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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan and Renault have redefined its French-Japanese auto alliance into a more equal one in cross-shareholdings. The disparity between the holdings has long been a cause of friction in the alliance, set up in 1999. Nissan is investing 600 million euros, or $663 million, in Ampere,
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Coachella was awarded a $500,000 grant for the development of a Stannous Chloride Pilot Program to test the efficacy of stannous chloride in the city’s drinking water. City officials said the State Water Resources Control Board is expected to issue a new chromium-6 drinking water standard later this year. Chromium-6 is a naturally occurring chemical
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By Wayne Chang and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Taoyuan, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport became the scene of a simulated Chinese invasion on Wednesday for the first time ever as the island’s military conducted an anti-takeover drill to fend off any possible attack from Beijing. The drill was designed to test the Taiwanese military’s
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Olympics is on track to be back in business with millions of visitors coming to Paris for the 2024 Games. The French capital has the expert experience to stage the event and welcome guests for the first Olympics of the post-pandemic era. That
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s commitment to remaining nuclear-free means it won’t play a role in Australia’s defense plans to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, the leaders from both countries said Wednesday. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made his first official visit to New Zealand since becoming leader last year
Continue ReadingBy Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — Smooth, sleek and chic is the look for the next Olympic torch. Unveiling his creation in Paris on Tuesday, French designer Mathieu Lehanneur said he drew inspiration from three themes of next year’s Games: equality, water and peacefulness. “For Paris 2024, and for the first time in its history,
Continue Reading Story by Reuters (CNN) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a speech on Wednesday he would step down, and that his son Hun Manet would take over in the coming weeks. “Hun Manet … will become the prime minister in the coming weeks,” he said, adding the new premier will be appointed on
Continue ReadingBy SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in three weeks as prime minister and hand the position to his oldest son, who won his first seat in Parliament in Sunday’s election. The announcement came after their Cambodian People’s Party won a
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A fire on a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars is burning out of control in the North Sea. The Dutch coast guard says one crew member has died, others are hurt and it is working to save the vessel from sinking. Boats and helicopters
Continue Reading By Sofia Cox, CNN (CNN) — An independent panel of experts investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from a rural teachers’ college in Mexico announced they’re withdrawing from their probe because the government had failed to give them access to vital information. The Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI), a committee of jurists and
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s population declined in all of its 47 prefectures for the first time in a record drop, while its number of foreign residents hit a new high, reaching almost 3 million people, according to government data released Wednesday, highlighting the increasing role that non-Japanese people play in
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Former Northwestern University football player Lloyd Yates joined CNN Primetime on Monday for an interview to discuss the lawsuit he filed against the school in which he alleges he was subject to sexual assault by his teammates as part of ritual hazing. “I’d say first that I
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street hit a 15-month high ahead of what traders hope will be the Federal Reserve’s final increase in this interest rate cycle. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul declined. Tokyo and Sydney advanced. Oil prices retreated. Wall Street’s benchmark
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has a new central bank governor. Pan Gongsheng, who has managed the world’s largest foreign exchange reserves for seven years and was credited with arresting a slide in the value of the yuan currency in 2016, was appointed the governor of the People’s Bank of China
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The Mega Millions jackpot grew to a whopping $910 million after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn in Tuesday night’s drawing, according to a news release on the Mega Millions website. The numbers drawn Tuesday were 3, 5, 6, 44, 61 and mega ball 25. The massive prize,
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch coast guard says one crew member has died and others are injured as a fire burns on a freight ship in the North Sea. Boats and helicopters were used to get the 23 crew members off the ship early Wednesday after they tried unsuccessfully to put out the
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — NatWest, one of Britain’s biggest banks, says its chief executive has left her job after discussing personal details of a client — the populist politician Nigel Farage — with a journalist. The bank said Alison Rose was leaving Wednesday “by mutual consent.” The surprise early-morning statement came
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Italy is facing multiple kinds of extreme weather at once, with southern parts of the country scorched by blistering heat, while the north is battered by deadly storms. On Tuesday alone, extreme weather killed at least six people, according to Italian authorities. A
Continue ReadingBy NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, the new home of some of soccer’s biggest stars and a co-owner of professional golf, is proving to be no less ambitious when it comes to another global pastime – the $180 billion-a-year video game industry. Last September, the Saudi sovereign
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Roberts said he had a tough time describing the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 8-7 comeback victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Wild and crazy would be a good place to start, especially the last two innings. Los Angeles appeared to be headed to its third
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