A Nobel laureate is chosen to lead Bangladesh after protests toppled Hasina. Who is Muhammad Yunus?
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to head the country’s interim…
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What are carry trades and how did they contribute to this week’s global market mayhem?
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The mayhem that swept across world markets this week was partly caused by a market strategy known as the “carry…
Continue Reading Part of Frankfurt Airport’s power supply cut overnight by a dormouse, but effect on flights limited
BERLIN (AP) — Officials say part of Frankfurt Airport’s power supply was cut off for several hours during the night after a dormouse caused a…
Continue Reading Olympic marathon swim test run is canceled over water quality concerns for Seine River
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A test run meant to allow Olympic athletes to familiarize themselves with the marathon swimming course in the Seine…
Continue Reading French museum network hit by ransomware attack, but no disruptions are reported at Olympic events
PARIS (AP) — A ransomware attack has targeted the central data systems of Paris’ Grand Palais and other museums in the Réunion des Musées…
Continue Reading Bloomberg gives $600 million to four Black medical schools’ endowments
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Bloomberg committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools through his…
Continue Reading Energy Department awards $2.2B to strengthen the electrical grid and add clean power
Associated Press The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the…
Continue Reading China launches rocket carrying new constellation of satellites
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China says it has launched a rocket carrying a constellation of a reported 18 satellites as part of efforts to assert its…
Continue Reading Trial starts for a Polish man accused of punching Danish prime minister in Copenhagen
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The trial of a Polish man accused of punching Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in the shoulder…
Continue Reading Australian state orders public servants to stop remote working after a newspaper campaign against it
ASSOCIATED PRESS WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Public employees in Australia’s most populous state have been told to end remote working in a…
Continue Reading Whale breach seen during Paris Olympics surfing semifinal competition in Tahiti
Associated Press TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — With all eyes on the ocean during the final day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on…
Continue Reading Cruise ship rescues 77 migrants in sailing boat found southwest of Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a cruise ship has rescued 77 migrants found overnight in a sailing boat far off the southwestern coast…
Continue Reading Fast-moving Southern California wildfire torches hillside homes, forcing evacuations
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire that swept into a Southern California hillside community this week destroyed five homes and…
Continue Reading Japan’s Nissan is developing ‘cool paint’ for cars to keep drivers cooler
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan says it has developed a “cool paint” that can keep people inside cars cooler. But…
Continue Reading Sierra Leone not long ago still chained mental health patients. A transformation is underway
Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Abdul Jalloh was the only practicing psychiatrist in Sierra Leone when he took over the country’s…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia’s Aramco reports lower half-year profits as economic worries dampen energy prices
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi oil giant Aramco has reported half-year profits of $56.3 billion, down from the year…
Continue Reading Washington state attorney general and Green River Killer detective advance in race for governorship
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down the Green River…
Continue Reading French imports of Russia’s liquified natural gas surge, and Ukraine supporters seek a stop
Associated Press New analyses of trade data show that shipments of Russian liquified natural gas to France more than doubled the first half of this…
Continue Reading India has pushed hard for solar. But as its billions demand more power, coal always gets the call
Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — India has been significantly increasing its renewable energy capacity in recent years, but when demand for…
Continue Reading White Sox lose 21st straight game, tying AL record set by 1988 Baltimore Orioles, falling 5-1 to A’s
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Chicago White Sox lost their 21st straight game, tying the American League record with a 5-1 defeat to…
Continue Reading Nobel laureate Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after unrest ousted Hasina
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after longtime Prime…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Debby is expected to send flooding to the Southeast. Here’s how much rain could fall
Associated Press The Debby storm system could cause historic rainfall and flooding in parts of the Southeast, including Savannah, Georgia, and…
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Tropical Storm Debby drenches Southeast with rain, high water as it drifts along the Atlantic coast
Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby drenched coastal cities in Georgia and South Carolina, stirred up tornadoes and…
Continue Reading Michigan will choose between Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers for US Senate
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers have prevailed in their parties’ primaries for an…
Continue Reading Wesley Bell defeats ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush. A pro-Israel group spent $8.5 million to help oust her
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in a Democratic primary in St.…
Continue Reading Chad’s military was responsible for deaths of detainees after protests in 2022, a rights group says
Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Human Rights Watch says Chad’s military was responsible for the deaths of several detainees who were…
Continue Reading Pelosi warns in her new book that political threats and violence ‘must stop’
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Not quite two years after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol, the threat of political…
Continue Reading Hearing seeks insight into blowout on a Boeing jet that pilots said threw the flight into ‘chaos’
AP Business Writers The midflight blowout of a panel from a Boeing 737 Max jet was so powerful that it blew open the plane’s cockpit door and tore…
Continue Reading Human remains found inside a crocodile in Australia believed to be that of a 40-year-old tourist
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police said Tuesday human remains were found inside a large crocodile suspected of killing a tourist…
Continue Reading Hiroshima governor says nuclear disarmament must be tackled as a pressing issue, not an ideal
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima officials urged world leaders Tuesday to stop relying on nuclear weapons as deterrence and take immediate…
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