By JON GAMBRELL and MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks has forcefully denied a report alleging his nation planned to use the summit to strike oil and gas deals, a day before the summit was due to begin. Sultan al-Jaber,
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 40 civilians were killed last weekend by al-Qaida-linked rebels trying to take control of a besieged town in Burkina Faso’s hard-hit northern region, the United Nations’ rights office said, calling the attack a war crime. In one of the largest clashes in recent years
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — Often referred to as a “miracle material,” graphene is one million times thinner than a single human hair and stronger than steel. The two-dimensional carbon material, made from single layers of graphite, a material mined from the ground, is extremely lightweight, conductive, and flexible, and has the potential to
Continue ReadingBy David Close, CNN (CNN) — The Chicago Blackhawks have waived veteran forward Corey Perry on Tuesday following an internal investigation. The NHL team said Perry “engaged in conduct that is unacceptable” and was “in violation both of the terms of his Standard Player’s Contract and the Blackhawks’ internal policies intended to promote professional and
Continue ReadingBy Christy Choi, CNN and Reuters (CNN) — Dozens of employees at Italian fashion house Gucci staged a strike on Monday to protest the company’s decision to move its design office from Rome to Milan. Although a Gucci spokesperson told CNN the proposed relocation “does not involve any staff reductions,” a regional branch of labor
Continue ReadingCNN By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Washington (CNN) — In her new book, former Rep. Liz Cheney paints a scathing portrait of the Republican Party, condemning her former colleagues and party leaders as “enablers and collaborators,” who after the 2020 election were “willing to violate their oath to the Constitution out of political expediency and loyalty to Donald Trump.” The
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Newcastle United was denied a famous away win over Paris Saint-Germain after the French side was awarded a late penalty following yet another controversial VAR decision. Trailing 1-0 to Alexander Isak’s 24th-minute goal, PSG swarmed the Newcastle goal throughout the second half but without any success. Then, in the
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — American authorities say an Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader in New York City after he advocated for a sovereign state for Sikhs. They also announced murder-for-hire charges were unsealed in Manhattan federal court against a
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — In Colorado, President Joe Biden has said Rep. Lauren Boebert was wrong to describe his policies as “a massive failure.” During a visit to her congressional district. Biden toured CS Wind, a company that manufactures wind towers and is expanding its workforce with
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy, which has proved surprisingly resilient this year, is expected to falter next year under the strain of wars, still-elevated inflation and continued high interest rates. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated Wednesday that international growth will slow to 2.7% in
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — Key Supreme Court justices expressed deep reservations Wednesday with how the Securities and Exchange Commission brings some enforcement actions for securities fraud, suggesting the court could be poised to pare back on the agency’s power in the latest dispute concerning the so-called administrative state to come before the
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Pueblo, Colorado (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday contrasted his economic vision with that of so-called MAGA Republicans, including GOP firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert, during a visit to her Colorado district. During his speech, Biden touted provisions of his administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, which he pledged would bring
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s economy shrank in the third quarter of 2023 to mark the second time of contraction and signal that a recession may have hit the country. Data released Wednesday by Statistics Sweden showed that the country’s gross domestic product declined by 0.3% in the period ending in October. Jessica Engdahl of the
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is selling a part of its stake in components maker Denso to raise cash for its drive toward electric vehicles and other innovations. Japan’s top automaker said Wednesday that the move is estimated to raise about 290 billion yen, or $2 billion, given recent share
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis is stable but is still having trouble breathing as a result of a lung inflammation that forced him to cancel a weekend trip to Dubai. Francis told his general audience Wednesday morning that he still didn’t feel well and that his voice
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — An indigenous community has won a court battle to regain ownership over its ancestral homeland in the Ecuadorian Amazon, more than 80 years after they were displaced because of war. An Ecuadorian appeals court backed the Siekopai nation’s claim over Pë’këya, a biodiverse territory in northeast Ecuador along the
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The ruling emir of oil-rich Kuwait has been hospitalized “due to an emergency health problem” but later was in stable condition. That’s according to a report Wednesday by the state-run KUNA news agency. The report did not elaborate on the problem faced by 86-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Few leaders paint a picture of the climate crisis as vividly as United Nations chief António Guterres. He has accused world leaders of opening “the gates of hell” and said the planet is “heading into uncharted territories of destruction” after deadly heat waves and floods. “The current fossil fuel free-for-all
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to extend a temporary truce by another day minutes before it was set to expire, said Qatar, which has been mediating between the two sides. Negotiations on extending it came down to the wire, with last-minute
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar and China are conducting naval drills together as the military government in the Southeast Asian nation loses ground in the northeast to a coalition of armed ethnic militias that also has strong ties to Beijing. State-run Myanma Alinn newspaper said Wednesday that three Chinese naval vessels were anchored in Yangon, Myanmar’s
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