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In this photo provided by the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), Akira Ono, President of Fukushima Daiichi Decontamination and Decommissioning Engineering Company, speaks during an online interview with the Associated Press in Tokyo, on March 1, 2023. The head of Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says details of the damages inside reactors are only beginning to unravel 12 years after the meltdowns, making it difficult to foresee what the place looks like even 30 years from now. (TEPCO via AP)

Fukushima plant head: Too early to predict decommissioning

The head of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant says details of the damage inside its reactors are only beginning to be known 12 years after it was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami, … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 3/2/23

The Russian flag is painted on the stone where the Little Mermaid sits on, after the sculpture was vandalized, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Denmark: Statue of Little Mermaid vandalized again

The famed statue of Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid, one of Copenhagen’s biggest tourist draws, has been vandalized, with the colors of the Russian flag painted on the rock on which she … more

3/2/23

Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters inspect a damaged house after Russian shelling hit in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

Russian strike on Ukraine apartment block kills 3, injures 6

Officials say three people were killed and six were injured when a Russian missile hit a five-story apartment building in city in southeastern Ukraine as the war extends into its second year. … more

By SUSIE BLANN | 3/2/23

Rajwinder Singh, center, is escorted by police to a vehicle at Cairns Airport in Cairns, Australia, Thursday, March 2, 2023. Indian national Singh will stand trial for a murder two years after Australia first applied for his extradition from India. (Brian Cassey/AAP Image via AP)

Extradited Indian charged with murder in Australian city

Australian police have charged Indian national Rajwinder Singh in the 2018 killing of Toyah Cordingley as she walked her dog along a Queensland beach. Singh has denied killing Cordingley. He arrived … more

3/2/23

In this photo from the U.S. Army, anti-tank missiles and medium-range ballistic missile components seized by the United Kingdom Royal Navy sit pier side at an undisclosed location in the Middle East on Feb. 26, 2023. The British navy seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies during a raid on a small boat heading from Iran likely to Yemen, authorities said Thursday, March 2, 2023, the latest such seizure in the Gulf of Oman. (Sgt. Brandon Murphy/U.S. Army via AP)

British navy seizes Iran missiles, parts likely Yemen bound

The British navy seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies during a raid on a small boat heading from Iran likely to Yemen. That's according to British and American … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 3/2/23

This image provided by the Max Planck Institute shows a male and female skull buried in western Germany (Oberkassel) about 14,000 years ago, the oldest evidence of migration during a climate change period. Genetically these individuals came from the south. Research published Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in the journal Nature reveals that the hunter-gatherer people who dominated Europe 30,000 years ago sought refuge from the last Ice Age in warmer places, but only those who sheltered in what is now Spain and Portugal appear to have survived. (Juergen Vogel/LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn/Max Planck Institute via AP)

Ice Age Europeans found refuge in Spain, doom in Italy

New research reveals that the hunter-gatherer people who dominated Europe 30,000 years ago sought refuge from the last Ice Age in warmer climes, but only those who sheltered in the southwest of the … more

By FRANK JORDANS | 3/1/23

Relatives cry on the coffin of one of the victims of last Sunday's shipwreck at the local sports hall in Crotone, southern Italy, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. At least 67 people, including 14 minors, died when their overcrowded wooden boat slammed into shoals 100 meters (yards) off the shore of Cutro and broke apart early Sunday in rough seas. Eighty people survived, but many more are feared dead since survivors indicated the boat had carried about 170 people when it set off last week from Izmir, Turkey. (AP photo/Giuseppe Pipita)

Shipwreck off Italy: Stadium filled with coffins of migrants

The coffins of dozens of migrants who died in a shipwreck off Italy's southern coast have been laid out in rows inside a sports complex for public viewing. The wailing of survivors and other family … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 3/1/23

Smoke rises from trains as firefighters and rescuers operate after a collision near Larissa city, Greece, early Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The collision between a freight and passenger train occurred near Tempe, some 380 kilometers (235 miles) north of Athens, and resulted in the derailment of several train cars. (AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras)

Burned carriages, mangled steel at site of Greek train crash

TEMPE, Greece (AP) — Sudden braking, sparks, an explosion. Survivors of a deadly train crash in Greece said the impact of the collision sent passengers flying though the windows of train cars. … more

3/1/23

FILE - In this photo released by the Cambodia Ministry of Health, Cambodia health experts spray disinfectant at a village in Prey Veng eastern province Cambodia, Feb. 24, 2023. Health officials in Cambodia say recent cases of bird flu discovered in two villagers, one of them fatal, show no sign of human-to-human transmission. The finding allays fears of a public health crisis. (Cambodia Ministry of Health via AP)

Cambodia says recent bird flu cases not spread by humans

Health officials in Cambodia say recent cases of bird flu discovered in two villagers, one of them fatal, show no sign of human-to-human transmission. The finding allays fears of a public health … more

By SOPHENG CHEANG | 3/1/23

FILE - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addresses lawmakers while defending his next year's budget bill at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Raisi on Wednesday, March 1, ordered authorities to investigate a series of incidents in which noxious fumes have sickened students at girls' schools, which some officials suspect are attacks targeting women's education.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran's president orders probe of poisoning at girls' schools

Iran’s president has ordered authorities to investigate a series of incidents in which noxious fumes have sickened students at girls' schools, which some officials suspect are attacks targeting … more

3/1/23

A government worker collects data from a woman during census, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Pakistan on Wednesday launched its first-ever digital population and housing census to gather demographic data on every individual ahead of the parliamentary elections which are due later this year, officials said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan aims for tighter security in 1st digital census

Officials say Pakistan has launched its first-ever digital population and housing census to gather demographic data ahead of parliamentary elections this year. The national count launched on … more

3/1/23

Iran expels 2 German envoys amid uproar over death sentence

Iran says it has expelled two German diplomats over Berlin’s alleged interference in its internal affairs. The move comes a week after Germany expelled two Iranian diplomats over a death sentence … more

3/1/23

FILE - Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during a coronavirus media briefing in Downing Street in London, Thursday, May 27, 2021. Britain’s former health minister Hancock denied wrongdoing on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, after a newspaper published extracts of private messages he sent in the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool, File)

Ex-UK health chief defends record after COVID messages leak

Britain’s former health minister is denying wrongdoing after a newspaper published extracts of private messages he sent in the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. The Daily Telegraph said the … more

3/1/23

FILE - A Boeing 737 is delivered to FlyDubai in Seattle, Washington, Oct. 27, 2010. Budget carrier FlyDubai announced record profits on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, benefitting from a surge in air travel following the lifting of pandemic restrictions. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

FlyDubai announces record profit as Gulf air travel booms

Budget carrier FlyDubai has announced record profits amid a surge in air travel following the lifting of pandemic restrictions. The state-owned carrier, based in the business and tourism hub of Dubai … more

3/1/23

What is considered a world's oldest bridge , some 4,000 years-old is seen by the ancient city-state of Lagash, near Nasiriyah, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jourani)

Ancient restaurant highlights Iraq's archeology renaissance

An international archeological mission has found the remnants of a 5,000-year-old restaurant in the ancient city of Lagash in southern Iraq. The discovery of the ancient dining hall — complete with … more

By ABBY SEWELL | 3/1/23

An Egyptian buys fruits at a supermarket in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Annual inflation reached 26.5% in January, the highest in five years, and food prices in urban areas soared 48% last month, according to official figures. But the price increases consumers see in markets and grocery stores are much steeper. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

In Egypt, government and poor struggle with troubled economy

Egypt is in an economic crisis worsened by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The conflict in Europe has exposed the frailties of an economy suffering from decades of mismanagement, turmoil from its … more

By SAMY MAGDY | 3/1/23

A crane, firefighters and rescuers operate after a collision in Tempe near Larissa city, Greece, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. A train carrying hundreds of passengers has collided with an oncoming freight train in northern Greece, killing and injuring dozens passengers. (AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras)

Head-on train crash in Greece kills 36, injures at least 85

A passenger train carrying hundreds of people, including many university students returning home from holiday, has collided at high speed with an oncoming freight train. The fiery wreck in northern … more

By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS | 3/1/23

A Starbucks sign advertises the company's Oleato coffee in one of their coffee shops in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Putting olive oil in coffee is hardly a tradition in Italy, but that didn't stop Starbucks founder and CEO Howard Schultz from launching a series of beverages doing just that in Milan, the city that inspired his coffee house empire. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Olive oil in coffee? New Starbucks line a curiosity in Italy

Putting olive oil in coffee is hardly a tradition in Italy, but that didn’t stop Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz from launching a series of beverages doing just that in Milan. Starbucks says … more

By COLLEEN BARRY | 3/1/23

Israelis step up protests over government's legal overhaul

Israelis are stepping up their protests against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judicial system. Large demonstrations and road closures were expected Wednesday in what protest leaders … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 3/1/23

A pedestrian passes by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange electronic screen in Hong Kong, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as investors watched for upcoming earnings reports and other indicators on how inflationary pressures might be denting global growth. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Asian shares, oil advance on strong China factory data

Asian shares are higher after key measures of China manufacturing showed a strong recovery after anti-virus controls were lifted late last year. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index jumped 3.3% and Shanghai … more

By YURI KAGEYAMA | 3/1/23