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Man in trapped jewelry vault overnight is freed when timer opens the chamber as scheduled
By The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A man was trapped inside a steel-reinforced concrete jewelry vault in New York City overnight after firefighters had to abandon an attempt to rescue him for safety reasons. Fortunately, the vault was on a timer and opened on its own Wednesday morning, officials said. The fire department was called to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A battle of wreaths erupts in the Arctic when Russian envoy puts his garland over Norway’s wreath
By The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – A battle of wreaths erupted Wednesday when a Russian diplomat in the Arctic town of Kirkenes in northern Norway reportedly put his garland on top of Norway’s at a monument for the 1944 liberation of the region by Soviet troops. Magnus Mæland, the municipality mayor, then angrily removed the Russian wreath ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan’s top court strikes down required sterilization surgery to officially change gender
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional. The decision by the top court’s 15-judge Grand Bench was its first on the constitutionality of Japan’s 2003 law requiring the removal of sex organs for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricane Otis weakens to Category 4 storm while heaving rains, flash floods batter southern Mexico
By José Antonio Rivera And MarÃa Verza, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) – Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane early Wednesday, bringing dangerous winds and heavy rain to Acapulco and surrounding towns, stirring memories of a 1997 storm that killed dozens of people. Now a Category 4 storm, the hurricane was expected to continue to weaken ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.N. warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief operations as bombings rise
By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday that without immediate deliveries of fuel it will soon have to sharply cut back relief operations across the Gaza Strip, which has been blockaded and hit by devastating Israeli airstrikes since Hamas militants launched an attack on Israel more than two weeks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian parliament’s upper house rescinds ratification of global nuclear test ban
By The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – The upper house of the Russian parliament on Wednesday revoked the ratification of a global nuclear test ban in what Moscow has describes as a move to establish parity with the United States. The Federation Council voted to endorse a bill rescinding the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan’s top court strikes down required removal of reproductive organs to officially change gender
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to have their reproductive organs removed in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional. The decision by the top court’s 15-judge Grand Bench was its first on the constitutionality of Japan’s 2003 law requiring the removal of reproductive organs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye of Hurricane Otis makes landfall near Mexico’s Acapulco resort as catastrophic Category 5 storm
By José Antonio Rivera And MarÃa Verza, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) – Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane early Wednesday, bringing 165 mph (170 kmh) winds and heavy rain to Acapulco and surrounding towns, stirring memories of a 1997 storm that killed dozens of people. The hurricane was expected to weaken quickly in Guerrero state’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan’s top court rules law requiring reproductive organ removal for gender change unconstitutional
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on October 25th, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to have their reproductive organs removed in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional. The decision by the top court’s 15-judge Grand Bench was its first on the constitutionality of Japan’s 2003 law requiring the removal of gonads for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli airstrikes surge in Gaza, destroying homes and killing dozens at a time
By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press on October 24th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel escalated airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, crushing families in the rubble of residential buildings, as health officials said hundreds of Palestinians were killed in the past day and medical facilities were shut down because of bomb damage and lack of power. The soaring death toll from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricane Otis now a catastrophic Category 5 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast nearing Acapulco
By José Antonio Rivera, The Associated Press on October 24th, 2023
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) – Hurricane Otis strengthened from a tropical storm to a dangerous Category 5 hurricane in a matter of hours Tuesday as it approached Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, where it was forecast to make landfall near the resort of Acapulco early Wednesday causing catastrophic damage. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Otis has ... Read More »
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