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BEIJING (AP) — A former Chinese vice minister of public security went on trial Friday, accused of collecting 646 million yuan ($96.3 million) in bribes over nearly two decades.
Sun Lijun faces accusations of selling government positions, manipulating stock prices and illegally possessing firearms, in one of the most high-profile corruption trials in years.
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Pope Francis is planning to restart his pilgrimages within Italy after a pandemic-induced lull and knee pain that has made walking and standing difficult. The Vatican said Friday that Francis would make back-to-back September day trips to the hilltop town of Assisi and the southern city of Matera. In Assisi, he'll participate in a Sept. 24 conference of young people calling for a more socially just and equitable world. The next day in Matera, he is scheduled to meet with refugees and to close out a eucharistic conference of the Italian Catholic Church.
Villarreal says that veteran goalkeeper Pepe Reina is returning to the Spanish league after agreeing to a one-year contract. Reina originally played for Villarreal before making the leap to Liverpool in 2005 and establishing himself as a top player at his position. He will turn 40 in August. On joining Unai Emery’s team, Reina will likely serve as a backup to Gerónimo Rulli after the departure of longtime goalie Sergio Asenjo. Reina was a backup on the Spain teams that won the 2010 World Cup and the European Championship in 2008 and 2012.
A former Chinese vice minister of public security has gone on trial, accused of collecting 646 million yuan ($96.3 million) in bribes over nearly two decades. Sun Lijun faces charges of selling government positions, manipulating stock prices and illegally possessing firearms, in one of the most high-profile corruption trials in years. Sun, who was also accused of abandoning his post amid the COVID-19 outbreak, has pleaded guilty, state broadcaster CCTV said in a report on Friday's trial, which is being held at the Intermediate Court in the northeastern city of Changchun.
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — Japan’s longest-serving premier and a figure of enduring influence — died after being shot at a campaign event Friday in an attack that shocked a nation where political violence and guns are rare.
Andy Stone is one of the lucky ones. The New York City resident saw a tweet from a local AIDS activist saying that monkeypox vaccines would be available that day at a clinic in Manhattan. Stone, 35, and his husband booked appointments online right away and got their shots last month.
A Ukrainian regional official is warning of deteriorating living conditions in a city captured by Russian forces two weeks ago. He said Friday that Sievierodonetsk is without water, power or a working sewage system while dead bodies decompose in hot apartment buildings. Gov. Serhiy Haidai said the Russians unleashed indiscriminate artillery barrages as they try to secure their gains in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk province. Moscow has claimed full control of Luhansk, but the governor and other officials say Ukrainian troops hold a small part of the province. Russian President Vladimir Putin says his military is prepared for more brutal fighting. "Largely speaking, we haven’t even yet started anything in earnest,” Putin said.
The European Central Bank has taken a look at how the continent's banks are accounting for possible losses from climate change. And it says there's a lot of room for improvement. The ECB's climate stress test released Friday said that banks must “urgently step up efforts” to get a handle on the trouble they could suffer under different climate scenarios, for instance if disasters keep borrowers from paying. Most banks had no framework at all for assessing the kinds of losses they could take on fires and floods and losses on share holding. The ECB said it's a learning exercise for now but banks will be expected to meet guidelines in future.
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has come a long way since its early days when Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow was the sole female hero and most other women with substantial screen time were relegated to love interests and damsels.
Tottenham has sold Netherlands winger Steven Bergwijn to Ajax for a fee of 31.25 million euros ($32 million) as the London club funds its offseason makeover under manager Antonio Conte. The 24-year-old Bergwijn scored only four Premier League goals in his two seasons since joining from Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, although two last season were key in helping Tottenham qualify for the Champions League after a two-season absence. Tottenham is closing in on making defender Clement Lenglet its fifth summer recruit on a season-long loan from Barcelona. Ivan Perisic, Fraser Forster, Yves Bissouma and Richarlison have all already completed moves to north London.
A field of candidates to replace departing Prime Minister Boris Johnson began to take shape Friday, even as some Conservative Party lawmakers pushed to get the scandal-tarnished leader out of office before his replacement is elected in the next couple of months. Lawmaker Tom Tugendhat, who chairs the House of Commons’ influential Foreign Affairs Committee, became the second candidate to declare he is running, after Attorney General Suella Braverman. Johnson announced his resignation as party leader on Thursday but said he would stay in post as prime minister until his successor is chosen. That decision did not sit well with some of his Conservative colleagues, who worry Johnson lacks the authority to hang on.
News that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had been shot in broad daylight has shocked not only Japan but the entire world, which has come to associate the relatively low-crime nation with strict gun control. Police say that Japan, with a population of 125 million, had just 10 gun-related criminal cases last year, resulting in one death and four injuries. Most Japanese go through life without ever handling, or even seeing, a real-life gun. Stabbings are more common as a fatal crime. The debate over the right to bear arms has been a distant issue here for decades.
In the end, it wasn't one scandal that brought down Boris Johnson. It was a series.
LOS ANGELES — The bargain buyers drifted out of a popular Little Saigon fruit shop with tote bags full of pale brown longan and hairy red rambutan, barely glancing at the dirt-smeared face of Duc Tran.
Just thinking out loud here, but if it's true that Kevin Durant has no leverage in picking his next team, why are the Nets trading him in the first place? Before I tell you why this matters to the Sixers, let's answer the question. The idea that Durant's contract will limit his veto power ov…
LOS ANGELES — Mark had been wanting to quit using meth for a while when someone pointed him to the folding table propped up at the skid row site where homeless people stop for showers and laundry.
Candace Parker is one of the most recognizable faces in women’s basketball.
BALTIMORE — In the stuffy fourth-floor attic of a historic Baltimore academic building, amid discarded furniture and dusty filing cabinets, Larry Pitrof discovered treasure.
In the multi-act play titled “The Future of College Football,” ESPN and Fox alternate in the starring role of God, with the Big 12 serving as a court jester.
WIMBLEDON, England — So many elements of these glorious championships are ageless.
The word “momentum” only barely begins to cover how the Hurricanes are rolling on the recruiting trail right now.
The anger was immediate, arising just minutes after news broke that USC and UCLA were headed for the Big Ten Conference. Fans tapped out posts on social media, one after another, invoking the name of Larry Scott.
DENVER — A draft update to a statewide water plan projects significant supply shortfalls for both urban and agricultural users by 2050 in the face of climate change and more people.
The U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015, but in most states, laws or constitutional amendments would revive the prohibition if the high court decides, as it did with abortion, that such unions are not a constitutionally protected right.
Every episode of “Black Bird,” which premiered Friday on Apple TV+, begins with the legend, “The following is inspired by a true story.”
With "The Sea Beast," Netflix throws its harpoon at a 2023 Oscar nomination for animated feature.
In the summer of 1999, ABC took a chance on an experiment that had already been an overseas sensation. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" would go on to attract up to 30 million American viewers, making it one of the most unexpected hits in modern-day TV.
LOS ANGELES — Steve Fickinger didn't drink hot drinks, and he wasn't afraid to let people know it.
For much of Claire Denis’ slow-roiling, superbly acted melodrama “Both Sides of the Blade,” we are in a Paris apartment that feels like a private paradise, a haven of domestic tranquility and sexual fulfillment. Sara (Juliette Binoche) and Jean (Vincent Lindon) have been together for a decad…
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Asia this month, her first trip to the Indo-Pacific since becoming head of the agency. Yellen will represent the U.S. at the Group of 20 finance minister meetings on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. At the G-20 meetings and on her broader trip, Yellen will make the U.S. case for a price cap on Russian oil, to reduce revenue to the Kremlin. Yellen will address the economic and humanitarian challenges wrought by Russia's war in Ukraine. Unlike the Group of Seven finance leader meetings in April, the G-20 will involve participant countries that are not united in taking action to oppose Russia's invasion.
A few weeks ago, at an RV industry showcase in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, I test drove an electric motorhome — a concept vehicle made by Winnebago Industries Inc. as it works on developing a commercial e-RV. More like a shuttle van with sleeping accommodations than a traditional motorhom…
Hospital officials confirm former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during campaign speech.
Portugal’s government has declared an eight-day state of alert due to a heightened risk of wildfires. The drought-stricken country is preparing for a heat wave packing temperatures as high as 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit). Declaring a state of alert gives the government temporary authority to order precautionary measures. The restrictions adopted on Friday include barring public access to forests deemed to be at special risk, banning the use of farm machinery that might produce sparks, and outlawing fireworks that are commonly used at summer festivals. The European Commission says climate change has the continent facing one of its hardest years for natural disasters such as droughts and wildfires.
ATLANTA —The latest moves from a Fulton County special grand jury suggest the criminal investigation examining potential interference in Georgia's 2020 elections is entering a new, more contentious phase that's drawing increasingly closer to former President Donald Trump.
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans have led the charge to pass laws to restrict abortion for nearly a quarter-century, but until recently, federal courts let the procedure continue, striking down laws that impinged too much on what was for 49 years a constitutional right.
Philippine officials say the country's new president has tested positive for the coronavirus after taking an antigen test. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will have to go into isolation for about a week. His press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Friday that the 54-year-old Marcos Jr. has a slight fever but “is otherwise OK.” People who came into contact with the president, including his son, have tested negative for the virus. Marcos Jr. had met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila on Wednesday, but it wasn’t clear exactly when Marcos Jr. had become infected.
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