Sherpa brothers set out for grand slam of mountaineering
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Two brothers who are among Nepal’s most famous Sherpa guides have set out to scale…
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Harris unveils plan for electric vehicle charging network
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has released a federal strategy to build 500,000 charging stations for…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: A year-end money checklist for people 50 and up
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet For people 50 and older, taking care of year-end financial tasks can help you make the most of your money. As 2021 draws…
Continue Reading India’s Modi opens project in holy town with a big splash
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press VARANASI, India (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a dip in the sacred Ganges River…
Continue Reading North Macedonia: Finance official tapped to become next PM
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s ruling Social Democrats have elected Dimitar…
Continue Reading Germany approves billions for climate, modernization fund
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has approved 60 billion euros in funding to be used for combating climate change and modernizing the country.…
Continue Reading UK antitrust watchdog investigates Microsoft’s Nuance deal
LONDON (AP) — British antitrust regulators are opening an investigation into Microsoft’s $16 billion acquisition of speech recognition company…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Central Bank intervenes as currency hits record low
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish currency has dipped to an all-time low amid another anticipated interest rate cut later this week and after the…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka company prepares to sell massive blue gemstone
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A gem company in Sri Lanka has unveiled a rare and massive gemstone weighing 683 pounds (310 kilograms) that has been…
Continue Reading West Africa bloc threatens more sanctions against Mali junta
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc is threatening further sanctions against Mali if the…
Continue Reading Harris announces private investments in Central America
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing $1.2 billion in commitments from international businesses to support the economies and…
Continue Reading Biden admin reveals 60 finalists for $1B in economic grants
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is announcing 60 finalists for $1 billion in economic development grants tied to the…
Continue Reading Booster blitz: UK races to get ahead of surging omicron
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Long lines have formed for booster shots across England as the U.K. government…
Continue Reading Bomb injures 12 at Russian school; ex-student suspected
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities say a homemade bomb went off in a school attached to an Orthodox Christian convent and injured 12 people. They…
Continue Reading New German government to revamp incentives for electric cars
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s new government says it is extending the country’s current incentive payments for buyers of electric and hybrid cars by…
Continue Reading WH aims to restore faith in government by improving services
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at saving Americans time and frustration…
Continue Reading Ex-Alibaba employee warns going public causes victims ‘hurt’
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — An employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba who was fired after she went public with a sexual…
Continue Reading EU ministers debate ways to shield Ukraine from Russia
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers have been weighing ways to counter the threat of a possible Russian…
Continue Reading China’s Xi, Russia’s Putin to hold virtual summit Wednesday
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are holding a virtual summit this week to discuss bilateral…
Continue Reading Blinken competes with top Russian official in Indonesia
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Indonesia to find a top aide to…
Continue Reading Israeli leader returning home from UAE ‘very optimistic’
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says he is returning home “very optimistic” after a two-day trip to the United Arab Emirates.…
Continue Reading Hong Kong tycoon given 13 months jail for Tiananmen vigil
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has sentenced activist and business tycoon Jimmy Lai to 13 months in jail for urging participation in last…
Continue Reading Death toll rises to 7 in Sicily gas leak blast, 2 missing
MILAN (AP) — Firefighters said Monday that rescue workers in Sicily have recovered four more bodies in the rubble of buildings that collapsed…
Continue Reading Cargo ship collision off Sweden leaves 1 dead, 1 missing
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — One person has been found dead and another is missing after two cargo ships collided…
Continue Reading Officials: Military leader killed in fighting for Yemen city
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Yemeni officials say a senior military commander was killed in clashes between government forces and…
Continue Reading Hungary’s media, health experts seek more COVID-19 data
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — As coronavirus infections and deaths soar in Hungary, the country’s journalists and…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A top Taliban leader says Afghanistan’s new rulers are committed in principle to…
Continue Reading After UAE law change, out-of-wedlock babies still in shadows
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has decriminalized premarital sex in a bold…
Continue Reading ‘A way we resist’: Quilts honor victims of racial violence
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A quilt exhibit at Jackson State University honors dozens of lives…
Continue Reading Golden Globes announce nominations to a skeptical Hollywood
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Snoop Dogg has read the nominations for the 79th Golden Globes. After nine months of widespread…
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