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Norway climber aims to be fastest to scale 14 tallest peaks
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- A Norwegian who just became the fastest female to climb the world's 14 highest mountains is now aiming to become the fastest person to complete the feat by beating the record set by a male climber in 2019. Kristin Harila, 37, successfully scaled Mount Cho Oyu and Mount Shishapangma in China and arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, on Thursday, announcing that she will begin climbing in Nepal this month. "That's the plan," Harila said when asked if she is aiming to set a new record for scaling the highest peaks.
Sons of 'El Chapo' deny US fentanyl indictment allegations
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Sons of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán have denied accusations made by U.S. prosecutors last month, saying in a letter that they have no involvement in the production and trafficking of the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl. The letter was provided to The Associated Press by José Refugio Rodríguez, a lawyer for the Guzmán family. Despite not being signed, Rodríguez said he could confirm that the letter was from Guzmán's sons. The Mexican government did not explicitly confirm the letter's authenticity, but President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday it had been analyzed by the country's security council.
Belgium detains 7 on suspicion of planning terror attack
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Authorities have detained seven people, most of them Chechen origin, on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in Belgium, the federal prosecutor's office said Thursday. The office said in a statement that the suspects had not yet selected a precise target but police decided to pick them for questioning anyway. "All of them are suspected of preparing a terrorist attack in Belgium," the statement said. "The examining magistrate will decide at a later stage whether to bring them before him and possibly issue an arrest warrant."
WHO fires scientist who led COVID search over sex misconduct
GENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization says it has fired the scientist who led a high-profile delegation from the U.N. health agency to China two years ago to jointly look into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, citing sexual misconduct. Peter Ben Embarek, who led the WHO side of a joint team with scientists in China, was dismissed last year, the health agency said. WHO says it has stepped up efforts to root out sexual abuse, exploitation and harassment in recent months after a string of cases and incidents were reported in the press.