Turkey’s Central Bank intervenes as currency hits record low
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish currency has dipped to an all-time low amid another anticipated interest rate cut later this week and after the…
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Sri Lanka company prepares to sell massive blue gemstone
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A gem company in Sri Lanka has unveiled a rare and massive gemstone weighing 683 pounds (310 kilograms) that has been…
Continue ReadingWest Africa bloc threatens more sanctions against Mali junta
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc is threatening further sanctions against Mali if the…
Continue ReadingHarris announces private investments in Central America
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing $1.2 billion in commitments from international businesses to support the economies and…
Continue ReadingBiden admin reveals 60 finalists for $1B in economic grants
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has announced 60 finalists for $1 billion in economic development…
Continue ReadingBooster blitz: UK races to get ahead of surging omicron
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Long lines have formed for booster shots across England as the U.K. government…
Continue ReadingRussian teenager detonates bomb in Orthodox school
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities reportedly say a homemade bomb detonated in a school attached to an Orthodox convent has wounded 12 people,…
Continue ReadingNew German government to revamp incentives for electric cars
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s new government says it is extending the country’s current system of incentive payments for buyers of electric and…
Continue ReadingWH aims to restore faith in government by improving services
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at saving Americans time and frustration…
Continue ReadingEx-Alibaba employee warns going public causes victims ‘hurt’
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — An employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba who was fired after she went public with a sexual…
Continue ReadingEU ministers debate ways to shield Ukraine from Russia
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers are discussing how to thwart the threat of a possible Russian…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi, Russia’s Putin to hold virtual summit Wednesday
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are holding a virtual summit this week to discuss bilateral…
Continue ReadingBlinken competes with top Russian official in Indonesia
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Indonesia to find a top aide to…
Continue ReadingIsraeli leader returning home from UAE ‘very optimistic’
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says he is returning home “very optimistic” after a two-day trip to the United Arab Emirates.…
Continue ReadingHong Kong tycoon given 13 months jail for Tiananmen vigil
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has sentenced activist and business tycoon Jimmy Lai to 13 months in jail for urging participation in last…
Continue ReadingDeath toll rises to 7 in Sicily gas leak blast, 2 missing
MILAN (AP) — Firefighters said Monday that rescue workers in Sicily have recovered four more bodies in the rubble of buildings that collapsed…
Continue ReadingCargo ship collision off Sweden leaves 1 dead, 1 missing
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — One person has been found dead and another is missing after two cargo ships collided…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Military leader killed in fighting for Yemen city
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Yemeni officials say a senior military commander was killed in clashes between government forces and…
Continue ReadingHungary’s media, health experts seek more COVID-19 data
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — As coronavirus infections and deaths soar in Hungary, the country’s journalists and…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A top Taliban leader says Afghanistan’s new rulers are committed in principle to…
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