Czech central bank cuts interest rates for the second straight time to help economy
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the second straight time in an effort to help the struggling…
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Stage musical ‘The Queen of Versailles’ starring Kristin Chenoweth to make Boston bow this summer
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Visitors to Boston this summer will get a treat: A stage show that reunites singer-actor…
Continue Reading2 JetBlue planes make contact at Logan Airport, wingtip touches tail
BOSTON (AP) — Two JetBlue planes made contact Thursday morning at Boston Logan International Airport, with one wingtip touching another…
Continue ReadingFinland extends Russia border closure until April 14 saying Moscow hasn’t stopped sending migrants
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s government says that it will extend the closure of the country’s border with…
Continue ReadingUS applications for unemployment benefits fall again despite recent layoff announcements
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for jobless claims fell last week despite more layoff announcements from high-profile…
Continue ReadingConspiracy theories swirl around Taylor Swift. These Republican voters say they don’t care
By MATT BROWN and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear some conservatives on cable news or on social media tell it, Taylor…
Continue ReadingPressure mounts on Hungary’s president to resign over pardon in child sexual abuse case
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pressure is mounting on Hungary’s head of state to resign after it was revealed she…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in landslide-hit Philippine mountain village rises to 11 with more than 100 missing
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers dug out more bodies from a landslide-hit southern Philippine village on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 11…
Continue ReadingWhat is Lunar New Year and how is it celebrated?
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press On Feb. 10, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Dragon with community…
Continue ReadingSouth African president defends 30 years of ANC rule in speech to Parliament ahead of elections
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa confronted some of his country’s deep…
Continue ReadingPolish leader says US Republican senators should be ashamed for scuttling Ukrainian aid
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says that U.S. Republican senators should be “ashamed” for leaving about $60 billion in…
Continue ReadingScientists just set a nuclear fusion record in a step toward unleashing the limitless, clean energy source
By Angela Dewan, CNN London (CNN) — Scientists and engineers near the English city of Oxford have set a nuclear fusion energy record, they…
Continue ReadingKarol G named 2024 Woman of the Year by Billboard
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G has earned the title of Billboard’s 2024 Woman of the…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s president replaces top general to shake up deadlocked war with Russia
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president replaced his top general Thursday in a shake-up aimed at reigniting…
Continue ReadingIndia to replace military personnel in Maldives with civilians after president demanded they leave
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it will replace its military personnel in Maldives with civilian technical staff who…
Continue ReadingSuspect awaiting extradition over US nurse murder escapes Kenya cell
By Larry Madowo, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — A suspect accused of murdering his girlfriend in Boston, MA from murder escaped from a Nairobi…
Continue ReadingEU lawmakers seek an investigation into Serbia vote fraud allegations with an eye to freezing funds
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers are calling for an independent investigation into allegations of…
Continue ReadingUN experts take Russia to task over deported Ukrainian children and a ‘military agenda’ in schools
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed experts that focuses on children’s human rights is calling on Russia to…
Continue ReadingSenior Biden campaign officials kick-start coordination with House Democrats for 2024 race
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior officials for President Joe Biden’s reelection effort met with House Democrats to…
Continue Reading10 cars of cargo train carrying cooking oil and plastic pellets derail. Two land in New York river
PITTSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Ten cars of a cargo train carrying plastic pellets and cooking oil derailed in upstate New York, with two ending up in a…
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