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Japan records a trade deficit for the third straight fiscal year despite recovering exports

Apr. 16, 2024 23:12 PM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan recorded a trade deficit for the third straight fiscal year as the costs of energy and other imports rose and the yen remained weak. The deficit was 5.89 trillion yen ($38 billion) for the fiscal year that ended in March, according to Finance Ministry data...

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying efforts so far are insufficient

Apr. 16, 2024 10:48 AM EDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday called for an immediate cease-fire and uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, on a visit to Islamabad, said that international efforts toward a cease-fire...

Saudi foreign minister arrives in Pakistan to discuss how to help with the country's economic crisis

Apr. 15, 2024 20:45 PM EDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Monday led a high-level delegation on a two-day visit to Pakistan, which is seeking help in overcoming one of its worst economic crises. Prince Faisal bin Farhan's visit comes a week after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with...

MASTERS '24: Competing tours converge on Augusta National chasing the same prize

Apr. 04, 2024 12:19 PM EDT

Jon Rahm went from wearing a Masters green jacket in April to a LIV Golf black letterman’s jacket in December. Those two images — one in Butler Cabin with Scottie Scheffler, the other in a New York studio with Greg Norman — illustrate the great divide in golf that has scattered...

Saudi Arabia will host the women's tennis WTA Finals for the next three years

Apr. 04, 2024 08:17 AM EDT

Saudi Arabia will host the WTA Finals as part of a three-year deal announced Thursday by the women’s professional tennis tour that will increase the prize money for this November’s season-ending championship to a record $15.25 million, a 70% increase from 2023. The event for the...

Amid Masters prep, McIlroy and DeChambeau among players agreeing that divided golf isn't ideal

Apr. 03, 2024 18:07 PM EDT

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau will be the in the same place next week, when they head to Augusta National for the Masters. They're saying the same things this week, albeit a golf world apart. Sounding an alarm going into the year's first...

Spanish police arrest ex-soccer federation head Rubiales on return to country amid corruption probe

Apr. 03, 2024 16:17 PM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former president of Spain's soccer federation who kissed a player on the lips without her consent at the Women's World Cup final, was arrested Wednesday as part of a separate corruption probe by Spanish police before being released. ...

Controversies off the track follow Formula 1 to Australia for the season's third Grand Prix

Mar. 22, 2024 05:57 AM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — For the third Formula 1 Grand Prix in a row, controversies off the track are threatening to overshadow the almost predictable action on it. News this week ahead of the Australian GP that the FIA’s Ethics Committee had cleared its president, Mohammed...

Rubiales tells Spanish court he will return from Caribbean, cooperate with corruption probe

Mar. 21, 2024 08:33 AM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales says he will return to Spain to face a judicial probe into the business deal to hold the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, court officials said on Thursday. Rubiales was in the Dominican Republic when police raided a...

Spieth is part of a big field at Valspar. That's a big opportunity for players not in the Masters

Mar. 20, 2024 18:17 PM EDT

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Innisbrook and Bay Hill are separated by 100 miles (160 kilometers) on the road, two weeks on the PGA Tour calendar and $11.6 million in prize money. Another big difference might be the size of the field. The Valspar Championship begins Thursday with 154...