1 killed, and 10 wounded in an overnight grenade attack outside a hotel in southwest Pakistan - Life & Style news - NewsLocker (2024)

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Insurgents in an overnight attack threw a grenade at people sitting in front of a hotel in the restive southwest Pakistan and killed at least one […]

Climate activists protest at several German airports in the latest of a string of demonstrations

BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists staged protests at several German airports on Thursday, forcing a temporary halt to flights at some of them in the latest of a string of […]

Will nuclear power be part of Cuba’s energy mix?

There is no disputing the fact that Cuba is still experiencing a severe energy crisis. And since its own oil production is wholly insufficient, it has to rely heavily on […]

Separating the good from the bad

I get letters from all sorts of people after I write an op-ed — some complimentary, others less so. In the case of the latter, what often strikes me is […]

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Review the highway, not just the accident

The wheels of progress, it has often been said, turn slowly. The wheels of the vehicles on Manitoba’s highways, on the other hand, turn very, very quickly — creating speeds […]

Getting even for you leaving was icing on cake

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My girlfriend threw a “last-minute” 30th birthday party for herself, while I was away in the U.S. for a big fishing trip with my buddies. There was […]

Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators hold cease-fire talks as Palestinian death toll nears 40,000

International mediators were set to hold a new round of talks Thursday aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and securing the release of scores of hostages, with a potential deal […]

Kishida vows to push rules-based order as Japan’s defense chief visits Yasukuni 79 years after WWII

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to step up his country’s effort to defend a rules-based international order in a peace pledge made Thursday on the 79th […]

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Mediators are set to hold new Gaza cease-fire talks, hoping to head off an even wider war

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — International mediators were set to hold a new round of talks Thursday aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and securing the release of scores of […]

Loyd leads Seattle against Atlanta after 30-point game

Seattle Storm (17-8, 8-6 Western Conference) at Atlanta Dream (7-17, 3-10 Eastern Conference) College Park, Georgia; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Storm -6.5; over/under is 159.5 BOTTOM LINE: […]

Connecticut visits Dallas after Ogunbowale’s 24-point game

Connecticut Sun (18-6, 10-4 Eastern Conference) at Dallas Wings (6-19, 3-12 Western Conference) Arlington, Texas; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Sun -5.5; over/under is 159.5 BOTTOM LINE: Dallas […]

Iran police shot a woman while trying to seize her car over hijab law violation, activists say

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — On a darkened road beside the Caspian Sea, Iranian police officers opened fire last month on a 31-year-old woman who had tried to speed away likely knowing they wanted to seize her vehicle. Police had been ordered to impound her car, activists say, because of an earlier violation of Iran’s headscarf law for showing her hair in public while driving. Now unable to walk and confined to a bed at a police hospital, Arezou Badri — a mother of two &m

Mongolia is in the tourism spotlight and making it easier to visit. Reindeer sledding, anyone?

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — With its reindeer sleigh rides, camel racing and stunning landscapes with room to roam, Mongolia is hoping to woo visitors who are truly looking to get […]

Turkey’s Erdogan meets with Palestinian leader Abbas ahead of speech to parliament

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for talks that focused on the conflict in Gaza, Erdogan’s office said, ahead of a planned address […]

Australian Olympic Committee hits out at criticism of controversial breaker Rachael Gunn

SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian Olympic Committee has criticized an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Games breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, saying the petition was “vexatious, misleading and bullying.” Last […]

Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas […]

Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, a U.N. agency said Thursday. Afghanistan is the only country in the world […]

India’s Modi voices concern over unrest in neighboring Bangladesh and attacks on Hindus there

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed concern over the unrest that led to a change of government in neighboring Bangladesh and the attacks on […]

China’s economic recovery dragged down by property slump and weak consumption in July

BEIJING (AP) — A continued property crisis and weak consumption dragged on China’s economic recovery in July, according to data released Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics. Unemployment rose […]

Ukraine gambled on an incursion deep into Russian territory. The bold move changed the battlefield

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s stunning incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region was a bold gamble for the country’s military commanders, who committed their limited resources to a risky assault […]

Michael Harris hits grand slam in 1st at-bat in injury return, Braves rout Giants 13-2

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Harris hit a grand slam in his first at-bat after missing nearly two months because of a hamstring injury, helping the Atlanta Braves rout the […]

Strong start from Berrios, 3-run homer from Varsho help Blue Jays finish sweep of Angels, 9-2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Daulton Varsho hit a three-run home run, Jose Berrios dominated over seven innings and the Toronto Blue Jays finished off a three-game sweep of the Los […]

Berrios pitches a gem, Varsho adds 3-run homer as Blue Jays sweep Angels with 9-2 win

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Daulton Varsho hit a three-run home run, Jose Berrios dominated over seven innings and the Toronto Blue Jays finished off a three-game sweep of the Los […]

Berrios pitches a gem, Varsho adds 3-run homer as Blue Jays sweep Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Daulton Varsho hit a three-run home run, Jose Berrios dominated over seven innings and the Toronto Blue Jays finished off a three-game sweep of the Los […]

Trump scheduled to hold news conference at his New Jersey golf resort

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump invited reporters to his New Jersey golf club Thursday for his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to […]

Survey shows disaster-prone Southeast Asia is also best prepared, suggesting lessons can be learned

BANGKOK (AP) — Southeast Asia is among the regions most prone to natural disasters, but a new analysis released Thursday shows its people also feel the best equipped to deal […]

A slain teacher loved attending summer camp. His mom is working to give kids the same opportunity

PIERSON, Fla. (AP) — Linda Beigel Schulman smiled as she watched 25 young campers from Fort Lauderdale and Miami spend an afternoon frolicking in a rural Florida spring. The scene […]

These six House races are ones to watch in this year’s election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Resources are pouring into the few truly competitive congressional races expected to help determine the balance of power in Washington next year. Democrats need to flip just […]

Millions of kids are still skipping school. Could the answer be recess – and a little cash?

MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “you do the same thing […]

Conservative are pushing a ‘parental rights’ agenda in Florida school board races. But will it work?

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “parental rights” campaign didn’t win him the Republican presidential nomination, but he’s still waging that fight on another front: Florida’s schools, where the […]