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Astronaut craves salsa and surf after record 11 months aloft

By MARCIA DUNN | January 28, 2020

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can't wait to dig into some salsa and chips, and swim and surf in the Gulf of Mexico.NASA astronaut Christina Koch told...

Magnitude 5.2 quake strikes off Greek island of Karpathos

January 28, 2020

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An undersea earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.2 occurred Tuesday off the Aegean Sea island of Karpathos, Greek authorities said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.The University of Athens' Geodynamic Institute...

Moderate quake shakes western Turkey, no injuries reported

January 28, 2020

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A moderate earthquake shook buildings in western Turkey on Tuesday, sending people running into the streets for safety, Turkish media reports said. Authorities said there were no immediate reports of any injury or major damage.The...

French climate alliance takes legal action against Total

January 28, 2020

A French climate alliance of charity groups and local authorities launched an unprecedented legal action Tuesday against Total, hoping to make the French energy company drastically reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.Activists from the non-governmental...

Asian demand for face masks soars on fears of Chinese virus

By HARUKA NUGA and GRANT PECK | January 28, 2020

TOKYO (AP) — Panic and pollution drive the market for protective face masks, so business is booming in Asia, where fear of the virus from China is straining supplies and helping make mask-wearing the new normal.Demand for face masks and hand sanitizing...

Northeast governors slow to embrace regional climate pact

By MICHAEL CASEY | January 27, 2020

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Supporters of a regional pact that would tackle transportation emissions are struggling to win over several New England governors concerned that the climate change initiative will increase gas prices.After the Transportation and...

Trump rally on Jersey shore shows loyalty beyond heartland

By JOSH BOAK and MIKE CATALINI | January 27, 2020

WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump is holding his next rally in a county with almost no factory jobs to save, a reliance on immigrant workers and an economy built in part by coastal elites who summer there.Cape May County on the southern tip...

Macedonia imposes urgent measures due to severe pollution

January 27, 2020

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s government on Monday said it was imposing urgent measures in the country’s capital, Skopje, and the western city of Tetovo in order to protect people from severely high levels of air pollution.Authorities...

Berlin zoo prepares panda cubs for their big day out

January 27, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — Two baby pandas born at Berlin's zoo have been chipped and checked in preparation for their first public outing in a few days, officials said Monday.The zoo said the 5-month-old cubs, nicknamed Pit and Paule, were injected with a tiny...

Turkish rescuers find last quake victims; death toll hits 41

By SUZAN FRASER | January 27, 2020

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish emergency teams on Monday recovered the bodies of the last two missing quake victims from the rubble of a collapsed building, raising the death toll from the powerful tremor that hit eastern Turkey to 41.The magnitude 6.8...

China temporarily bans wildlife trade in wake of outbreak

By SAM McNEIL, PENNY YI WANG, and ELAINE KURTENBACH | January 26, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities temporarily banned the trade of wild animals Sunday following a viral outbreak in Wuhan, saying they will “severely investigate and punish” violators.Local authorities will “strengthen inspections and severely...

Turkish teams hunt for quake survivors as death toll hits 38

By ANDREW WILKS | January 26, 2020

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Working against the clock in freezing temperatures, Turkish rescue teams pulled more survivors from collapsed buildings Sunday, days after a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the country's east. Rescued survivors wept with...