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6 women are rescued from a refrigerated truck in France after distress call to a BBC reporter
LONDON (AP) — Six female migrants trapped inside a refrigerated food truck were rescued by French police after one of the women was able to make contact with a reporter, the BBC and French authorities said Thursday. The women — four Vietnamese and two Iraqis — hid for hours in...
Some UK police put down guns after an officer is charged with murder in the shooting of a Black man
LONDON (AP) — London’s police force said Sunday that some officers are refusing to conduct armed patrols after a colleague was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man. A Metropolitan Police marksman was charged Wednesday over the September 2022 death of...
The BBC says a Russian pilot tried to shoot down a British plane over the Black Sea last year
LONDON (AP) — A Russian pilot deliberately fired missiles at a Royal Air Force surveillance plane in international airspace over the Black Sea last year, the BBC reported Thursday — an incident Russia previously attributed to a “ technical malfunction.” The broadcaster said...
Myanmar's jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing but is denied care outside prison
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure including dizziness and loss of appetite, but has been denied treatment at qualified facilities outside the prison system, a medical worker said Thursday. Suu...
CNN names Mark Thompson, former BBC and New York Times executive, as its new leader
NEW YORK (AP) — A former chief executive of the BBC and The New York Times who says he sees opportunity in times of disruption was chosen Wednesday to lead CNN, which has burned through two leaders and bled viewers over the past two years. Mark Thompson was appointed as CNN's new...
Renowned British talk show host Michael Parkinson dies at age 88
LONDON (AP) — Michael Parkinson, the renowned British broadcaster who interviewed some of the world's most famous celebrities of the 20th century from Muhammad Ali to Miss Piggy, has died. He was 88. His family said in a statement to the BBC on Thursday that Parkinson died...
CEO of royal banker Coutts resigns amid furor over closure of politician Nigel Farage's account
LONDON (AP) — The chief executive of Coutts Bank, long known as the bankers for Britain’s royal family and nobility, has stepped down amid the furor surrounding populist politician Nigel Farage’s complaints that his account was closed because of his political views. CEO Peter...
NatWest Bank CEO ousted after furor over politician Nigel Farage's bank account
LONDON (AP) — The chief executive of NatWest, one of Britain's biggest banks, left her job on Wednesday after discussing personal details of a client — the populist politician Nigel Farage — with a journalist amid a furor over financial institutions' power to refuse customers for their...
BBC staff in Cairo conclude 3-day strike for equal pay but threaten more collective action
CAIRO (AP) — BBC staff in Cairo on Wednesday concluded their three-day strike for equal pay with colleagues across the Middle East but threatened future collective action if their demands are not met. During a news conference outside the BBC’s office in Cairo, Khaled el-Balshy,...
Representative of striking BBC Cairo staff accuses broadcaster of 'gross discrimination'
CAIRO (AP) — A representative of BBC staff in Cairo on a three-day strike for equal pay with colleagues across the Middle East accused the broadcaster of “gross discrimination” Tuesday. The North African country is in the midst of spiraling economic crises, with inflation running at a record...
