Zimbabwe’s focus on wheat set to yield biggest-ever harvest
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe says it is on the brink of its biggest wheat harvest in history, thanks in large…
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Russia’s chaotic draft leaves some out in cold, without gear
By The Associated Press The mobilized reservists that Russian President Vladimir Putin visited last week at a firing range southeast of Moscow looked…
Continue ReadingFrench, German leaders meet amid rift over energy, economy
By SYLVIE CORBET and GEIR MOULSON The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz thrashed it…
Continue ReadingGas crunch eases in Europe — but the respite might not last
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Natural gas and electricity prices in Europe have plunged from summer peaks thanks to…
Continue ReadingNevada officials begin unprecedented hand count of ballots
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) — Volunteers began an unprecedented hand count of votes Wednesday in a rural…
Continue ReadingExhumations resume for DNA to ID Tulsa Race Massacre victims
By KEN MILLER Associated Press At a cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma, work is underway to remove bodies from their graves for a second time in an effort…
Continue ReadingGOP eyes Indiana upset amid national push to diversify party
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press GARY, Ind. (AP) — After a lunchtime roundtable with Indiana Sen. Todd Young and Utah Rep. Burgess Owens,…
Continue ReadingUN envoy: Myanmar crisis deepens, taking ‘catastrophic toll’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar is warning that the political, human rights and…
Continue Reading‘Scrubs’ producer Eric Weinberg pleads not guilty to assault
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Weinberg, executive producer for the hit TV show “Scrubs,” has been denied bail after pleading not guilty to sexually…
Continue ReadingSuperstorm Sandy legacy: Recovery far from equal on NY shore
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Even before Superstorm Sandy’s floodwaters surged over New York City’s Rockaway…
Continue ReadingUS vows full military defense of allies against North Korea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is warning North Korea against escalating its…
Continue ReadingStrong quake injures dozens, shuts north Philippine airport
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of the northern Philippines, injuring at least 26 people and forcing the…
Continue ReadingCanadian industry minister denies Rogers-Shaw telecom merger
OTTAWA, Canada (AP) — Canada’s federal industry minister says he will not approve a multi-billion-dollar merger between Rogers Communications…
Continue ReadingWestern states propose deal over beleaguered Rio Grande
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s attorney general says the state has reached a proposed…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 5.1 quake strikes in San Francisco Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake has rattled the San Francisco Bay Area. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries…
Continue ReadingAustralian health insurer says data of all customers hacked
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s largest health insurer says a cybercriminal has hacked the personal data…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand women lawmakers outnumber men for first time
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For the first time in New Zealand’s history, a majority of lawmakers are women.…
Continue ReadingUN: Syria facing `acute violence’ and worst economic crisis
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN officials say Syria is facing “acute violence,” the worst economic crisis since…
Continue ReadingCrime, Trump center stage in sole New York governor’s debate
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Fights over crime, abortion and the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection took center stage as…
Continue ReadingHerzog invited to address Congress as Israel turns 75
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog has been invited to address a joint meeting of Congress as Israel prepares to celebrate the 75th…
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