Dutch go to polls in mid-term provincial elections
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Local elections with national fallout have opened in the Netherlands as voters cast…
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China’s economic recovery is on track. But youth unemployment is getting worse
By Laura He, CNN China’s economic recovery appears to be on track as it gradually emerges from three years of its strict zero-Covid policy. But…
Continue ReadingChina’s economic recovery is on track. But youth unemployment is getting worse
CNN By Laura He, CNN China’s economic recovery appears to be on track as it gradually emerges from three years of its strict zero-Covid policy.…
Continue ReadingMacron’s pension plan advances despite strikes across France
By SYLVIE CORBET and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French people hoping to preserve their retirement benefits are marching in the…
Continue ReadingPolitical tensions, new protests over French pension bill
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan are staging an eighth round of…
Continue ReadingUK Treasury chief predicts no recession in Britain this year
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. is likely to avoid a recession this year, Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt said Wednesday, adding…
Continue ReadingUK Treasury chief seeks drama-free budget day amid strikes
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt will stage a moment of high political theater as he unveils his…
Continue ReadingThai policeman injured, detained after 24-hour standoff
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police have detained a senior police officer who fired multiple gunshots from his home in Bangkok, ending a standoff of over 24…
Continue ReadingTrevor Bauer signing met with little reaction in Japan
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The signing of Trevor Bauer to a one-year contract by Yokohama DeNA BayStars generated little…
Continue ReadingGerman arms industry seeks clarity on Ukraine weapons orders
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense industry says it stands ready to ramp up its output, including the kinds of…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan state workers strike, protesting high taxes
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan health, railway, port and other state workers are on a daylong strike to…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan state workers strike, protesting high taxes
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan health, railway, port and other state workers are on a daylong strike to…
Continue ReadingMyanmar monastery attack kills 22 as conflicting accounts emerge of alleged massacre
By Hannah Ritchie, Kocha Olarn, Heather Chen and Angus Watson, CNN At least 22 people, including three monks, were killed at a monastery in…
Continue ReadingFirst major US railroad merger in 2 decades will go forward
By JOSH FUNK and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers The first major railroad merger in more than two decades, one that would link the United…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea to build ‘world’s largest’ chip center with $230 billion investment from Samsung
By Juliana Liu, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea says it will build an enormous facility to make computer chips in the greater Seoul area,…
Continue ReadingGaudreau has 5 points as Blue Jackets beat Sharks 6-5 in OT
By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Johnny Gaudreau scored his second goal of the game with 43 seconds left in overtime, giving…
Continue ReadingA New York man was arrested after allegedly threatening a shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in a social media post
By Artemis Moshtaghian, Zenebou Sylla and Rob Frehse, CNN A 20-year-old man from Upstate New York has been charged with making a terroristic threat…
Continue ReadingKings get boost from power play in 5-2 win over Islanders
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Doughty and Alex Iafallo scored on the power play as part of a four-goal outburst in the…
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Warming under mostly clear skies
GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After a day of snow, we’ll dry out today, under mostly clear skies. Winds will be light and variable, and…
Continue ReadingBucks clinch playoff spot, top Suns 116-104 for 50th win
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 36 points, Brook Lopez added 21 and the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks…
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