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From SZA to the Stone of Scone, the words that help tell the story of 2023 were often mispronounced
Some of the words tied to this year's hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying them aloud, with stumpers ranging from the first name of “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy to the singer SZA to the name of a sacred slab of sandstone used in the coronation of King...
In the salt deserts bordering Pakistan, India builds its largest renewable energy project
KHAVDA, India (AP) — Rising from the bare expanse of the large salt desert that separates India from Pakistan is what will likely be the world's largest renewable energy project when completed three years from now. The solar and wind energy project will be so big that it will be...
Wikipedia, wrapped. Here are 2023's most-viewed articles on the internet's encyclopedia
NEW YORK (AP) — Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts. English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind the free, publicly edited online...
Heavy rains leave at least 12 dead before storm Michaung makes landfall on India's southeast coast
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Twelve people died in the downpour before Tropical Storm Michaung made landfall along India's southeast coast Tuesday, bringing further torrential rains and strong winds, officials said. The storm entered Andhra Pradesh state with maximum sustained winds of...
Heavy rains lash India's southern and eastern coasts as a powerful storm closes in
NEW DELHI (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds pelted India's southern and eastern coastlines on Monday and states were put on high alert after a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a powerful storm, authorities said. Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh states in the...
World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world this year pumped 1.1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India, a team of scientists reported. The increase was reported early Tuesday at international climate...
India's ruling BJP wins 3 of 4 states in elections that pitted Modi's party against Congress
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party won in three of four state elections, according to results released Sunday from a crucial vote that pitted the main opposition party against that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi before national polls next year. Modi’s...
India-US ties could face their biggest test in years after a foiled assassination attempt on a Sikh
NEW DELHI (AP) — Ties between India and the U.S. had never looked better than they did in June, when President Joe Biden honored Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a pomp-filled state visit. The relationship was among the most consequential in the world and “more dynamic than at any time in...
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
Nov. 24-30, 2023 Sikhs lit candles to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, at the illuminated Golden Temple, in Amritsar, India. A pro-democracy activist known as Grandma Wong protested outside a Hong Kong court hearing the trial of 47 pro-democracy...
What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted
NEW DELHI (AP) — The U.S. has charged an Indian national in what prosecutors allege was a failed plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist at the behest of an unnamed Indian government official. The charges announced Wednesday against an Indian national arrested in June in Europe come...
