Even with access to blockbuster obesity drugs, some people don’t lose weight
AP Health Writer Unlike scores of people who scrambled for the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight in recent years, Danielle Griffin…
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Blinken heads to last G7 meeting of Biden presidency with Ukraine and Mideast topping the agenda
AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leaving on a diplomatic trip to Europe that includes a meeting of…
Continue Reading These Peruvian women left the Amazon, but their homeland still inspires their songs and crafts
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Sadith Silvano’s crafts are born from ancient songs. Brush in hand, eyes on the cloth, the Peruvian woman…
Continue Reading Dartmouth sorority, two members of fraternity face charges after student who attended party drowned
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity are facing charges related to the death of a student who…
Continue Reading Horse’s head and pregnant cow used in ‘barbaric’ mafia threat in Sicily
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — The discovery of a severed horse head, and a cow quartered with its bloodied dead calf on top, have rattled…
Continue Reading Doctor at the heart of Turkey’s newborn baby deaths case says he was a ‘trusted’ physician
Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish doctor at the center of an alleged fraud scheme that led to the deaths of 10 babies told an Istanbul…
Continue Reading The pope will visit Corsica Dec. 15 after skipping Paris reopening of Notre Dame
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will travel to the Mediterranean island of Corsica on Dec. 15, making yet another visit to France that…
Continue Reading Women are arming themselves with technology to protect against violence. Is it working?
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of killing 22-year-old college student Laken Riley in February while she was jogging on the…
Continue Reading NATO head and Trump meet in Florida for talks on global security
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO says its leader and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump have met for talks on global security. The military alliance said in a…
Continue Reading The week that upped the stakes of the Ukraine war
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — This past week has seen the most significant escalation in hostilities that Ukraine has witnessed since…
Continue Reading Polish prime minister’s party picks Warsaw mayor as its candidate for president
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has been selected by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition…
Continue Reading Russia will keep testing new ballistic missile, Putin says
By Katharina Krebs, Darya Tarasova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will continue to test…
Continue Reading Moody’s credit rating upgrade for Cyprus opens the door to investment, president says
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus says Moody’s two-notch credit ratings upgrade to A3 from Baa2 will open the threshold to quality…
Continue Reading Israeli strikes in central Beirut kill at least 20 as diplomats push for a cease-fire
Associated Press BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 20 people, officials said, as the once-rare…
Continue Reading Dozens killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, including 29 in central Beirut
By Charbel Mallo, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Catherine Nicholls (CNN) — Dozens of people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon this weekend,…
Continue Reading Pakistan seals off its capital ahead of a planned rally by Imran Khan supporters
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is sealing off its capital ahead of a planned rally by supporters of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan. It’s the…
Continue Reading Modi’s party heads for victory in Maharashtra state election while opposition wins Jharkhand
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is headed for a victory in state elections in…
Continue Reading The Philippine vice president publicly threatens to have the president assassinated
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said Saturday she has contracted an assassin to kill the…
Continue Reading Kayaker’s leg amputated in 20-hour ordeal trapped between rocks on Australia river
By Chris Lau and Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — A kayaker’s leg was amputated during a dramatic, hours-long rescue operation to free him from between…
Continue Reading Laos government pledges justice in mass alcohol poisoning case that has killed 6 tourists
Associated Press VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — The Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the mass poisoning that has killed at least six…
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