2 pilots walk away from Boeing 737 tanker crash in Australia
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Two pilots walked away with minor injuries after a Boeing 737 jet converted for firefighting crashed in Australia,…
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Sub-Saharan Africa is ‘new epicenter’ of extremism, says UN
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new report by the U.N.’s international development agency says that sub-Saharan…
Continue ReadingFormer Chelsea forward Atsu rescued after Turkey earthquake
By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer The Ghana Football Association says former Chelsea and Newcastle forward Christian Atsu has been rescued from the…
Continue ReadingFrench protesters hold more strikes over pension changes
By SYLVIE CORBET and JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Public transportation, schools and electricity supplies have been disrupted in…
Continue ReadingDenmark’s defense minister takes sick leave after checkup
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s defense minister has taken a leave of absence for an undetermined period of time after he felt unwell and…
Continue ReadingJapan games maker Nintendo’s profit slips amid chips crunch
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video game maker Nintendo has recorded a slight drop in in profit for April-December as…
Continue ReadingWikipedia again up and running as Pakistan lifts ban on site
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has lifted its ban on Wikipedia services that were blocked last week by the country’s…
Continue ReadingUK energy giant BP’s profits double to $27.7 billion
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British energy firm BP has reported record annual earnings amid growing calls for the U.K.…
Continue ReadingJapan’s SoftBank logs $5.9B loss as tech investments tumble
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese investor SoftBank Group has sunk into a deep loss for the October-December quarter,…
Continue ReadingPalestinians: Teen killed in Israeli army raid in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says that Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager in an army raid in the occupied West Bank.…
Continue ReadingMissouri man who killed 4 executed despite innocence claims
By JIM SALTER Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend and her three young children has…
Continue ReadingAmid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered the bar for hiring
By BERNARD CONDON, JIM MUSTIAN and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Beyond the beating, kicking, cursing and pepper spraying,…
Continue ReadingFears grow for untold numbers buried by Turkey earthquake
By MEHMET GUZEL, GHAITH ALSAYED and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press NURDAGI, Turkey (AP) — Rescuers raced against time early Wednesday to pull…
Continue ReadingBoeing plans to cut about 2,000 finance and HR jobs in 2023
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing plans to make staffing cuts in the aerospace company’s finance and human resources departments in 2023, with a loss of…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed after Wall St gains on Fed chair comments
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia after stocks rallied on Wall Street following comments by the chair…
Continue ReadingAustralian, New Zealand leaders’ talk focuses on China
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian and New Zealand prime ministers are meeting to talk about China’s…
Continue ReadingBiden in State of Union exhorts Congress: ‘Finish the job’
By ZEKE MILLER, SEUNG MIN KIM and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden exhorted Congress Tuesday night to work with…
Continue ReadingState of the Union? Congress doesn’t fully reflect diversity
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — When lawmakers gather for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address,…
Continue ReadingArkansas Gov. Sanders slams Biden for ‘woke fantasies’
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders painted a dystopian portrait of the country in the…
Continue ReadingAustralia lifts cash rate to 3.35% with 9th rate hike
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate for a ninth…
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