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By The Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron has promised that France will soon deliver more cannons, radars and anti-aircraft missiles to support Ukraine. Macron told France 2 television on Wednesday that France is working with Denmark to send an additional six Caesar self-propelled howitzers cannons _ which had initially been produced for the Danish
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed Wednesday as traders braced for updates on inflation, retail sales and corporate earnings. The British pound weakened against the U.S. dollar after the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, confirmed the bank will not extend beyond Friday an emergency debt-buying
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed Wednesday as traders braced for updates on inflation, retail sales and corporate earnings. The British pound weakened against the U.S. dollar after the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, confirmed the bank will not extend beyond Friday an emergency debt-buying
Continue ReadingCNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Xi Jinping is poised to cement his role as China’s most powerful leader in decades, as members of the country’s ruling Communist Party meet for a twice-a-decade leadership reshuffle that begins Sunday. In recent years, these meetings have seen a streamlined transfer of power: the convention is for the top
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has suffered a “major disruption” in internet service amid calls for renewed protests weeks after the death of a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the country’s morality police. That’s according to the advocacy group NetBlocks on Wednesday. It said that Iran’s
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish oil pipeline operator says a leak has been detected in a pipeline in Poland which is the main route through which Russian crude reaches Germany. The operator said Wednesday that it detected a leak in the Druzhba pipeline that originates in Russia on Tuesday evening 70 kilometers (45 miles)
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish oil pipeline operator says a leak has been detected in a pipeline in Poland which is the main route through which Russian crude reaches Germany. The operator said Wednesday that it detected a leak in the Druzhba pipeline that originates in Russia on Tuesday evening 70 kilometers (45 miles)
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN About half of registered voters in the United States say they are more motivated to vote in next month’s midterm elections than they were in previous elections — and abortion is a key issue driving that motivation, according to new survey data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Exactly 50% of US
Continue ReadingCNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN About half of registered voters in the United States say they are more motivated to vote in next month’s midterm elections than they were in previous elections — and abortion is a key issue driving that motivation, according to new survey data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Exactly 50% of
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court took a rare foray into the world of visual arts Wednesday, exploring the delicate intersection between an artist’s freedom to borrow from existing works and the dry confines of copyright law in a case that has the global art world on edge. All the
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko this week has reignited fears that his army could join Russian forces in the war against Ukraine. But the authoritarian leader appears reluctant to lend his troops to the war effort despite perceived pressure from Moscow. And analysts say troops from Minsk
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko this week has reignited fears that his army could join Russian forces in the war against Ukraine. But the authoritarian leader appears reluctant to lend his troops to the war effort despite perceived pressure from Moscow. And analysts say troops from Minsk
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN Across Asia, borders are opening and quarantine measures are lifting as even the last few countries clinging to Covid restrictions embrace a return to travel. Except, that is, in one country: China. After having their economies battered by nearly three years of halted travel, several countries in the region have reopened
Continue Reading By ADAM SCHRECK and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s biggest nuclear plant, which is surrounded by Russian troops, has lost all external power needed for vital safety systems for the second time in five days, the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said Wednesday, calling it a “deeply worrying development.” The
Continue ReadingKatie Hunt, CNN Ancient Egypt exerts a powerful pull on the imagination of every generation, refusing to stay buried in the past. But much of what we now take for granted about this world of mummies, pyramids and tombs had for centuries remained shrouded in silence until French soldiers stumbled upon a broken slab of
Continue Reading By ADAM SCHRECK and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missile attacks caused a crippled nuclear plant in Ukraine to lose all external power for the second time in five days, increasing the risk of a radiation disaster because electricity is needed to operate critical safety systems, Ukraine’s state nuclear operator said
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Across Asia, borders are opening and quarantine measures are lifting as even the last few countries clinging to Covid restrictions embrace a return to travel. Except, that is, in one country: China. After having their economies battered by nearly three years of halted travel, several countries in the region have
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Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The pound sank against the dollar after the governor of the Bank of England confirmed the bank will not extend an emergency debt-buying plan introduced last month to stabilize financial markets. Andrew Bailey said late Tuesday that the scheme will end on Friday as
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The pound sank against the dollar after the governor of the Bank of England confirmed the bank will not extend an emergency debt-buying plan introduced last month to stabilize financial markets. Andrew Bailey said late Tuesday that the scheme will end on Friday as
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