By Laura He, CNN Business China’s huge manufacturing and service industries just saw their first month of growth since February, according to surveys published Thursday, as Covid restrictions were eased in many cities. But the shadow of further lockdowns still looms over the world’s second biggest economy as Beijing sends mixed messages about the best
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS, JOSEPH WILSON and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press MADRID (AP) — An unstable world could get even more dangerous if NATO does not remain strong and united, the head of the alliance said Thursday at the end of a summit where Western leaders labeled Russia “a direct threat” to the security of their
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping has left mainland China for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, arriving in Hong Kong Thursday ahead of the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover from British to Chinese rule. Xi is expected to spend two days in the financial hub and attend a
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Wednesday joined 22 state attorneys general calling on the heads of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Department of Agriculture to take immediate action to reduce the amount of toxic metals in baby food.
Continue ReadingWLNY By Pervaiz Shallwani, Mark Morales, Jason Hanna and Brynn Gingras, CNN A 20-year-old woman pushing a baby in a stroller was shot in the head at close range and killed Wednesday night on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, police said — a brazen crime that comes amid a push to curb gun violence in New
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A Deschutes River Woods resident spotted a cougar on a vacant lot Wednesday night and contacted authorities, who watched it leave, heading toward the nearby national forest, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A year after migrants started crossing into the European Union, authorities say a new steel wall along Poland’s border with Belarus has been finished. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki marked its completion with a visit to the border area on Thursday. The wall
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press YAHIDNE, Ukraine (AP) — On the outskirts of a Ukrainian village stand the remnants of a small school that was partially destroyed in the early weeks of the Russian invasion. Surrounded by tall pine trees, the school’s broken windows offer glimpses of abandoned classrooms that are unlikely to see students
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The New York Yankees and Houston Astros will meet Thursday in a one-game series between AL division leaders at Minute Maid Park. It’s a makeup of a matchup postponed by the lockout. Both teams were on New York-to-Houston flights after wins Wednesday afternoon in the Big Apple. Aaron Judge and Giancarlo
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN After more than a year on the surface of Mars, China’s Tianwen-1 probe has taken images covering the entire red planet, the country’s space agency announced Wednesday. Tianwen-1, which means “quest for heavenly truth,” was launched in 2020 and landed on Mars last May, when the Zhurong rover on board started
Continue ReadingBy AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Thousands of Hindu devotees have begun an annual pilgrimage to an icy cave in Indian-controlled Kashmir amid massive security in the Muslim-majority region. At least 50 pilgrims have been killed in three dozen attacks blamed on Muslim militants in past three decades. The pilgrimage is taking
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Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese beverage giant Kirin Holdings plans to transfer its stake in Myanmar Brewery to the joint venture in a share buyback transaction That will leave its partner Myanma Economic Holdings Plc. in 100% control of the company. Kirin said the share buyback agreement took into account
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese beverage giant Kirin Holdings plans to transfer its stake in Myanmar Brewery to the joint venture in a share buyback transaction That will leave its partner Myanma Economic Holdings Plc. in 100% control of the company. Kirin said the share buyback agreement took into account
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian benchmarks were mostly lower on Friday, echoing a decline on Wall Street, after a quarterly report by Japan’s central bank rekindled worries about the world’s third largest economy. Recent data suggest global growth is slowing as countries grapple with renewed waves of coronavirus outbreaks, soaring
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian benchmarks were mostly lower on Friday, echoing a decline on Wall Street, after a quarterly report by Japan’s central bank rekindled worries about the world’s third largest economy. Recent data suggest global growth is slowing as countries grapple with renewed waves of coronavirus outbreaks, soaring
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government has declared American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organizations, making it illegal in New Zealand to fund, recruit or participate in them. New Zealand has become more attuned to far-right threats after a white supremacist shot and
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army says that Palestinian gunmen opened fire at Jewish worshipers at a flashpoint holy site in the occupied West Bank, wounding an Israeli military officer and two civilians. The Palestinian official news agency Wafa said Thursday that a Palestinian teenager was wounded by live fire and 16 others by rubber
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming has used a debate to press her Donald Trump-backed primary opponent on whether she agreed with the former president’s baseless assertion that widespread fraud cost him reelection. The opponent, Cheyenne attorney Harriet Hageman, said there were “serious concerns” about the
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At the Royal Tint and Dip in Bend, hundreds of people came out Wednesday night to share a special surprise. That surprise was a car, and not just any car — but the dream car for Nicholas Linn. He’s a 20-year-old autistic photographer from Redmond who loves to share his craft. His dream car is
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