EU wants to end golden passport schemes, targets Russians
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has recommended that the bloc’s 27 nations end golden passport…
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Germany: G7 rejects Russia’s demand to pay for gas in rubles
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The Group of Seven major economies have agreed to reject Moscow’s demand to pay for Russian…
Continue ReadingCanadian gymnasts ask for investigation into ‘toxic’ culture
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer A group of Canadian gymnasts is asking Sport Canada to launch an independent investigation into what they describe as…
Continue ReadingRussian stocks slide as trading resumes for all companies
LONDON (AP) — Russian shares have slumped as its stock market resumed trading of all companies after a monthlong halt following the Ukraine…
Continue ReadingWill Smith dances with family after Oscar win, shocking slap
By ANDREW DALTON and LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Will Smith gleefully danced with wife Jada Pinkett Smith and their…
Continue ReadingCambodian leader says officials must master mobile internet
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen has declared that he will not appoint anyone to be a provincial…
Continue ReadingEU fund backs early repayment of Greek bailout loans to IMF
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s European Union bailout lenders have approved a plan for the country to repay outstanding loans to the…
Continue ReadingArab, US top diplomats in Israel as Mideast dynamic shifts
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer SDE BOKER, Israel (AP) — Israel has hosted the foreign ministers of four Arab nations and the United States in…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: 3 tasks for new retirees that will pay off later
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Taking care of three big tasks soon after you retire can go a long way toward helping your money and your health go the…
Continue ReadingMiami casino works to save beloved jai alai from extinction
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A group of committed enthusiasts in Miami is doing all it can to save jai alai, the world’s…
Continue ReadingReport criticizes Danish authorities for giving in to China
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish government-appointed commission has criticized the Foreign Ministry and Denmark’s intelligence and security…
Continue ReadingSpain prepares economic support plan amid energy price spike
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government is readying a package of emergency economic measures worth 6 billion euros in direct aid and tax breaks and 10…
Continue ReadingOscar Moments: The night emotion won, for better and worse
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every Oscar show has its big moments, but Will Smith’s slap heard ’round the world…
Continue ReadingGerman authorities seize spyware firm FinFischer’s accounts
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have seized accounts belonging to the spyware company FinFischer amid an investigation into whether it broke…
Continue ReadingUkrainians claim to retake ground ahead of latest talks
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces claim to have retaken a Kyiv suburb and an eastern town from the Russians…
Continue ReadingBountiful wind, sun boost German renewable power this year
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s energy industry recorded about 25% more electricity generated from renewable sources in the first three months of the…
Continue ReadingChina’s Huawei says 2021 sales down, profit up
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei says its 2021 sales fell but profit rose 75.9% despite…
Continue ReadingIndigenous tell pope of abuses at Canada residential schools
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Indigenous leaders from Canada and survivors of the country’s notorious residential…
Continue ReadingUAE energy chief doubles down on OPEC alliance with Russia
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ energy minister has doubled down on an oil alliance…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s omicron surge has likely peaked, officials say
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says its daily average of new COVID-19 cases declined last week for the first time in more than two months.…
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