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The prices of wheat and corn jumped sharply in global trading Monday, after Russia’s announcement over the weekend that it could no longer “guarantee the safety” of civilian cargo ships in the Black Sea and would pull out of a deal that established a humanitarian maritime corridor there. While shipments of grain from Ukrainian ports […]

Natalie Imbruglia says it makes her “happy” that young girls have people like Olivia Rodrigo to look up to. The ‘Torn’ hitmaker joined the 19-year-old pop sensation on stage for a duet of the former’s 1997 hit in London in July, and she has hailed the ‘Good 4 U’ hitmaker for being a perfect role […]

Sara Bareilles and Shonda Rhimes have quit Twitter following tech billionaire Elon Musk’s acquisition. On Thursday, the Space X and Tesla CEO became the owner of the micro-blogging site, leading to concerns that the self-described “free speech absolutist” could turn Twitter into a platform for extremist views and misinformation. Love Song singer Sara told her […]

Marine archaeologists in Sweden say they have found the sister vessel of a famed 17th century warship that sank on its maiden voyage and is now on display in a popular Stockholm museum. The wreck of the royal warship Vasa was raised in 1961, remarkably well preserved, after more than 300 years underwater in the […]

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva triumphed over incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro Sunday in Brazil’s presidential runoff vote. Da Silva had 50.9% of the ballots with 99.9% of the votes counted. Election officials said Lula’s victory was a mathematical certainty. “They tried to bury me alive and here I am,” President-elect Da Silva […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti’s National Police said an investigation is being opened into the death of a journalist who witnesses said was struck in the head by a tear gas cannister that police officers had fired on a group of demonstrating reporters. In a statement, Police Chief Frantz Elbé offered his condolences to the family and colleagues […]

King Charles III announced Sunday he would hold a reception ahead of next month’s COP27 climate summit after being advised not to attend by the government. Buckingham Palace said the event on November 4 would gather over 200 “international business leaders, decision makers and NGOs” two days before the summit begins in Egypt. The Palace […]

PARIS (AP) — Genes — and a dash of humility — are the secrets of longevity for one of France’s biggest music stars, Jean-Michel Jarre, the septuagenarian electronic music pioneer who’s sold over 80 million records and is still going strong. “My vitality is probably genetic — it’s coming from my mother,” he said before […]

Kanye West was escorted from the offices of footwear brand Skechers on Wednesday after he turned up uninvited amid his antisemitism controversy. The Touch the Sky rapper recently lost his partnership deals with Adidas and Balenciaga because he has repeatedly made offensive remarks about Jewish people on social media and in interviews this month. On […]

Ukraine’s state energy company said Thursday it was limiting electricity use in multiple regions of the country after Russian attacks overnight targeting energy infrastructure. Ukrenergo said damage from the strikes included equipment in the central part of the country. It said restrictions on power use are necessary to avoid network overloads and to make it […]