Month: September 2023

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations’ migration agency says that more than 5 million people have now been displaced by the monthslong fighting in Sudan. The clashes between the country’s military and a rival paramilitary force show no sign of easing since they erupted in mid-April. The International Organization for Migration said on Wednesday that

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Nigerian environmental activist has declared at the first African Climate Summit that carbon markets are “bogus solutions.” Her view is a sharp reminder that not all of Africa’s 1.3 billion people support richer countries using the continent’s green spaces to offset continued polluting at home.

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz has urged Germany’s opposition and regional governments to help slash a “thicket of bureaucracy” that slows down Europe’s biggest economy, as his government grapples with poor poll ratings and a reputation for internal strife half way through its term. Scholz told lawmakers on Wednesday that his governing coalition has

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares opened mostly lower in Europe and Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday as Chinese benchmarks were lifted by hopes for fresh support for the country’s faltering property market. Germany’s DAX lost 0.5% to 15,695.66 and the CAC 40 in Paris sank 0.9% to 7,186.56. Britain’s FTSE declined 0.9% to

By EDNA TARIGAN and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — In talks with Southeast Asian leaders Wednesday in the Indonesian capital, Chinese Premier Li Qiang underscored his country’s importance as the world’s second-biggest economy and as the top trading partner of the region. Li cited China’s long history of friendship with Southeast Asia

ISTANBUL (AP) — The death toll from severe rainstorms that lashed parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria increased to eight Wednesday after rescue teams located the body of a missing vacationer who was swept away by flood waters that raged through a campsite in northwest Turkey. A flash flood at the campsite near the border

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit Wednesday, hours after Russia launched its first missile attack in a week against the Ukrainian capital. Blinken’s trip aimed to assess Ukraine’s 3-month-old counteroffensive and signal continued U.S. support for Kyiv’s efforts to

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that those responsible for the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and the ensuing violence at the U.S Capitol must be held accountable — even if that means Donald Trump. “Let the evidence, the facts, take

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An appeals court in Nigeria is to rule on whether President Bola Tinubu’s election victory in February was legitimate — a highly anticipated decision that has put Africa’s most populous country on edge. The election results have been challenged by the opposition, which claims that Tinubu,

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities say at least two people have been killed and thousands evacuated due to floods in China’s southeastern coastal Fujian province brought by Tropical Storm Haikui. Chinese media reported schools were closed and flights suspended, while more than 30,000 people were evacuated. State media reported two firefighters have died and one police