Month: January 2023

MONTREAL (AP) — Sean Bérubé said he thought it was a joke when he was first asked to help assemble a team of Ukrainian preteen refugees,…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Cash-strapped Pakistan’s currency has plunged against the dollar after the government indicated it was ready to comply with…

KANIS LEUNG HONG KONG (AP) — The U.S. consul general in Hong Kong says about 20% of the Americans living in the city have left over the past two…

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia is reporting strong fourth-quarter results on the…

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say they have arrested a second person in connection with a high-profile espionage case that embarrassed…

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese official says eight people died in the sinking of a cargo ship in waters between Japan and South Korea. The Chinese consul…

By ANDREEA ALEXANDRU and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the influential internet personality who is…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany-based software company SAP says it’s cutting up to 3,000 jobs worldwide, or about 2.5% of its workforce. The…

By MANISH SWARUP and ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have gathered to watch a parade in the Indian…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. has announced that its CEO and president, Akio Toyoda, will…

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Retired army Gen. Petr Pavel is challenging populist billionaire Andrej Babis in the Czech…

By HANNA ARHIROVA and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more missiles and self-exploding drones at nearly a dozen…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza militants fired rockets and Israel carried out airstrikes early Friday as tensions soared…

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s tech industry has long been the driving force behind the country’s economy.…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Witnesses allege that several dozen civilians and fighters have been killed in the latest…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares advanced Friday, tracking a rally on Wall Street following reports suggesting the…

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorders recovered from the Jan. 15 plane crash in Nepal are being sent to…

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — An effort to balance what is considered the nation’s most regressive state tax code is coming…

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials have conceded that two of the people most responsible for…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Cars slowed and stopped on icy roads and bundled-up commuters gingerly navigated…

By TERRY TANG and DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — For decades, Monterey Park has been a haven for Asian immigrants…