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The 'super year' of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves
BANGKOK (AP) — Whether on the left or the right, regardless of how long they’ve been in power, sitting governments around the world have been drubbed this year by disgruntled voters in what has been called the “super year” for elections. Donald Trump's victory in the U.S....
Coltman and Grotheer win World Cup skeleton season openers at Pyeongchang
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Amelia Coltman of Britain won the first women's skeleton World Cup race of the season Saturday, with Janine Flock of Austria finishing second and Nicole Rocha Silveira of Brazil placing third. It was the first World Cup skeleton medals for both...
US skier Mikaela Shiffrin wins 1st World Cup slalom of season for her 98th career victory
LEVI, Finland (AP) — American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin earned her record-extending 98th career World Cup win Saturday to give herself the chance to compete for victory No. 100 in front of a home crowd. Regardless of her result in a slalom in Austria next week, Shiffrin could reach...
Swiatek helps Poland oust host Spain from Billie Jean King Cup Finals, Britain beats Germany
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Poland's Iga Swiatek beat home favorite Paula Badosa of Spain to knock out the host of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in the opening round on Friday, while Britain eliminated Germany. The world No. 2 Swiatek sealed Poland's spot in the quarterfinals against...
Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Good or bad, the United Nations climate negotiations process itself became the focus of the international talks that aim to curb warming from coal, oil and natural gas. Environmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence...
Former AP German-language service head Ulrich Renz, who covered Nazi trials, dies at 90
BERLIN (AP) — Ulrich Renz, a former head of The Associated Press German-language service who also covered the trials of leaders of the Auschwitz death camp in World War II, has died at the age of 90. Renz died Monday, according to Peter Gehrig, a close friend for 50 years and a...
German soccer club St. Pauli is leaving X, saying it has become a 'hate machine' under Musk
BERLIN (AP) — German soccer club St. Pauli is leaving the social media platform X, saying it has become a “hate machine” that could influence upcoming German elections. The left-leaning Hamburg-based Bundesliga club said Thursday said it was ending its activities on the...
Five things to know about Germany's government crisis
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he will ask for a vote of confidence in December, setting the path for an early election in February. His three-party coalition government collapsed last week. Here are five things to know about the political turmoil in the...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he'll ask for a vote of confidence in December
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way for early parliamentary elections in February. He declared his plans during a speech in parliament, a week after his three-party coalition government collapsed. ...
Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year. This year the world is on track to put 41.2 billion tons (37.4...
