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As Cantonese language wanes, efforts grow to preserve it

By TERRY TANG, HAVEN DALEY and SYLVIA HUI
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Three decades ago, finding opportunities to learn Cantonese in San Francisco wasn't hard. But today in the city that's drawn Cantonese speakers from...
Cyprus seeks UN help to stem asylum-seeker 'avalanche'

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus is seeking help from the United Nations to stem an 'œavalanche'ť of migrants who make their way from the ethnically divided island's breaka...
Saudi Arabia's triumphant week reclaims the West's embrace

By AYA BATRAWY
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Saudi Arabia appears to be leaving behind the stream of negative coverage that the killing of Jamal Khashoggi elicited since 2018. The kingdom is once ag...
17 dead, 24 wounded in school shooting in Russia

The Associated Press
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - A gunman opened fire in a school in central Russia on Monday, killing 17 people and wounding 24 others before shooting himself dead, authorities said. The...
Starbucks says it wants union bargaining to begin

By DEE-ANN DURBIN
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - Starbucks said Monday that it wants to start contract negotiations next month at hundreds of U.S. stores that have voted to unionize. The Seattle coffee giant said it se...
False claims, threats fuel poll worker sign-ups for midterms

By SUDHIN THANAWALA
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Outraged by false allegations of fraud against a Georgia elections employee in 2020, Amanda Rouser made a vow as she listened to the woman testify before ...
Pfizer seeks to expand omicron booster to 5- to 11-year-olds

By The Associated Press
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11. Elementary school-aged children already received kid-siz...
Official website: Egyptian-born cleric Youssef al-Qaradawi, seen as spiritual leader of Muslim Brotherhood, dies at 96

The Associated Press
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Official website: Egyptian-born cleric Youssef al-Qaradawi, seen as spiritual leader of Muslim Brotherhood, dies at 96. ...
Cuba approves same-sex marriage in unusual referendum

By CRISTIANA MESQUITA
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - HAVANA (AP) - Cubans have approved a sweeping "family law'ť code that will allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt as well as redefining rights for children and grandp...
Analysis: Latest Iran protests likely not last for Tehran

By JON GAMBRELL
Sep 26, 2022 7:00 am - Only glimpses of videos that make it online show the protests convulsing Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the nation's morality police...

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