How gas interests slowed Chile’s clean energy transition
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Chile holds itself out as a global leader on climate change. Nearly 22% of Chile’s…
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Female country stars to join Wynonna Judd on tour this fall
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country stars Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood, Brandi Carlile, Little Big Town,…
Continue ReadingWith sequel plans, Rob Reiner turns ‘Spinal Tap’ up to 11
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — One of the most memorable lines — and Rob Reiner’s personal favorite — of “This Is…
Continue ReadingHigh winds hit Germany as storm moves in; floods feared
BERLIN (AP) — Gusts of wind of up to 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) hit areas in western and northwestern Germany on Thursday after…
Continue ReadingShaky Israeli coalition is jolted as another lawmaker quits
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Another member of Israel’s parliament says she’s quitting the ruling coalition,…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka limits foreign currency holdings amid crisis
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s central bank says it will lower the maximum amount of foreign…
Continue ReadingNATO chief sure spat over Sweden, Finland will be resolved
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s leader flatly opposes having Sweden and Finland join NATO, but…
Continue ReadingHarris to meet with abortion providers as court ruling looms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will speak with abortion providers from states with some of the nation’s strictest restrictions on…
Continue ReadingUK police conclude probe into Johnson’s ‘partygate’ scandal
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Metropolitan Police says it has concluded its investigation into breaches of COVID-19…
Continue ReadingUK freezes assets on Russian airlines, preventing slot sale
LONDON (AP) — Britain has frozen the assets of three Russian airlines, preventing them from selling landing slots at U.K. airports that are worth…
Continue ReadingGeorgia store shootings: White man faces hate crime charges
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal grand jury in Georgia has brought hate crime charges against a white man accused of shooting into two convenience stores…
Continue ReadingWHO: COVID deaths dropped by 21% last week but cases rising
GENEVA (AP) — The number of coronavirus deaths globally dropped by about 21% in the past week while cases rose in most parts of the world,…
Continue ReadingMan in Japan gambles COVID town funds mistakenly sent to him
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The money was supposed to be COVID-19 assistance for low-income households in a small Japanese…
Continue ReadingPrague Zoo gets Taiwanese pangolins after fallout with China
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Prague’s zoo has introduced to the public a pair of critically endangered Chinese pangolins. It…
Continue ReadingConference of U.S. conservatives opens in Orban’s Hungary
By JUSTIN SPIKE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Dozens of prominent conservatives from Europe, the United States and…
Continue ReadingEast Timor celebrates independence anniversary, new leader
By GANTRY MEILANA Associated Press DILI, East Timor (AP) — Former East Timor independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta…
Continue ReadingCaptive medic’s bodycam shows firsthand horror of Mariupol
By VASILISA STEPANENKO and LORI HINNANT Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — A celebrated Ukrainian medic recorded her time in Mariupol on a…
Continue ReadingInflation, Russia-Ukraine war draw G7 finance leaders’ focus
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (AP) — Finance ministers for the Group of Seven leading economies are…
Continue ReadingFamed racing sailboat attacked by gunmen off war-torn Yemen
By JON GAMBRELL and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Officials say that a Hong Kong-flagged sailboat is reported to…
Continue ReadingEU: Nearly 270 cases of salmonella found in chocolate eggs
STOCKHOLM (AP) — European health officials say that 266 confirmed cases and 58 suspected cases of an outbreak of salmonella infection linked to…
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