Japan’s SoftBank Group marks a return to profit as it cuts Vision Fund losses
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group has returned to profitability after four straight…
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China names a new stock regulator and reports new developer financing in a bid to soothe markets
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have risen in China after Beijing ousted its top stock market regulator and announced…
Continue ReadingScientists discover an alarming change in Antarctica’s past that could spell devastating future sea level rise
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Evidence from a 2,000-foot-long ice core reveals that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrank suddenly and…
Continue ReadingRussian anti-war election candidate barred from running against Putin
By Sebastian Shukla, Anna Chernova, Clare Sebastian and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin has been barred from…
Continue ReadingThe Paris Olympics medals are made with pieces of the Eiffel Tower
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How’s that for a monumental prize? A…
Continue ReadingBerlin’s zoo is mourning Ingo the flamingo, who died at what’s believed to be at least 75
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo is mourning Ingo the flamingo, its oldest resident, who died at what is believed to be at least 75 years of age and…
Continue ReadingSweden has thwarted Iranian attack plots, counterintelligence police say
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A senior member of the Swedish security police says that Iran “has been preparing and conducted activities aimed at carrying out…
Continue ReadingMessi’s ‘miracle’ return stirs Chinese anger and conspiracy theories
By Simone McCarthy and Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For Lionel Messi, it should have been a few minutes of easy work. But the Argentine…
Continue ReadingBlinken ends latest Mideast mission after new Israeli snub of proposed Gaza cease-fire plan
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken left the Middle East on Thursday with public…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Honda reports its profit rose on the back of strong U.S. demand
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Honda’s profit rose 3.5% in the October-December quarter from a year…
Continue ReadingA volcano in Iceland is erupting again, spewing lava and cutting heat and hot water supplies
By MARCO DI MARCO Associated Press GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland has erupted for the third time since December and…
Continue Reading5 Marines confirmed dead after their helicopter crashed in Southern California
By Haley Britzky, Andy Rose, Jason Hanna and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Five US Marines have been confirmed dead after their helicopter…
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Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley begins scheduling 2024 town hall meetings
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley has begun announcing his 2024 schedule of town halls around the state, continuing his tradition of holding one in every…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street edges up to set more records, as S&P 500 briefly tops 5,000
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ticked higher Thursday to set more records as further evidence piled up to show the job…
Continue ReadingHaiti’s prime minister urges calm as violent protests seek his ouster
By DÁNICA COTO and PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Prime Minister Ariel Henry urged calm in a public address…
Continue ReadingThe ruined Fukushima nuclear plant leaked radioactive water, but none escaped the facility
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Highly radioactive water leaked from a treatment machine at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi…
Continue ReadingNASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest climate satellite has blasted off to survey the world’s…
Continue ReadingPapua New Guinea’s prime minister becomes the first Pacific leader to address Australia’s parliament
SYDNEY (AP) — Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has become the first Pacific leader to address Australia’s parliament. He vowed…
Continue ReadingCountdown begins for April’s total solar eclipse. What to know about watch parties and safe viewing
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning day into night during a total…
Continue ReadingKansas lawmakers are allowing a 93% pay raise for themselves to take effect next year
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is set to nearly double state legislators’ pay at the start of next year. That will…
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