Inquiry puts ex-World Bank officials under scrutiny on China
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former officials of the World Bank are under pressure after an investigation found that they pressured staff members to alter…
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Justice Department reviewing policies on transgender inmates
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department official tells The Associated Press that the…
Continue ReadingBlack Iowa police chief faces backlash after bringing change
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Black police chief in Iowa says his 15-month tenure leading a small city is a “case…
Continue ReadingCampaigners press for next German leader to act on climate
BERLIN (AP) — Environmental campaigners are pressing for Germany’s next chancellor to take strong action against climate change, including by…
Continue ReadingBoeing to build Navy aircraft at MidAmerica, invest $200M
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Chicago-based aerospace giant Boeing Co. will invest $200 million to…
Continue ReadingHouse to try suspending cap on borrowing authority next week
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press House Democrats said Friday they planned to take action next week to suspend the cap on the government’s borrowing…
Continue ReadingPoland’s, Lithuania’s PMs discuss higher security, migration
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime ministers of Poland and Lithuania say tighter security at their borders with…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa: Top court upholds ex-president’s jail sentence
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s highest court has denied an application by former president Jacob Zuma to…
Continue ReadingBritish computing inventor Clive Sinclair dies at 81
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Clive Sinclair, the British inventor and entrepreneur who arguably did more than anyone else to inspire…
Continue ReadingNew government in Lebanon renews central bank audit
by SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s incoming finance minister has signed a contract with a New-York-based company to…
Continue ReadingApple, Google remove opposition app as Russian voting begins
By DARIA LITVINOVA and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Facing pressure from the Kremlin, Apple and Google removed an opposition-created…
Continue ReadingDanes wants to ban some inmates from entering a romance
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark wants to ban prisoners serving a life sentence from entering a romantic relationship, adding they “should not…
Continue ReadingFaeroese salmon exporter joins chorus, condemns dolphin hunt
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — One of the Faeroe Islands’ largest farmed salmon exporters is condemning a large catch of white-sided dolphins on the…
Continue Reading2 charged with murder of N Ireland journalist Lyra McKee
LONDON (AP) — Police have charged two men with the murder of Lyra McKee, a journalist shot dead as she covered rioting in Londonderry in 2019.…
Continue ReadingTrial begins over COVID outbreak in Austrian ski resort
By PHILIPP JENNE Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — A civil trial has opened in Austria over the government’s handling of a coronavirus outbreak…
Continue ReadingLawsuit over eggs tests China’s policies on unmarried women
By HUIZHONG WU and EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — After almost two years, an unmarried Chinese woman suing for the right to…
Continue ReadingCambodia vaccinating 6-to-11-year-olds before schools reopen
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia is vaccinating 6-to-11-year-olds so students can safely return to schools…
Continue ReadingAlbania Parliament approves new female-dominated Cabinet
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Assembly, or parliament, has approved a Cabinet dominated by women, aiming to…
Continue ReadingVirus fallout, slow internet worry businesses in German vote
By PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press GOLSSEN, Germany (AP) — A crowded race to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel after she…
Continue ReadingHungary: Statue honoring mysterious Bitcoin founder unveiled
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bronze statue was unveiled in Hungary’s capital on Thursday which its creators say is…
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