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In Romania, French defense minister pledges support
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s defense minister held an official meeting in the capital Bucharest Thursday with his French counterpart, who pledged to stand by Romania through “difficult times” as...
Jan. 27, 2022
Kellyanne Conway memoir 'Here's the Deal' coming out May 24
NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has a memoir out May 24: “Here's the Deal” is billed by her publisher as a look beyond the headlines...
Jan. 27, 2022
How to score points in the credit game
Credit scoring can feel like a frustrating game — falls can be sudden and swift, and climbing is a slow slog. In reality, “all scoring models and lenders are aiming...
Jan. 27, 2022
Ukrainian serviceman kills 4 fellow soldiers, 1 civilian
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A member of Ukraine's National Guard on Thursday opened fire on his fellow soldiers, killing five people and wounding five more, Ukraine's Interior Ministry said. The...
Jan. 27, 2022
Thailand deploys more assets as oil slick threatens beaches
BANGKOK (AP) — An aircraft from a company specializing in recoveries from oil spills arrived Thursday from Singapore to join an urgent effort to clean up an oil slick before...
Jan. 27, 2022
US response on Ukraine offers little optimism, Russia says
MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. rejection of Russia’s main demands to resolve the crisis over Ukraine leaves little ground for optimism, the Kremlin spokesman said Thursday, while adding that dialogue...
Jan. 27, 2022
Deutsche Bank sees biggest annual profit in a decade
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Bank said Thursday it reaped its best annual profit in a decade in 2021 and had put most of the costs of its wrenching, years-long...
Jan. 27, 2022
Poland starts building wall on border with Belarus
KUZNICA, Poland (AP) — Poland has started building a $394 million high wall on its eastern border intended to block migrants pushed by Belarus in what the European Union calls...
Jan. 27, 2022
Beijing's Olympic bubble makes a slightly surreal experience
BEIJING (AP) — For journalists covering the Beijing Winter Olympics, China’s strict pandemic measures are creating a surreal and somewhat frustrating experience. China requires electronic confirmation of the health status...
Jan. 27, 2022
World remembers Holocaust as antisemitism rises in pandemic
BRUSSELS (AP) — Holocaust survivors and politicians warned about the resurgence of antisemitism and Holocaust denial as the world remembered Nazi atrocities and commemorated the 77th anniversary of the liberation...
Jan. 27, 2022
Tata group regains control of debt-laden Air India
NEW DELHI (AP) — Tata Sons, India’s oldest and largest conglomerate, has regained ownership of Air India, the country’s debt-laden national carrier. Tata pioneered commercial aviation in India when it...
Jan. 27, 2022
EU launches WTO action against China over Lithuania dispute
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday stepped up its dispute with China as it took an economic spat over exports from member state Lithuania to the world trade's...
Jan. 27, 2022
European force "deeply regrets" Mali telling Danes to leave
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A European counterterrorism operation in Mali is telling the Malian transitional government that the presence of Danish troops on its soil is legal and is calling...
Jan. 27, 2022
Israel, Cyprus, Greece electricity cable link gets EU money
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The European Union has earmarked 657 million euros ($736 million) for the construction of a a 2,000-megawatt undersea electricity cable that will link the power grids...
Jan. 27, 2022
Report: 5,000-plus deaths under Ethiopia's Tigray blockade
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Nearly 1,500 people died of malnutrition in just part of Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray region over a four-month period last year, including more than 350 young children,...
Jan. 27, 2022
Autopsy says violence caused death of detained Palestinian
JERUSALEM (AP) — An autopsy has found that a 78-year-old Palestinian man who was pronounced dead shortly after being detained by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank died of...
Jan. 27, 2022
Global stocks sink after Fed says US rates will rise 'soon'
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and Wall Street futures sank Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated it will raise interest rates soon to cool inflation. London and Frankfurt opened...
Jan. 27, 2022
Renault, Nissan to invest $26B in future electric vehicles
TOKYO (AP) — The French-Japanese auto alliance of Renault and Nissan plans to invest 23 billion euros ($26 billion) in electric vehicle technology over the next five years, the companies...
Jan. 27, 2022
Abraaj founder fined staggering $135M by Dubai regulator
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A regulatory body in Dubai said Thursday it is imposing a staggering fine of $135.5 million on the Pakistani-born founder of Abraaj Group, the...
Jan. 27, 2022
S. Korea expert defends use of rapid tests as omicron surges
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top infectious disease expert defended the move to expand the use of rapid testing despite accuracy concerns, as the country broke its daily...
Jan. 27, 2022
German prosecutors charge Russian man with espionage
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Thursday they have charged a Russian man who worked at a German university with espionage for allegedly passing information on European rockets to Russian...
Jan. 27, 2022
China spends billions on Olympics with longer-term goal
GENEVA (AP) — The finance model for the Winter Olympics calls for the host country to spend several billion dollars, the IOC to earn a couple billion, and sports bodies...
Jan. 27, 2022
EU honors camp survivor as world remembers Holocaust
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers will observe a minute's silence Thursday and welcome a centenarian Holocaust survivor as the world remembers Nazi atrocities and commemorates the 77th anniversary of...
Jan. 27, 2022
Australia's Woodside Petroleum pulls out of Myanmar projects
BANGKOK (AP) — Australia’s Woodside Petroleum is withdrawing from projects in strife-torn Myanmar, following a similar decision last week by Total and Chevron. Woodside put all its Myanmar activities under...
Jan. 27, 2022
Dubai regulator issues massive fine on Abraaj founder
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A regulatory body in Dubai said Thursday it is fining the Pakistani-born founder of Abraaj Group, the now defunct Mideast private-equity firm accused of...
Jan. 27, 2022
