Europe agrees to ban Russian coal, but struggles on oil, gas
By The Associated Press The European Union is banning Russian coal imports. It’s a big step because it’s the first time the 27-member…
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US jobless claims stay at historically low levels last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low…
Continue ReadingAlbania may go it alone in bid to launch EU membership talks
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister says that his nation may go it alone in its efforts to launch European Union membership talks,…
Continue ReadingEU approves Bulgaria’s post-pandemic recovery fund plan
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Brussels has given the green light to Bulgaria’s European…
Continue ReadingMajor outage forces Puerto Rico to shutter schools, offices
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than a million customers in Puerto Rico remain without electricity after a fire…
Continue ReadingAttack in east Syria injures 2 US-led coalition members
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition in eastern Syria says artillery has hit a base housing U.S. troops there, lightly injuring two members of the…
Continue ReadingSecurity guard at UK embassy in Berlin denies spy charges
LONDON (AP) — A security guard at the British Embassy in Berlin accused of passing information to a Russian military attache denied espionage…
Continue ReadingShanghai wrestles with food shortages under virus shutdown
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Residents of Shanghai are struggling to get meat, rice and other food supplies under…
Continue ReadingMeta: Russian invasion driving more disinformation online
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press A report from Facebook owner Meta finds a big jump this year in disinformation and propaganda linked to…
Continue ReadingYellen calls for crypto regulation to reduce risks, fraud
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says more government regulation is needed to police the…
Continue ReadingGreece: Man injured in COVID-19 hospital fire dies
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a man who was seriously injured in a fire that broke out in the COVID-19 ward of a hospital in…
Continue ReadingUse your tax refund to knock down debt, lift your finances
By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet If you’re expecting a tax refund, you’re probably contemplating what to spend this newfound money on. There are…
Continue ReadingPoland’s Tokarczuk a finalist for International Booker Prize
LONDON (AP) — Polish Nobel literature laureate Olga Tokarczuk is among six finalists for the International Booker Prize for fiction in English…
Continue ReadingBurkina Faso’s ex-president moved to arrest at personal home
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta says former president Roch Marc Christian…
Continue Reading‘We fought for liberty:’ Michigan WWII vets welcome memorial
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Officials in Michigan have broken ground on one of the few state-specific World War II…
Continue ReadingHaunting Canada boarding school shot wins World Press Photo
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A haunting image of red dresses hung on crosses along a roadside, with a rainbow in…
Continue ReadingUK looks to nuclear power to cut Russian energy dependence
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to build more nuclear power plants, boost…
Continue ReadingChinese hackers reportedly target India’s power grid
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — India’s power sector has been targeted by hackers in a long-term operation thought to have been…
Continue ReadingGerman ex-officials file war crimes complaint against Russia
BERLIN (AP) — Two former German government ministers have submitted a criminal complaint with federal prosecutors seeking the opening of a war…
Continue ReadingUS diplomat: Mediterranean gas pipeline to Europe not viable
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat says a proposed pipeline to deliver natural gas from…
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