China upgrades relationship with Venezuela to ‘all weather’ partnership
BEIJING (AP) — China has announced that it’s upgrading its diplomatic ties with Venezuela to an “all weather” partnership. That’s a…
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Responders dig for bodies in Moroccan mountain villages devastated by last week’s earthquake
By SAM METZ and MOSA’AB ELSHAMY Associated Press IMI N’TALA, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan rescuers have been joined by crews from Spain, the…
Continue Reading Palestinian Authority lashes out at renowned academics who denounced president’s antisemitic remarks
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian political factions have raged against dozens of Palestinian academics who criticized President Mahmoud…
Continue Reading South Korean and Polish leaders visit an air base in eastern Poland, discuss defense and energy ties
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and CZAREK SOKOLOWSKI Associated Press MINSK MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — South Korean premier is in Poland for talks on regional…
Continue Reading Income too high for Medicaid? ‘Spend down’ to qualify
By ALEX ROSENBERG of NerdWallet Making more than the maximum income level for Medicaid isn’t necessarily a deal breaker. After a long pause during…
Continue Reading In a battle of electric SUVs, the Nissan Ariya takes on the Ford Mustang Mach-E
By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds The Nissan Ariya is an all-new electric SUV for the 2023 model year. It’s Nissan’s second EV and serves as a roomier…
Continue Reading A fishing vessel in Greenland will try to free a cruise ship that ran aground with 206 people
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fishing vessel owned by Greenland’s government will attempt to use a high tide…
Continue Reading Indonesian leader takes a test ride on Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has taken a test ride on Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project…
Continue Reading EU chief announces major review saying the bloc should grow to over 30 members
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is launching a major series of policy reviews to ensure that the EU can still…
Continue Reading BP leader is the latest to resign over questions about personal conduct
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Global energy giant BP is scurrying to find a new chief executive after CEO Bernard Looney became…
Continue Reading Despite opposition, Britain passes law to curb prosecutions for Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ violence
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament has passed a law that sets out to lay the ghosts of decades of violence…
Continue Reading Firefighters battle peatland fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra island
By MUHAMMAD HATTA Associated Press PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — Firefighters in Indonesia are battling several peatland fires in three villages on…
Continue Reading A flotilla of migrant boats from Tunisia overwhelms an Italian island and tests Meloni’s policy
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants and launched from Tunisia, is overwhelming…
Continue Reading A Berlin bus gets lifted with the help of 40 people to free a young man pinned by a rear wheel
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police are praising the actions of about 40 people who lifted a bus to free a young man trapped under the vehicle. Police in…
Continue Reading Land mines explode along Lebanon-Syria border wounding 3 Syrians trying to illegally enter Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army says two land mines exploded along the Lebanon-Syria border wounding three Syrians trying to illegally cross into…
Continue Reading EU announces an investigation into Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is launching an investigation into subsidies that China provides to electric vehicle makers. European Commission…
Continue Reading The iPhone 12 emits too much radiation and Apple must take it off the market, French agency says
By KELVIN CHAN and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French regulators have ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12, saying it emits…
Continue Reading How Kim’s meeting with Putin at Russian spaceport may hint at his space and weapons ambitions
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The talks that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Continue Reading Australian authorities protect Outback town against huge wildfire
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Emergency crews are working to protect the Outback Australian town of Tennant Creek with…
Continue Reading Searchers race to recover bodies in Libyan city where 5,100 died in flooding after 2 dams collapsed
By SAMY MAGDY and YOUSEF MURAD Associated Press DERNA, Libya (AP) — Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea Wednesday to…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher after US inflation data ease rate hike worries
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after a highly anticipated report showed inflation accelerated…
Continue Reading Australia’s highest court finds Qantas illegally fired 1,700 ground staff during pandemic
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Qantas Airways has lost its challenge to a court ruling that the Australian flag carrier…
Continue Reading Kim Jong Un’s train travel has a storied history. His father and grandfather did the same thing
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un’s train journey to Russia has a storied history. The tradition…
Continue Reading Connecticut mayor who regained office after corruption conviction wins another primary
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut mayor who regained his office after serving prison time for corruption has won another Democratic primary,…
Continue Reading Higher investment means Hyundai could get $2.1 billion in aid to make electric cars in Georgia
By JEFF AMY and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia will give Hyundai Motor Group a projected $2.1 billion in tax breaks and…
Continue Reading Former leaders of Israel’s security services are speaking out against Netanyahu’s policies
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — They contended with bloody uprisings, destabilizing wars and even the assassination of a…
Continue Reading Fire in Vietnam’s capital kills at least 56 when it engulfs an apartment building
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A fire in a nine-story apartment building in Vietnam’s capital killed at least 56…
Continue Reading Rain-soaked New England hit by likely tornado amid wild weather ahead of Hurricane Lee’s arrival
By MICHAEL CASEY and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — Hurricane Lee barreled north toward New England on Wednesday and…
Continue Reading Wave of teacher absences forcing Vegas-area school closures deemed an illegal strike, judge finds
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge has found that the teachers union in Las Vegas is behind a wave of absences this month…
Continue Reading China’s ‘full-time children’ move back in with parents, take on chores as good jobs grow scarce
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A record of more than one in five young Chinese are out of work, their career ambitions…
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