Germany’s BASF takes huge writedowns as unit exits Russia
BERLIN (AP) — Germany-based chemicals maker BASF says it is taking some 7.3 billion euros ($7.9 billion) in write-downs related to the exit from…
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‘Inconsistent with human survival’: UN chief slams fossil fuel industry expansion in Davos speech
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The UN Secretary General has accused fossil fuel producers and their financial backers of “racing to expand…
Continue ReadingItaly’s Friuli region is one of Europe’s best kept secrets
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Its mountains, canyons, beaches and lagoons make it one of Italy’s most beautiful and varied landscapes, but few people…
Continue ReadingAt Davos, Zelenskyy urges allies to speed up push vs. Russia
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told political leaders at the World Economic…
Continue ReadingAt Davos, Zelenskyy urges allies to speed up push vs. Russia
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told political leaders at the World Economic…
Continue ReadingThreats, advantages seen in China’s shrinking population
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — For seven decades, China’s Communist Party has ruled the world’s most populous country. As the…
Continue ReadingRussia’s top diplomat: West’s ‘hybrid war’ won’t stop Moscow
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat says his country will achieve its objectives in Ukraine despite a…
Continue ReadingUK nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of nurses in Britain walked out Wednesday in a new protest over pay, with no end in sight…
Continue ReadingUK nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of nurses in Britain walked out Wednesday in a new protest over pay, with no end in sight…
Continue ReadingImran Khan’s party dissolves assembly in Pakistani province
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The party of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has dissolved a provincial…
Continue Reading‘Inconsistent with human survival’: UN chief slams fossil fuel industry expansion in Davos speech
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The UN Secretary General has accused fossil fuel producers and their financial backers of “racing to expand…
Continue ReadingMacao gambling promoter Alvin Chau sentenced to 18 years – public broadcaster
Philip Wang Alvin Chau, one of Macao’s high-profile gambling promoters, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for racketeering and illegal…
Continue ReadingDeaf student’s lawsuit at center of Supreme Court case
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a case that could make it more difficult for students…
Continue ReadingPolice in Georgia arrest suspect in Mall of America shooting
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting at the Mall of America in December was arrested in Georgia on…
Continue ReadingLa prohibición europea del diésel ruso podrÃa hacer que los precios suban aún más
olivertapia (CNN) — Europa se apresura a comprar diésel de Rusia antes de que entre en vigor una prohibición de importaciones a principios de…
Continue ReadingAn Army lieutenant pepper-sprayed by Virginia police during a traffic stop was awarded $3,600
By Sara Smart and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A US Army officer who was pepper sprayed, pushed to the ground and handcuffed by Windsor, Virginia, police…
Continue ReadingCéline Gounder: Grant Wahl’s wife was 6,689 miles away when she heard about his death; says it had ‘nothing to do with Covid’ vaccine
CNN By Christiane Amanpour and Ben Morse, CNN As she finished a Zoom meeting with a colleague, Dr. Céline Gounder’s phone began to buzz…
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Gunshots at Oklahoma high school after basketball game send announcers ducking for cover
CNN By Andy Rose and Chris Boyette, CNN Gunfire broke out at an Oklahoma City area high school after a basketball game Tuesday night, sending game…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court justices are showing their willingness to boost conservative causes
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst The Supreme Court’s reversal of abortion rights last year deviated so much from traditional…
Continue ReadingIndia arrests alleged illegal immigration agents over family who froze to death on US border
By Manveena Suri and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Three alleged black-market immigration agents have been arrested in western India in connection with the…
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