Associated Press - Page 47

June 26, 2024

Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits troops on front lines under pressure from Russia's onslaught

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi visited troops in eastern Donetsk, who have endured intense Russian ground and air attacks.

June 26, 2024

Denmark imposes world's first carbon tax on flatulent farm animals

Denmark will start taxing livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, becoming the first country to do so.

June 25, 2024

Jury awards $700k to Seattle protesters jailed for writing anti-police slogans in chalk on barricade

Four protesters, arrested for writing anti-police graffiti near a Seattle police precinct, have been awarded nearly $700,000 after a jury decided their civil rights had been violated.

June 25, 2024

UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs

Hundreds of police officers from Kenya have arrived in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince to face violent gangs that have killed thousands of people in recent years.

June 25, 2024

Brazil-backed G20 report calls for global, wealth-based income tax

Brazil commissioned a report calling for the world's billionaires to pay 2% of their wealth in income tax, a plan that would raise up to $250 billion annually from about 3,000 people.

June 25, 2024

Japan's emperor to begin UK trip with meaningful visit to the River Thames

Emperor Naruhito of Japan is set to begin a U.K. visit with a personal nod to the Thames Barrier, marking a connection forged during his Oxford University studies.

June 25, 2024

Indonesia refuses to pay $8M ransom after national data center compromised by hackers

Indonesia's national data center faced a severe cyberattack by a hacking group demanding an $8 million ransom, which the government has refused to pay.

June 25, 2024

South Korea slams North Korea's trash balloon tactics, threatens return of loudspeaker broadcasts

South Korea has threatened to restart anti-North Korean propaganda broadcasts after North Korea resumed sending balloons filled with trash across the border.

June 24, 2024

Dali cargo ship departs Baltimore for Virginia, nearly 3 months after crashing into Francis Scott Key Bridge

The cargo ship Dali, which lost power and caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, has departed from Baltimore for Virginia, officials say.

June 24, 2024

Houthis suspected of expanding naval assaults, targeting ship far from previous strikes

Yemen's Houthi rebels are suspected of launching an attack further away from nearly all previous assaults in the Gulf of Aden, marking a potential escalation.