Nigerian leader defends currency swap as pain, protests grow
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says the country’s redesigned currency would bolster…
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Zelenskyy asks for support for Ukraine at Berlin film fest
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked artists and filmmakers to unequivocally declare their support for his country during a live video…
Continue ReadingBiden takes new steps to address racial inequality in gov’t
By JOSH BOAK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking new steps to address racial inequality…
Continue ReadingOil-rich Norway donates $7.4 billion in aid to Ukraine
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The parliament of oil-rich Norway has announced that the Scandinavian country is donating 75 billion kroner ($7.4…
Continue ReadingMoldova’s PM-designate seeks confidence vote from lawmakers
By STEPHEN McGRATH and CRISTIAN JARDAN Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s Prime Minister-designate Dorin Recean, a pro-Western…
Continue ReadingChina sanctions Lockheed Martin, Raytheon for Taiwan sales
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday imposed trade and investment sanctions on Lockheed Martin and a unit of…
Continue ReadingStudy: Don’t blame climate change for South American drought
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Climate change isn’t causing the multi-year drought that is devastating parts of Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil…
Continue ReadingKey developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes
By TANYA TITOVA and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — The United Nations has launched a funding appeal for $1 billion to help…
Continue ReadingIraqi soldiers killed in clashes with suspected IS cell
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — State media say three Iraqi troops have been killed after a suspected Islamic State militant…
Continue ReadingShiffrin wins gold, thanks former coach after surprise split
By ANDREW DAMPF and ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press MERIBEL, France (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin covered her mouth with her fluorescent orange mittens…
Continue ReadingFrance’s 5th day of pension reform protests tests resolve
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A fifth day of nationwide strikes and protests across France Thursday tested the government’s…
Continue ReadingIndian officials probe BBC for 3rd day, alleging tax dodge
By PIYUSH NAGPAL and ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s tax officials are searching the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai…
Continue ReadingFor Ukrainian circus performers, future still up in the air
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Nearly a year since fleeing Ukraine for Hungary amid the bombs and terror of Russia’s…
Continue ReadingUkraine war saga unfolds across the lives of 5 friends
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — In the cemetery where Oleksii Zavadskyi and Yurii Stiahliuk are buried, the women they loved…
Continue ReadingFrom tents to tanks; a big year in Ukraine for NATO allies
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The day after Russia invaded Ukraine, the leaders of NATO’s 30 member countries held an emergency…
Continue ReadingIsraeli FM visits Kyiv as pressure mounts over military aid
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister is in Kyiv for the first public visit to Ukraine’s capital…
Continue ReadingTurkey quake revives debate over nuclear plant being built
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A devastating earthquake that toppled buildings across parts…
Continue ReadingAsian shares skid after inflation report thumps Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Asia on Friday after benchmarks on Wall Street had their biggest drop in…
Continue ReadingUkraine says Russia turns to decoy missiles, intel balloons
By JOHN LEICESTER and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Ukrainian official says Russia is using decoy missiles to fool…
Continue ReadingPakistan train explosion kills 1, wounds 8 passengers
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a powerful explosion inside a moving passenger train has killed at least one person and wounded eight others…
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