J&J to pump another $13B into its MedTech business with Shockwave deal
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Johnson & Johnson is pumping more money into heart care with a roughly $13 billion deal for Shockwave Medical,…
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Peru’s president interrogated by prosecutors for hours amid expanding ‘Rolexgate’ probe
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has begun testifying to prosecutors on…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s buys its Israeli restaurants from franchisee who sparked costly boycotts
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s is buying its restaurants in Israel from a longtime franchisee, hoping to reset sales that have…
Continue ReadingRight to children or children’s rights? Surrogacy debate comes to a head in Rome
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — An international campaign to ban surrogacy received a strong endorsement Friday from the Vatican,…
Continue ReadingUS-Chinese military talks resume on safety in the air and at sea after a nearly 2-year break
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Chinese defense officials have met for the first time in nearly two years to…
Continue ReadingSean Paul helped bring dancehall to the masses. With a new tour, he’s ready to do it all over again
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It has been 21 years since Sean Paul’s dancehall anthem “Get Busy” topped the Billboard…
Continue ReadingAustria likely to be largely ice-free within 45 years as glaciers recede quickly, experts say
VIENNA (AP) — Experts say Austrian glaciers receded last year at a rapid pace and the Alpine country is likely to be largely ice-free in 40 to 45…
Continue ReadingIsraeli ambassador, summoned by Poland in protest, apologizes for death of Polish aid worker
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s deputy foreign minister has handed a diplomatic note to Israel’s ambassador…
Continue ReadingEgyptian authorities arrest 10 after a pro-Gaza rally calling for severing ties with Israel
CAIRO (AP) — A human rights lawyer in Egypt says the authorities have arrested 10 activists who participated in a pro-Palestinian protest where…
Continue ReadingASEAN finance leaders end meetings in Laos, pointing to challenges from geopolitics, volatile prices
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — Southest Asian finance ministers and central bank governors have ended meetings…
Continue ReadingTurkey arrests two more people suspected of spying for Israel
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities have arrested two people suspected of providing information to the Israeli spy agency in the latest in a…
Continue ReadingScandals blight Denmark’s buildup of its armed forces as it eyes possible threats from Russia
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A series of scandals has blighted Denmark’s Armed Forces at a time when the country,…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Kishida, ahead of US trip, seeks stronger military ties with Washington and other partners
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he wants to strengthen military and weapons development…
Continue ReadingSenior doctors in England agree pay deal with UK government that will end year-long dispute
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Senior doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from the British government that ends a yearlong…
Continue ReadingGerman investigators seize fake US bills with a face value of over $103 million
BERLIN (AP) — German investigators say they have seized counterfeit U.S. dollar bills with a face value of over $103 million, which apparently came…
Continue ReadingRussian officials again try to link the Moscow concert attack with Ukraine despite Kyiv’s denials
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities have again tried to link the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall…
Continue ReadingCleanup begins as spring nor’easter moves on. But hundreds of thousands still lack power
By NICK PERRY and LISA RATHKE Associated Press GILFORD, N.H. (AP) — Snow showers lingered Friday as the cleanup began following a major spring…
Continue ReadingA senior UK lawmaker fell victim to a sexting scam. His colleagues are being urged to go to police
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers who may have been targeted in a sexting scam were urged Friday to go to police, after…
Continue ReadingSurvivors of Taiwan’s historic quake recall harrowing moments of tremors, being trapped under rocks
By JOHNSON LAI and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan residents endured harrowing experiences when the ground shook with…
Continue ReadingIndia’s opposition makes its election case, calling Modi an autocrat and promising aid to the poor
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s main opposition party vowed to boost social spending and reverse what it views as a…
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