing would not accept it. The ruling by the […]
By Gillian Wong And Gerry Shih The Associated Press BEIJING — China swiftly rejected an international tribunal’s ruling Tuesday that its expansive claim to the South China Sea had no legal basis, saying the ruling was null and void and that Beijing would not accept it. The ruling by the […]
