Japan passes $250B economic package meant to lift wages and spur growth
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has approved a $250 billion economic stimulus package centered around initiatives intended to boost incomes.…
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China is expanding visa-free entry to more countries in bid to boost economy
BEIJING (AP) — China is going to expand visa-free entry to citizens of nine more countries as it seeks to boost tourism and business travel to help…
Continue Reading 6 tourists died in Laos after apparently drinking methanol. What is it and why was it in drinks?
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Two Australian teenagers and a British woman have died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted…
Continue Reading Taiwan president will visit allies in South Pacific as rival China seeks inroads
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will visit the self-governing island’s allies in the South Pacific, where rival China has…
Continue Reading Indigenous leaders travel to UK from Peru to draw attention to oil damage and banking
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Indigenous leaders from the Wampis Nation in Peru are urging lawmakers at the House of Commons in London to ban…
Continue Reading Tusk’s party holds primary to pick Polish presidential candidate for election in 2025
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition is holding a primary to choose a candidate…
Continue Reading Iran’s vast collection of Western art, much long hidden, re-emerges despite high tensions with US
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As Iran faces increasing tensions with the West and turmoil at home, a new exhibition at the Tehran Museum of…
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US bribery and fraud charges are a big test yet for India’s Adani, one of Asia’s richest men
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, one of Asia’s richest men, may be facing his biggest challenge yet with an…
Continue Reading Australia rejects Elon Musk’s claim that it plans to control access to the internet
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian Cabinet minister on Friday rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s allegation that the…
Continue Reading Romania holds a presidential election Sunday that could narrow to nationalist and leftist candidates
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanians will vote Sunday in a presidential election that looks likely to pit a far-right nationalist…
Continue Reading Scholz is clear to seek a 2nd term as German leader after defense minister rules out a run
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s popular defense minister has taken himself out of contention to become the country’s next leader. His…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán vows to disregard international arrest warrant for Netanyahu
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday denounced the International Criminal Court’s issuing…
Continue Reading Tariff hikes will backfire, and China can manage such ‘external shocks,’ a senior official says
AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — A senior Chinese official says higher tariffs on Chinese exports will backfire by boosting prices paid by…
Continue Reading Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 tourists
Associated Press VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a…
Continue Reading Here’s Jason: Kelce will host late-night show on ESPN beginning final week of NFL season
AP Sports Writer Jason Kelce will try his hand at late-night television early next year. Kelce announced during an appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy…
Continue Reading South Korea says Russia supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in return for its troops
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russia has supplied air defense missile systems to North Korea in exchange for sending its troops to…
Continue Reading The Bahamas will refinance part of its debt to protect its famous turquoise waters
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Bahamas says it will refinance $300 million of its external debt to free up more than $120…
Continue Reading Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days…
Continue Reading A proposed deal on climate cash at UN summit highlights split between rich and poor nations
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A new draft of a deal on money to curb and adapt to climate change released Friday afternoon at the United…
Continue Reading Athletes see climate change as threatening their sports and their health. Some are speaking up
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Pragnya Mohan has been a professional triathlete for nearly a decade, but summers in her native India are…
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