Death toll in southwestern China landslide rises to 39, with 5 people still missing
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say the death toll from a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of southwestern China has risen to 39, while…
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Tom Steyer has written a guide to fighting climate change, ‘Cheaper, Faster, Better’
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire businessman-environmentalist Tom Steyer has a book out this spring that combines personal and professional stories with…
Continue Reading Americans’ economic outlook brightens as inflation slows and wages outpace prices
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After an extended period of gloom, Americans are starting to feel better about…
Continue Reading With Moldova now on the path to EU membership, the foreign minister resigns
By STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Moldova’s foreign minister Nicu Popescu is resigning from his…
Continue Reading Civil war turned Somalia’s main soccer stadium into an army camp. Now it’s hosting games again
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A stadium in Somalia’s violence-prone capital is hosting its first soccer tournament in…
Continue Reading China says it’s working to de-escalate tensions in the Red Sea that have upended global trade
BEIJING (AP) — China, the world’s biggest exporter, says it is deeply concerned about tensions in the Red Sea that have upended global trade…
Continue Reading European farmers block French roads and head to Brussels to protest wages and bureaucratic meddling
By RAF CASERT and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers in France have staged protests across the country and in Brussels against…
Continue Reading Russia says a plane with Ukrainian POWs crashes, killing all aboard, and accuses Kyiv of downing it
By The Associated Press A Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday in a border region near Ukraine, and Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it…
Continue Reading Qatar, a key mediator in sensitive Israel-Hamas talks, lashes out at Netanyahu over critical remarks
By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Qatar said it was appalled Wednesday by leaked remarks…
Continue Reading German train drivers go on strike for 6 days, bringing railway traffic to a near-standstill – again
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s train drivers have brought rail traffic to a standstill again when they began a six-day strike to push their demands in a…
Continue Reading Thai court says popular politician Pita Limjaroenrat didn’t violate law, can remain a lawmaker
By JUTARAT SKULPICHETRAT Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ruled that popular progressive politician Pita…
Continue Reading China moves to spur its slowing economy and boost markets by cutting required bank reserves
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China’s central bank plans to reduce the ratio of reserves banks must keep on hold as…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, led by gains in Chinese markets following policy moves
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Thursday, with Chinese stocks extending gains after Beijing…
Continue Reading Japan’s exports surge 10% in December on strong demand for autos, revived trade with China
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan has reported its exports surged almost 10% in December from a year earlier, helped by a revival in trade with China and strong…
Continue Reading A fast train and a truck collide in eastern Czech Republic, killing 1 and injuring 19 people
PRAGUE (AP) — A fast train has collided with a truck in eastern Czech Republic, killing one person and injuring at least 19 people. The Czech…
Continue Reading Tropical low off northeast Australia reaches cyclone strength
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A tropical low slowly moving toward northeast Australia reached cyclone strength on Wednesday and will bring flooding…
Continue Reading Thousands still shelter in freezing weather after 7.1 quake in western China killed key livestock
By KEN MORITSUGU and NG HAN GUAN Associated Press UCHTURPAN, China (AP) — Aftershocks from a magnitude 7.1 earthquake continued to rock western…
Continue Reading Here’s what to know about Sweden’s bumpy road toward NATO membership
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s bid to join NATO has cleared its next-to-last hurdle after being held up for almost two years. Turkey’s parliament…
Continue Reading Annual count of homeless residents begins in Los Angeles, where tens of thousands live on streets
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County’s annual count of homeless residents began Tuesday night — a…
Continue Reading Disney asks for delay in DeSantis appointees’ lawsuit, as worker describes a distracted district
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney has requested a second court delay in its legal battle with Florida Gov. Ron…
Continue Reading ‘Honored to have your back, and you have mine’: Biden endorsed by United Auto Workers in election
By TOM KRISHER, FATIMA HUSSEIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden picked up an endorsement from the…
Continue Reading Court in Thailand will decide whether politician blocked as prime minister will also lose his seat
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court is set to decide whether popular politician Pita Limjaroenrat, who was blocked from becoming…
Continue Reading Los Angeles County to pay $5M settlement over arrest of election technology company founder
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County will pay $5 million to the founder and CEO of a software company who was briefly accused of stealing data on…
Continue Reading China formally restores diplomatic relations with Nauru after Pacific island nation cut Taiwan ties
BEIJING (AP) — China and Nauru formally restored diplomatic relations Wednesday after the tiny Pacific island nation cut its ties with Taiwan…
Continue Reading Christopher Nolan on ‘Oppenheimer’ Oscar success: ‘Sometimes you catch a wave’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Nolan was still sleeping when his film, “Oppenheimer,” landed a leading 13 Academy…
Continue Reading Collision of gas truck and car in Mongolia sets off explosions that kill 3 firefighters
By SARUUL ENKHBOLD Associated Press ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — A truck carrying 60 tons of liquefied natural gas and a car collided at an…
Continue Reading Artist-dissident Ai Weiwei gets ‘incorrect’ during an appearance at The Town Hall in Manhattan
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei believes it his job to be “incorrect.” He was hard…
Continue Reading Inflation slows in New Zealand to its lowest rate since 2021
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Inflation in New Zealand has slowed to its lowest rate in two and a half years the country’s official statistics…
Continue Reading Latest federal court order favors right to carry guns in some New Mexico public parks
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A U.S. District Court judge is standing by her decision to block portions of a public health…
Continue Reading Why AP called New Hampshire for Trump: Race call explained
By MAYA SWEEDLER and ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is the winner of the New Hampshire Republican…
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