Carmaker Stellantis pledges to tackle problems in North America as profits plunge
MILAN (AP) — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares pledged action to tackle problems in North America and elsewhere after reporting a plunge in first-half…
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Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir, ‘Melania,’ scheduled for this fall
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, “Melania,” billed as “a powerful and…
Continue Reading Macron aims to sidestep political concerns and regain prestige with the Paris Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Emmanuel Macron has pledged to make France shine during the Olympics. Weaker than ever at home after recent…
Continue Reading More than a dozen African migrants dead, over 150 missing after their boat capsized on way to Europe
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The International Organization for Migration says more than a dozen migrants died and at least 150 others…
Continue Reading UN cultural agency calls for Laos, Cambodia to invite monitoring teams to contentious UNESCO sites
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency is recommending that Laos invite a monitoring mission to the historic city of…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly advance after Wall St comeback from worst loss since 2022
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday, with major markets apart from Shanghai and Taiwan logging modest…
Continue Reading Japanese automaker Nissan lowers its profit forecast amid incentive, inventory woes
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan has lowered its full fiscal year outlook after the Japanese automaker reported a 73% decline in profit in…
Continue Reading Takeaways from an investigation into deaths of over 50 Ukrainian POWs in a barracks 2 years ago
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An explosion ripped through the Russian-controlled Olenivka prison barracks two years ago, killing more than…
Continue Reading 2 years after Ukrainian POW deaths, survivors and leaked UN analysis point to Russia as the culprit
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The former prisoners of war still puzzle over the strange events leading up to the night now seared into…
Continue Reading Russia’s Putin hosts Syria’s Assad in the Kremlin as tensions rise in the Middle East
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Kremlin. The Kremlin press service says the meeting took place on…
Continue Reading How to watch the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony
The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics is set for Friday. Instead of a traditional march into a stadium, about 6,800 athletes will parade on…
Continue Reading 270 flights canceled in Frankfurt as environmental activists target airports across Europe
Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A total of 270 flights were canceled at Germany’s busiest airports after environmental activists…
Continue Reading Philippine oil tanker sinks in Manila Bay, raising fears of a possible major spill near the capital
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine oil tanker has sunk in Manila Bay after encountering huge waves. The coast guard is…
Continue Reading A year has passed since Niger’s dramatic coup. Life has become more dangerous and desperate
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — One year has passed since a dramatic coup in Niger. Coup leaders said they deposed the West African…
Continue Reading UN asks nations to better prepare, cool the vulnerable as ‘extreme heat epidemic’ breaks records
Associated Press The United Nations is calling for a flurry of efforts to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures in what it…
Continue Reading Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board
Associated Press PIPER CITY, Ill. (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of county tax data across three states — Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska —…
Continue Reading Wind farms’ benefits to communities can be slow or complex, leading to opposition and misinformation
Associated Press Complex and confusing taxation systems make it easier for wind’s opponents, some citing misinformation, to say that wind has…
Continue Reading Noncitizens are less likely to participate in a census with citizenship question, study says
Associated Press Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren’t U.S. citizens, particularly those from…
Continue Reading Africa’s demand for cooling systems is expanding. But regulating the industry is a struggle
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Due to warmer temperatures and increasing urbanization, the market for cooling systems is expanding in…
Continue Reading India and UK launch tech initiative as new British foreign minister makes his first official visit
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Britain are launching a new technology security initiative expected to boost economic growth and deepen collaboration on…
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