BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Viessmann Group is selling its “climate solutions” business to Florida-based Carrier Global Corp. in a 12 billion-euro ($13.2 billion) deal. The two companies announced the sale late Tuesday. It includes Viessmann’s heat pump products and comes as Germany is putting into place plans to phase out gas and oil heating systems
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s public safety chief has come under fire for his remark that he enjoyed eel rice so much that he kept eating after his agency informed him of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s narrow escape from a pipe bomb attack two weeks ago. Koichi Tani, chair of the
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ AND AARON FAVILA Associated Press SAN ANTONIO, Philippines (AP) — American and Filipino forces pummeled a ship with a barrage of high-precision rockets, airstrikes and artillery fire in their largest war drills on Wednesday in Philippine waters facing the disputed South China Sea that would likely antagonize China. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Former Jewish girls school principal and now convicted sex offender Malka Leifer has been ordered to appear in an Australian court in June for a two-day sentencing hearing. A Victoria state County Court jury convicted the 56-year-old Israeli citizen on 18 charges relating to the sexual abuse of two sisters when
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The spiritual priorities of Pope Francis will be on display during a trip this week to Hungary, where the populist government will seek to downplay its diverging views on matters like immigration and minority rights while focusing instead on points where it aligns
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SmartAsset examined U.S. Census Bureau migration data to uncover where retirees are moving.
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Stacker cited data from Climate Power to look at green energy and infrastructure projects that have been announced since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — I won’t forget the first time I took a ride in a car without anyone sitting in the driver’s seat. It happened one night last September when a Chevy Bolt named Peaches picked me up outside a San Francisco bar. Our ensuing half-hour ride together
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — I won’t forget the first time I took a ride in a car without anyone sitting in the driver’s seat. It happened one night last September when a Chevy Bolt named Peaches picked me up outside a San Francisco bar. Our ensuing half-hour ride together
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — With her homeland now a conflict zone, rest does not come easily for Dr. Sara Abdelgalil. She is anxious about family still in Sudan that she can’t reach. Her sleepless mother paces the floor above her with worry. And her phone buzzes at all hours with text
Continue Reading By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian government is launching an initiative to streamline and promote innovation in the development of drones and other technologies that have been critical during Russia’s war in Ukraine. The government hopes to bring state, military, and private sector developers working on defense issues together into
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La Organización Mundial de la Salud advirtió este martes de un “enorme riesgo biológico” después de que combatientes sudaneses se apoderaran del Laboratorio Nacional de Salud Pública de la capital, Jartum, mientras los países extranjeros se apresuraban a organizar una rápida evacuación del país y la violencia rompía el frágil alto
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — For Ruslan, an engineer in the Belarus capital of Minsk, Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine suddenly seemed closer than ever when a conscription office recently sent him a summons for military training. It’s part of an effort that will see thousands of men in Belarus attend
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By Heather Chen, CNN Philip Mehrtens, the New Zealand pilot held hostage by separatist fighters in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, has appeared in a video saying he is “alive and well,” as concerns grow for his safety as fighting with Indonesian security forces intensifies. In the one and a half minute video, Mehrtens, dressed in
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has held trade talks with South Korean officials in Seoul, on the second leg of his four-nation trip, as the possible rival to Donald Trump seeks to build his diplomatic profile ahead of a widely anticipated presidential campaign launch. Leading a trade mission from Florida, DeSantis
Continue Reading By Brynn Gingras, Linh Tran and Dakin Andone, CNN Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday denied clemency in the case of Richard Glossip, a death row inmate who has long insisted he is innocent of the 1997 murder for which he’s scheduled to be executed this month. The board voted 2-2, resulting in a
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Tawfeeq and Helen Regan, CNN A once powerful member of the former Sudanese government wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity has been freed from prison in the capital Khartoum. Ahmed Haroun was the head of the ruling National Congress Party and among dozens of Sudanese
Continue Reading By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have released a video appearing to show the New Zealand pilot they took hostage in February saying that recent Indonesian military attacks threatened his safety. In the video sent to media by the spokesperson of the West Papua Liberation
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