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Franceâs National Assembly will give final approval to assisted-dying bill after years of debate
PARIS (AP) — France’s National Assembly is set to give final approval Wednesday to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication, the culmination of years of debate over end-of-life care.The lower house of parliament is widely expected to approve the measure after backing it in three previous readings, completing parliament’s work on the legislation announced by French President Emmanuel Macron over three years ago.
The proposed measure primarily provides for medically assisted suicide, by allowing patients to receive and... Read More
Tehran threatens to halt all Mideast energy exports after US reimposes its blockade on Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military early Wednesday reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports over Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, sparking new strikes on nations hosting American forces as an interim deal to end the war further unraveled.Days of retaliatory strikes across the Middle East by Iran — and both nations’ attempts to assert control of the waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas trade passes during peacetime — threaten to push the region back to all-out war.
The U.S... Read More
US reimposes its blockade on Iran after Tehran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military early Wednesday reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports over Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, sparking new strikes on nations hosting American forces as an interim deal to end the war further unraveled.Days of retaliatory strikes across the Middle East by Iran — and both nations' attempts to vie for control of the waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas passes during peacetime — threaten to push the region back to all-out war.
The U.S. first... Read More
Tai chi practitioners seek balance and well-being in fast-paced Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — One arm raised and the other lowered, hundreds of people move every morning like birds spreading their wings at the heart of Beijing’s Temple of Heaven.It’s a movement in tai chi, a physical and philosophical practice developed more than 300 years ago that continues to resonate in China today.
“The environment is great and the air is good too,” said Ye Guirong, 64. “You can see we’re surrounded by trees.”
Most practitioners are retirees in their 60s and beyond. Some exercise in groups while a speaker plays relaxing music in the... Read More
US-Russian crew arrives at the International Space Station for 8-month mission
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew arrived Tuesday at the International Space Station after launching from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Russian crewmates Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off as scheduled at 7:47 p.m. (10:47 a.m. EDT, 1447 GMT) aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 for an eight-month stint on the orbiting outpost. Their spacecraft docked smoothly at the station in automatic mode about three hours after the launch.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman attended the launch, the first visit to Baikonur... Read More
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- Franceâs National Assembly will give final approval to assisted-dying bill after years of debate
- Tehran threatens to halt all Mideast energy exports after US reimposes its blockade on Iran
- US reimposes its blockade on Iran after Tehran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
- Tai chi practitioners seek balance and well-being in fast-paced Beijing
- US-Russian crew arrives at the International Space Station for 8-month mission
- Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
- Cuba plunged into 3rd nationwide blackout in 2 weeks as fuel runs low
- Gibraltar ushers in a new era as British territory's border fence with Spain is removed
- Family says US seismologist has been detained in China for nearly 2 years with no trial
- British lawmakers approve Hillsborough Law to stop official cover-ups after tragedies
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