Month: October 2024

PARIS (AP) — France’s minority government survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, two weeks after taking office, getting over the first hurdle placed by left-wing lawmakers to bring down new conservative Prime Minister Michel Barnier. The vote was a key test for Barnier, whose Cabinet is forced to rely on the far right’s good will

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Five Russian mountaineers who appeared to have fallen on the world’s seventh-highest peak have died.  An expedition organizer confirmed the deaths. They were climbing Mount Dhaulagiri in Nepal and had been missing since Sunday. A rescue helicopter spotted their bodies on Tuesday. INo decision has been made about bringing the bodies

Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese drinkers may pay more for Remy Martin and other European brandies after the government announced provisional tariffs of 30.6% to 39%. Tuesday’s announcement comes four days after a majority of European Union countries approved duties on electric vehicles made in China. The tit-for-tat move could give Chinese negotiators more

AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economic planning agency has outlined details of measures aimed at boosting the economy but refrained from major spending initiatives. The piecemeal nature of the plans announced Tuesday appeared to disappoint investors who were hoping for bolder moves. The head of the National Development and Reform Commission said

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — “The Queen of Villains” is a typical coming-of-age tale about a young woman’s road to empowerment and self-discovery — except it all takes place in the body-slamming, arm-twisting world of Japanese professional wrestling. The Netflix series, which began airing last month, tells the story of Dump Matsumoto, a real-life wrestling

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s deputy prime minister says there’s no evidence of a major fuel spill on a Samoan reef after a New Zealand navy ship sank. All 75 people on board the HMNZS Manawanui evacuated safely as the boat foundered early Sunday. The ship was one of only nine in

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to uphold a Biden administration regulation on ghost guns, the difficult-to-trace weapons found at crime scenes in increasing numbers. In arguments that ranged to classic cars and Western omelets, key conservative justices seemed open to the government’s argument that kits for quickly making nearly

Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Fearful Florida residents streamed out of the Tampa Bay region Tuesday ahead of what could be a once-in-a-century direct hit from Hurricane Milton, as crews worked furiously to prevent furniture, appliances and other waterlogged wreckage from the last big storm from becoming deadly projectiles in this one. Tuesday marked

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kamala Harris wanted to help voters get to know her better with a cascade of media appearances Tuesday, but the most lasting impression might have been her unwillingness to break with Joe Biden. Asked on ABC’s “The View” how she would be different from the president she’s served under

Associated Press MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambicans are expected to turn out in large numbers on Wednesday for an election that will choose a successor to President Filipe Nyusi after his two terms. Close to 17 million voters in the southern African nation of 31 million people are registered to vote. The ruling Front for

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli military strikes are targeting Iran’s armed proxies across a nearly 2,000-mile stretch of the Middle East and are threatening Iran itself. The efforts raise the possibility of an end to two decades of Iranian ascendancy in the region, to which the U.S. military campaign in Iraq in 2003 inadvertently

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris, but they’re less sure that she would change the country for the better, according to a recent poll from the   AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll, which was conducted in mid-September, found about 7 in 10

AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — As two of the most in-demand actors of their generation, Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield have transformed themselves into all kinds of roles. They have donned Marvel costumes and joined period ensembles. But “We Live in Time” is a particularly unadorned view of two of the best actors working

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday after falling oil prices released some of the pressure that built up on the market. The S&P 500 rallied 1% to claw back all of its loss from the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 126 points, or 0.3%, and likewise neared

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Votes were being counted Tuesday in the recent election for a largely powerless local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the first since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago. Thousands of additional police and paramilitary soldiers patrolled roads and guarded 28 counting