Category Archives: CP_World

Slovenian magazine apologizes to US first lady Melania Trump
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia - A Slovenian magazine apologized Friday to U.S. first lady Melania Trump for suggesting she had worked as a high-end escort while pursuing her international modeling career, and s...
Dec 08, 2017

Metropolitan Opera conductor Levine denies sex allegations
NEW YORK - Longtime Metropolitan Opera conductor James Levine denied allegations of sexual misconduct, saying he wants to resume his work “with full concentration and inspiration.” “...
Dec 08, 2017

Russia claims radioactivity spike not due to nuclear plant
MOSCOW - Russian authorities denied Friday that a radioactivity spike in the air over Europe this fall resulted from a nuclear fuel processing plant leak in the Ural mountains, saying their probe has ...
Dec 08, 2017

Brexit deal a much-needed win for UK's embattled Theresa May
LONDON - Few people will be more relieved at Friday’s long-sought U.K.-EU deal on Brexit than British Prime Minister Theresa May. Her pre-dawn dash to Brussels to announce the agreement alongsid...
Dec 08, 2017

On historic trip, Turkey's Erdogan meets Muslims in Greece
KOMOTINI, Greece - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with members of Greece’s Muslim minority on Friday, ending a landmark visit to Greece that sharply divided opinion in the country an...
Dec 08, 2017

Lebanon PM seeks international support at Paris summit
PARIS - Lebanon’s prime minister appealed for support for his country from world powers at a summit convened by France on Friday to bolster Lebanon’s institutions as it emerges from a biza...
Dec 08, 2017
Music streaming giants Spotify, Tencent invest in each other
STOCKHOLM - Swedish music streaming service Spotify and Chinese internet company Tencent have struck a deal to take minority stakes in each other. The companies said Friday they will acquire new share...
Dec 08, 2017

Trump celebrates Hanukkah, Jerusalem at White House
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday celebrated an “especially special” Hanukkah at the White House, a day after declaring Jerusalem Israel’s capital and setting off criti...
Dec 08, 2017

Oklahoma border town leery of planned bioterror test
NEWKIRK, Okla. - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announcement that it was conducting biosecurity drills in the Oklahoma farming town of Newkirk was tucked among the local weekly newspaperR...
Dec 08, 2017

After cyberattack, much of county's business done on paper
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - North Carolina’s largest metro area was discovering just how hard it is to conduct business without county computers that handle numerous transactions on Thursday, a day after ...
Dec 08, 2017