Russian energy: Europe scrambles to reduce its dependency
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe is scrambling to reduce its natural gas dependence on Russia, and it…
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Made green upgrades in 2021? Don’t miss these tax credits
By SABRINA PARYS of NerdWallet Many Americans incorporate green practices into their everyday lives, such as recycling, limiting meat consumption and…
Continue ReadingIraq’s Kurdish region rejects ruling imperiling oil sector
By SALAR SALIM and SAMYA KULLAB BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region has rejected a ruling by the Supreme Court in Baghdad that…
Continue ReadingASEAN special envoy sets Myanmar visit for later this month
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has announced that its foreign minister will make his first trip to Myanmar later this month in his capacity…
Continue ReadingCzech lawmakers lift immunity of former PM Babis over fraud
PRAGUE (AP) — Lawmakers in the lower house of the Czech Parliament have agreed to lift former Prime Minister Andrej Babis’ immunity from…
Continue ReadingPope Francis plans to visit Congo and South Sudan in July
By NICOLE WINFIELD and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis is planning to visit Congo and South Sudan in…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Africans cross into Spain’s Melilla for 2nd day
MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of people have tried for a second day to climb over the fences that separate a Spanish city in North Africa from Morocco.…
Continue ReadingKyiv shrines, memorials with powerful symbolic value at risk
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Kyiv, bracing for a Russian attack, is the spiritual heart of Ukraine, and some of the nation’s most sacred…
Continue ReadingDisabled orphans fleeing Kyiv received by Poles, Hungarians
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press ZAHONY, Hungary (AP) — Some of Ukraine’s most vulnerable citizens have reached safety in Poland through an…
Continue ReadingGermany urges UN rights office to publish Uyghur report
GENEVA (AP) — German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called Thursday for the U.N. human rights office to release a report it has compiled on the…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s inflation hits 54%, deepening cost-of-living woes
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s annual inflation rate has further accelerated in February, marking the biggest jump since 2002 and deepening the…
Continue ReadingChina denies asking Russia not to invade until post-Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — China is denouncing a report that it asked Russia to delay invading Ukraine until after the Beijing Winter Olympics as “fake…
Continue ReadingPhilippines: 7 militants killed, bombs seized in recent raid
MARAWI, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops have killed at least seven Muslim insurgents aligned with the Islamic State group in a recent…
Continue ReadingSorting fact, disinformation amid Russian war on Ukraine
By The Associated Press Associated Press journalists are documenting military activity across Ukraine, where disinformation is spiking during a…
Continue ReadingICC prosecutor launches Ukraine war crimes investigation
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court prosecutor has launched an investigation that could…
Continue ReadingRussia’s war spurs corporate exodus, exposes business risks
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown business plans into disarray and forced a growing number…
Continue ReadingOlivia Rodrigo praises female artists in Billboard speech
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Olivia Rodrigo praised prior female songwriters and music artists for…
Continue ReadingAmazon shuttering its physical bookstores and 4-star shops
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is closing all of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, as well as its 4-star shops…
Continue ReadingBiden, other Quad leaders to meet virtually amid Ukraine war
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — President Joe Biden and the prime ministers of India, Australia and Japan will talk Thursday in a…
Continue Reading‘Slap Shot’ organist finds new career with expansion Kraken
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Rod Masters may be the most famous organist to ever appear on the big screen in a sports movie, and…
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