Germany sees opportunity in nuclear fusion, but funding for research remains uncertain
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has announced draft plans to boost domestic research into development of…
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Ex-Texas congressman Will Hurd calls Trump a ‘failed politician’ as he launches GOP presidential run
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a onetime CIA officer and fierce critic of Donald Trump,…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s central bank sharply raises interest rates. That could signal an economic turnaround
By SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has delivered a large interest rate increase,…
Continue ReadingDee Snider — rocker, actor, DJ and now writer — draws on Long Island childhood in 1st novel ‘Frats’
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J, (AP) — Dee Snider has been a heavy metal singer, a Broadway actor, a radio DJ, and a TV…
Continue ReadingWeekly US applications for unemployment aid remain elevated
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained elevated last week, a possible sign that the…
Continue ReadingPope short of breath, says he’s still feeling effects of anesthesia 2 weeks after surgery
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he’s still feeling the effects of anesthesia from abdominal surgery two weeks ago and that his breathing…
Continue ReadingPresto! Rare Maurice Sendak picture story, ‘Ten Little Rabbits,’ will be published in 2024
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A rare Maurice Sendak picture story, originally a pamphlet for a 1970 museum fundraiser, will…
Continue ReadingFoes of Myanmar’s military regime applaud new US sanctions, but want action to block gas revenues
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Opponents of Myanmar’s military government are applauding fresh financial sanctions imposed by…
Continue ReadingResponse to fiery Ohio derailment frustrated by poor communication and incomplete information
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Firefighters who responded to February’s fiery train derailment in Ohio struggled to…
Continue ReadingIOC banishes boxing governing body from Olympics, but the sport will still be at the Paris Games
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The International Boxing Association has been banished from the Olympic family but the sport will…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Bret swirls near St. Vincent as it enters eastern Caribbean
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret swirled close to St. Vincent late Thursday as it began pushing…
Continue ReadingBridge sitting on key Russian supply route near Crimea struck by missiles
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia-appointed officials in Crimea said that a bridge between the Moscow-annexed peninsula…
Continue ReadingUAE leader welcomes Iranian foreign minister in latest softening of Persian Gulf tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The president of the United Arab Emirates has met with Iran’s visiting foreign minister in the latest sign of…
Continue ReadingYellen says it’s critical to maintain U.S.-China ties after Biden’s dictator remarks
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says it’s “critical” the U.S. and China maintain a…
Continue ReadingGermany warns China over Taiwan, voices human rights concerns days after talks with Chinese premier
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has warned Beijing against using force to change the status quo with Taiwan and expressed concern about…
Continue ReadingMoscow court rules US journalist Evan Gershkovich must stay in jail until late August
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has ruled that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must remain in jail on espionage charges until at least…
Continue ReadingBiden and Modi cheer booming economic ties in visit that also reckoned with India’s record on rights
By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday pronounced the U.S.-India…
Continue ReadingClimate change leads to growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases, EU agency says
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — European Union officials say there is a growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases…
Continue ReadingNorway raises key interest rate to fight inflation and expects further hikes ahead
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central bank says it has raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point in an effort to “bring…
Continue ReadingAfter Paris blast crumples building in Left Bank, rescue workers still searching for 1 person
PARIS (AP) — French rescue workers searched Thursday for a person feared missing after a powerful blast brought down a building on Paris’…
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