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EU chief says she's pushing full steam ahead for gender parity in EU's executive office

Sep. 04, 2024 07:17 AM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday she is doubling down and pushing full steam ahead to achieve gender parity in her executive Commission team that runs the day-to-day affairs of the massive bloc — despite stubborn resistance from some of the 27 member...

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen aims for gender parity in commissioner posts. But it's raining men

Sep. 03, 2024 02:18 AM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — At first glance, the European Union may seem like a paragon of gender equality — what with Ursula von der Leyen heading the all-important executive branch. Still, all the talk this week is about an excess of men poised for top positions at the EU headquarters. ...

Patients will suffer with bankrupt health care firm's closure of Massachusetts hospitals, staff say

Aug. 30, 2024 11:06 AM EDT

AYER, Mass. (AP) — When Christina Hernon was 5, her throat swelled shut from an infection and her mother rushed her to a local Massachusetts hospital in the dead of night. She couldn't breathe, suffered a seizure and was near death when a doctor saved her by inserting a tube down her throat. ...

UN approves more transparent procedures for people and entities to get off its sanctions lists

Jul. 20, 2024 00:38 AM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved more transparent procedures Friday for the hundreds of individuals, companies and other entities who are subject to U.N. sanctions and want to get off the blacklists. The resolution, co-sponsored by...