Steely will: French bang pots, pans in fresh pension protest
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A country renowned for its cuisine is turning to pots and pans to express its discontent with…
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China boosts German business optimism, but challenges ahead
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A key measure of German business optimism rose in April for the seventh month in a row amid lower natural gas prices and…
Continue ReadingPalestinians: Israeli troops kill man in West Bank raid
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces operating in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank killed a…
Continue ReadingDrones attack Sevastopol, crashed drone found near Moscow
By DAVID RISING Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-appointed authorities in Crimea say the military has fended off a Ukrainian strike on…
Continue Reading‘Dancing With the Stars’ judge Len Goodman dies at 78
LONDON (AP) — Len Goodman, a long-serving judge on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing” who helped revive interest in…
Continue ReadingForeigners airlifted out; Sudanese seek refuge from fighting
By JACK JEFFERY and NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Foreign governments have airlifted hundreds of diplomats and other…
Continue ReadingChina affirms ex-Soviet nations’ sovereignty after uproar
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says it respects the sovereignty of former Soviet Union republics after Beijing’s ambassador to France…
Continue ReadingAirport strikes lead to cancellations in Berlin, Hamburg
BERLIN (AP) — Employees at Berlin and Hamburg airports are staging walkouts in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions for security staff,…
Continue ReadingEx-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on surprise Myanmar trip
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has made a surprise visit to military-run Myanmar on behalf…
Continue ReadingEx-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press CARROLLTON, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer who fired the fatal shot that killed Breonna Taylor has a…
Continue ReadingSyrian pro-government media say Israel shelled border town
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian pro-government say Israel has shelled targets in southern Syria, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Reports from the…
Continue ReadingAmazon Indigenous woman wins Goldman environment prize
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press SÃO PAULO (AP) — When Alessandra Korap was born in the mid-1980s, her Indigenous village nestled in the…
Continue ReadingThe man in a hurry: King Charles III rushes to make a mark
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is a man in a hurry. After waiting nearly 74 years to become king, Charles has used…
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Struggling Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy protection
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bed Bath & Beyond — one of the original big box retailers known for its seemingly…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse saw $69 billion in outflows at start of 2023
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Credit Suisse says it saw nearly $69 billion in outflows in the first three months of the year and…
Continue ReadingClimate protesters try to bring Berlin traffic to a halt
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German climate activists were temporarily bringing traffic to a standstill in Berlin by gluing…
Continue ReadingStock markets today: Asia mixed ahead of US earnings
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street edged higher as investors awaited U.S. earnings…
Continue ReadingJury selection begins over 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack
By PETER SMITH and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the federal death penalty trial of a truck…
Continue ReadingFlorida gov in Japan ahead of expected US presidential bid
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in Japan to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other…
Continue ReadingMorgan Wallen cancels Ole Miss show after losing his voice
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Thousands of country music fans were awaiting singer Morgan Wallen when he suddenly canceled his performance Sunday night at…
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