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China says a fishing vessel hijacked off Somalia with 18 crew aboard has been freed

Jan. 13, 2025 06:39 AM EST

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Chinese-owned fishing vessel hijacked off the Somali coast in November has been set free with its 18-member crew, the Chinese Embassy in Somalia said Monday. The embassy said in a statement posted on X that the crew was rescued Monday following “the...

Scarves over headscarves, Muslim women’s outdoors group tackles snow tubing in Minnesota

Jan. 08, 2025 08:24 AM EST

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (AP) — Ice crystals clung to the eyelashes, parka hood, beanie hat and headscarf of Ruqayah Nasser as she took a break after her first-ever snow tubing runs in a Minnesota park on a subzero (-18 Celsius) January morning. She had joined two dozen other members of...