Africa urged to propose action on climate at conference
By WANJOHI KABUKURU ASSOCIATED PRESS MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba said at the third Africa Climate Week conference…
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Austria grants 2-billion loan to struggling energy supplier
BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government says it has granted a credit line of 2 billion euros (dollars) to financially distressed energy supplier Wien…
Continue ReadingLeaky battleship in Texas completes trip for $35M repairs
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — It’s the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars, having fought in…
Continue ReadingIn Pakistan, fears of waterborne diseases as floods recede
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials in Pakistan raised concern Wednesday over the spread of waterborne diseases among…
Continue ReadingCanadian donates $172 million to Australian medical research
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Canadian businessman Geoff Cumming has promised $172 million over 20 years to fight the next pandemic in Australia’s…
Continue ReadingBaby killed by hailstone in storm in northeast Spain
MADRID (AP) — Officials say a 20-month old baby girl has died after being hit by a massive hailstone during a fierce storm in the northeastern…
Continue ReadingInflation hits 9.1% in countries using euro currency
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency hit another record in August, fueled by…
Continue ReadingEU to tighten travel rules for Russians, but no visa ban
By LORNE COOK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — European Union countries have agreed on the need to make it harder for Russian citizens to enter the…
Continue ReadingEx-Malaysian leader Mahathir, 97, hospitalized with COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two-time former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19.…
Continue ReadingFrench tourism better than pre-COVID, despite climate woes
By JADE LE DELEY and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Tourism came back with a vengeance to France this summer, sending revenues over…
Continue ReadingKenyan court starts hearing challenges to presidential vote
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s Supreme Court has started hearing arguments in challenges to the presidential election. Losing opposition candidate…
Continue ReadingSaudi woman gets 45 years in prison for social media use
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi court has sentenced a woman 45 years in prison for allegedly damaging…
Continue ReadingTruck in Indonesia crashes at school bus stop, killing 10
BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) — A truck transporting iron on the outskirts of Indonesia’s capital has crashed at a bus stop in front of a school and…
Continue ReadingUN inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant in war zone
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A team of U.N. inspectors made its way toward Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power…
Continue ReadingMalaysia ex-PM’s wife seeks to remove judge ahead of verdict
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The wife of jailed Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has sought to remove the judge set to deliver a verdict in…
Continue ReadingTaiwan forces fire at drones flying over island near China
TAIPEI Taiwan’s military fired warning shots at drones from China flying over its outposts just off the Chinese coastline, underscoring heightened…
Continue ReadingToyota invests in EV battery production in Japan, US
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is investing 730 billion yen ($5.6 billion) in Japan and the U.S. to boost production of…
Continue ReadingOlympics attack victims’ families agree on deal with Germany
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The families of 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian attackers at the 1972 Summer…
Continue ReadingVenus Williams, Raducanu, Osaka all out in US Open 1st round
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Past U.S. Open champions Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu all have lost in…
Continue ReadingRussia halts gas through major pipeline, citing maintenance
BERLIN (AP) — Russia’s Gazprom has halted the flow of natural gas through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe, a stoppage that it announced in…
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