By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Credit rating agency Moody’s has downgraded its outlook for Chinese sovereign bonds to negative, citing risks from a slowing economy and a crisis in its property sector. Moody’s said the change reflects risks from financing troubles of local and regional governments and state-owned enterprises. It
Continue ReadingCNN By Abeer Salman and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi (CNN) — One man carries six jars of cooking oil as he struggles to walk across the rubble. Two little girls run as they each carry stacks of white paper, used to build fire for heat and cooking. A group of men argue,
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Local officials say Russian artillery fire has struck the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, killing at least two people in the street, as the 21-month war drags into another winter. A video posted Tuesday by the Kherson regional governor showed two bodies in a city center
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The conflict against Tesla in Sweden is spreading to neighboring Denmark. Transport workers there say they will take industrial action in solidarity with workers in Sweden against the Texas-based automaker. Tesla is non-unionized globally, but the Swedish workers are demanding that the carmaker sign a collective bargaining
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi (CNN) — One man carries six jars of cooking oil as he struggles to walk across the rubble. Two little girls run as they each carry stacks of white paper, used to build fire for heat and cooking. A group of men argue, elbowing
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading and math during the COVID-19 pandemic, with declines in test scores so widespread that the United States climbed in global rankings simply by falling behind less sharply, a new study finds. The state of global education was
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a case that could both save the rich billions of dollars and hamper President Joe Biden and Democrat from imposing certain types of wealth taxes in the future. The case, Moore vs the United States, could have sweeping ramifications for
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Youth climate group Sunrise Movement is urging President Joe Biden to formally declare a climate emergency and unleash his executive powers to cut back on fossil fuel projects and dramatically accelerate US buildout of clean energy. The group – which has 7,000 members and 120 organizing hubs nationwide,
Continue ReadingBy OMER FAROOQ Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A powerful storm began making landfall along India’s southeastern coastline on Tuesday, unleashing torrential rains and strong winds that killed at least eight people, officials said. Tropical Storm Michaung has started crossing the coastline of Andhra Pradesh state. An official is warning of a storm surge
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe faces a “huge risk of terrorist attacks” over the Christmas holiday period due to the fallout from the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the European Union’s home affairs commissioner warned Tuesday. The warning came as French investigators probe a fatal weekend attack
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed Tuesday, with Chinese benchmarks falling after Moody’s Investor Service downgraded China’s sovereign debt rating, reflecting concern that the country’s property crisis is spilling into its local government and private financing. France’s CAC 40 added 0.2% in early trading to 7,348.10, while Germany’s
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea without adequate supplies could die if more is not done to rescue them, according to the U.N. refugee agency and aid workers. The number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing by boats in
Continue ReadingBy Arya Jyothi, CNN (CNN) — Accounting for up to 1.5% of global electricity use, data centers are fueling the climate crisis. Currently, there are estimated to be more than 8,000 data centers worldwide, with more being planned every year to power the rise in global digital services. While there have been efforts to reduce
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a one-day trip to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia focused on the Israeli-Hamas war and also host the Iranian president in Moscow this week. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Putin will visit both countries on Wednesday. Peskov told
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — As she woos her party’s wealthy donors, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is promoting a policy that sets her apart from her closest competitors for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination: A willingness to stake out positions on the politically fraught issue of overhauling the nation’s entitlement programs. In
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world. The British Antarctic Survey said Monday that it was a “lucky” encounter that enabled scientists to collect seawater samples around the colossal berg as it drifts out of Antarctic waters. The RRS Sir
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — France’s National Assembly has unanimously approved a bill to ban single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes, in an attempt to protect young people drawn to their flavors and mitigate the environmental impacts of the disposable products known as “puffs.” Lawmakers adopted the bill by 104 votes in favor, zero against. It will then move
Continue ReadingKIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — British Home Secretary James Cleverly has flown to Rwanda to try to revive a stalled plan to send asylum-seekers to the East African country. The U.K. government said Cleverly will meet his Rwandan counterpart, Vincent Biruta, on Tuesday. Britain and Rwanda struck a deal in April 2022 for some migrants who
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel intensified its bombardment in and around Gaza’s second-largest city early Tuesday, as ambulances and private cars came racing into a local hospital carrying people wounded in a bloody new phase of the war in Gaza. Under U.S. pressure to prevent
Continue ReadingCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says he will sign a bilateral security pact with Australia during a visit this week. Marape said Tuesday that the agreement to be signed with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on Thursday will involve Australian police officers working under the command of Papua New
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