Union calls on staff at 7 German airports to strike Friday
BERLIN (AP) — A German labor union has called on workers at seven of the country’s airports to go on strike Friday to press demands for…
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UN agencies seek $5.6B to help Ukraine, its refugees abroad
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s humanitarian aid and refugee agencies say they are seeking $5.6 billion to help…
Continue ReadingWarren Buffett’s company sells major stake in Taiwanese chip giant TSMC
By Eric Cheung and Juliana Liu, CNN Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company fell as much as 4% on Wednesday, after Warren…
Continue ReadingFrench pension tension triggers turbulent parliament debate
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan has unleashed the most turbulent debate in…
Continue ReadingBarenboim takes it day-by-day, balancing music with illness
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — At no time during his seven-decade career did renowned pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim ever…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 5.7 quake hits New Zealand, no damage reported
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck near the New Zealand capital Wellington as the…
Continue ReadingMissouri man who served 27 years in prison is freed as judge vacates his murder conviction
KMOV By Andy Rose and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A Missouri man who has been serving a life sentence for nearly three decades was set free Tuesday after a…
Continue ReadingChina national soccer boss arrested on corruption charges
BEIJING (AP) — The head of China’s national soccer federation has been arrested on corruption charges in the latest blow to the country’s…
Continue ReadingEnvironmentalists say new airport threatens Albanian lagoons
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press AKERNI, Albania (AP) — A new, multimillion-euro international airport near Albania’s coastal city of Vlora…
Continue ReadingPakistani court acquits parents of activist in treason case
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A defense lawyer says a court in northwest Pakistan has acquitted the parents of an exiled female human rights activist…
Continue ReadingS. Korea: Unlikely that Kim’s daughter groomed as successor
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Wednesday said that it’s still premature to determine whether the…
Continue ReadingJapan ‘strongly presumes’ Chinese spy balloons entered its airspace
By Junko Ogura, CNN Japan said Tuesday it “strongly” suspects three Chinese spy balloons entered its airspace between 2019 and 2021.…
Continue ReadingIndian officials search BBC offices for second straight day
By PIYUSH NAGPAL and CHONCHUI NGASHANGVA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s tax officials searched BBC offices in India for a second…
Continue ReadingUS military downs Iranian-made drone in Syria
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. forces had shot down an Iranian-made drone flying over a base housing American troops in northeastern Syria.…
Continue ReadingWar in Ukraine at 1 year: Pain, resilience in global economy
By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers An Egyptian widow is struggling to afford meat and eggs for her five children. An exasperated…
Continue ReadingThe Michigan State University killer was previously charged with a felony but was still able to buy guns. Here’s why
By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN Years before Anthony Dwayne McRae killed three Michigan State University students and critically wounded five…
Continue ReadingThe Michigan State University killer was previously charged with a felony but was still able to buy guns. Here’s why
CNN By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN Years before Anthony Dwayne McRae killed three Michigan State University students and critically wounded…
Continue ReadingUK inflation falls for 3rd consecutive month in January
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s inflation rate fell for a third consecutive month in January, boosting optimism that the cost-of-living crisis has peaked…
Continue ReadingWhite supremacist gets life in prison for Buffalo massacre
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo…
Continue ReadingReport: Saudi Binladin Group fined over 2015 crane collapse
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A criminal court has imposed a $5.3 million fine on the Saudi BinLadin Group and sentenced seven people to…
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