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An annual rich list says Paul McCartney is Britain's first billionaire musician
LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney is a billionaire Beatle. According to figures released Friday, the former member of the Fab Four is the first British musician to be worth 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion). The annual Sunday Times Rich List calculated that the wealth of...
A look at assassinations and assassination attempts this century
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was seriously wounded in an apparent assassination attempt just weeks before a Europe-wide election that has been deeply divisive. He was shot multiple times in an attack in the town of Handlova that authorities described as politically motivated, although...
Independent UN experts say radical Saudi Arabia scholar held for years should be tried or released
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A radical Sunni scholar whose criticisms of Saudi Arabia's government and the West drew praise from the l ate al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden should be immediately tried or released from a yearslong arbitrary detention by the kingdom, independent experts...
Canadian historian Michael Ignatieff wins Spain's Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
MADRID (AP) — Canadian historian and writer Michael Ignatieff has won Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences for his “critical reflections on the major conflicts of our time,” prize organizers said Wednesday. With more than 20 books that range from human...
A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after a monthslong hunger strike
BANGKOK (AP) — A young activist in Thailand who went on a hunger strike after being jailed for advocating reform of the country’s monarchy system died Tuesday in a prison hospital, officials said. The death sparked fresh calls for reviewing the judicial process that allows political offenders...
King Charles III unveils his first official portrait since his coronation
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has unveiled the first portrait of the monarch completed since he assumed the throne, a vivid image that depicts him in the bright red uniform of the Welsh Guards against a background of similar hues. The larger-than-life painting by artist Jonathan...
San Juan Basin Royalty: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
DALLAS (AP) — DALLAS (AP) — San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT) on Tuesday reported earnings of $4.1 million in its first quarter. The Dallas-based company said it had net income of 9 cents per share. The oil and gas royalty company posted revenue of $5.1 million in...
The Danish king and his Australian-born wife visit Norway and Europe’s oldest monarch
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, on Tuesday welcomed Denmark’s King Frederik and his Australian-born wife, Queen Mary, on their second official visit abroad after the Danish monarch’s mother abdicated this year. The 87-year-old...
Scarred by war, Nigeria’s wounded soldiers fought to recover at Prince Harry's Invictus Games
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — One evening in November 2020, a year into his military service, Peacemaker Azuegbulam’s lifelong dream of being a soldier came to an abrupt end. He was among a group of Nigerian soldiers deployed in the country's grinding counteroffensive against Islamic...
Czech power company CEZ reports net profit of $592 million in Q1, up by a quarter year-on-year
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech power company CEZ said Tuesday its net profit in the first quarter of the year reached 13.6 billion Czech crowns ($592 million), 2.7 billion up compared with the same period of the previous year. CEZ said it expected its adjusted net profit would reach...
