North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation at talks in Pyongyang…
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A draft deal on climate money for developing world is silent on how much as UN summit nears end
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A new draft text released early Thursday which will form the basis of any deal reached at United Nations…
Continue ReadingSoutheast Asian defense chiefs discuss regional security with US, China and other partner nations
Associated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian defense chiefs are meeting with China, the United States and other partner nations in Laos…
Continue ReadingLawsuit against troopers who investigated 11-year-old in murder case nears trial
Associated Press A man who was charged with murdering his father’s fiancee when he was just 11 years old is suing four state troopers. Trial in…
Continue ReadingVolcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year
Associated Press GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has roared back to life after eight centuries of silence has…
Continue ReadingAt UN climate talks, “sewage” beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — In the sprawling pavilion section of the United Nations climate talks, where countries, nonprofits and…
Continue ReadingFans can step up to the plate for Red Sox CEO’s memorabilia at auction
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston auctioneer is taking bidders out to the ballpark with an auction of a team executive’s Red Sox memorabilia — including…
Continue ReadingAlabama carries out nation’s third nitrogen gas execution on a man for a hitchhiker’s killing
Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man convicted in the 1994 killing of a female hitchhiker cursed at the prison warden and made…
Continue ReadingSierra Leone loves rice and wants to free itself from imports. But how to do it?
Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Rice borders on the sacred in Sierra Leone, which has one of the world’s highest consumption…
Continue ReadingHas a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A previously unknown musical work written by composer Frederic Chopin appears to have been found in a library in…
Continue ReadingPapuan women’s mangrove forest in Indonesia is increasingly threatened by development and pollution
Associated Press JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her…
Continue ReadingTrump’s incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She’ll face a raft of special interests
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As incoming White House chief of staff, one of Susie Wiles ’ vexing challenges will be policing the buffet…
Continue ReadingAustralian who drank tainted alcohol in Laos has died, raising toll to 4, including an American
Associated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia’s prime minister…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand police begin arrests for gang symbol ban as new law takes effect
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A ban on New Zealanders wearing or displaying symbols of gang affiliation in public has taken…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street rises with Nvidia as bitcoin bursts above $99,000
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed Thursday after market superstar Nvidia and another round of companies said they’re making…
Continue ReadingRussia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Wednesday opposed a U.S.-led campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in…
Continue ReadingUS regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
AP Technology Writer U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its…
Continue ReadingPercival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s “James,” a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” has won…
Continue ReadingFeds outline ‘necessary steps’ for Colorado River agreement by 2026 but no recommendation yet
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal water officials have made public what they call “necessary steps” for the seven states and multiple…
Continue ReadingJudge keeps death penalty a possibility for man charged in killings of 4 Idaho students
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The death penalty will remain a possibility for a man charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho…
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