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Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer
SEATTLE (AP) — Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job early Friday at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere after union members voted overwhelmingly to go on strike and reject a tentative contract that would have increased wages by 25% over four years. The strike...
Russia expels 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying and 'subversive activities'
Russia on Friday accused six British diplomats of spying and said it decided to expel them, an announcement that comes as tensions between Moscow and the West grow during an intensified push by Ukraine to loosen restrictions on using weapons provided by the U.S. and Britain to strike Russia. ...
US and British leaders are to meet as Ukraine pushes to ease weapons restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine’s push to ease restrictions on the use of weapons from the U.S. and Britain will be discussed Friday in talks between the U.S. and British leaders in Washington. Ukraine wants approval to use some weapons to strike deeper into Russia and there are signs...
Trump campaigns in Western states as Harris focuses on critical Pennsylvania
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will campaign Friday in Western states as his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris keeps her focus on one of the biggest battleground prizes in the East, Pennsylvania. Trump is scheduled to hold what’s being billed as a news...
Too much? Many Americans feel the need to limit their political news, AP-NORC/USAFacts poll finds
NEW YORK (AP) — When her husband turns on the television to hear news about the upcoming presidential election, that's often a signal for Lori Johnson Malveaux to leave the room. It can get to be too much. Often, she'll go to a TV in another room to watch a movie on the Hallmark...
What to know about North Korea's unveiling of its uranium enrichment facility
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a significant show of defiance against the United States, North Korea on Friday provided the outside world with a rare view into a secretive facility built to enrich uranium for nuclear bombs as leader Kim Jong Un called for a rapid expansion of his nuclear weapons...
AP PHOTOS: See the best moments from Pope Francis' Asia-Pacific trip — his longest ever
BANGKOK (AP) — Pope Francis has wrapped up his longest and most challenging trip ever, which took the 87-year-old pontiff more than 32,000 kilometers (20,000 miles) by air to four countries in the Asia-Pacific from Sept. 2 to 13. He visited the country with the world's largest...
China is raising its retirement age, now among the youngest in the world's major economies
BEIJING (AP) — Starting next year, China will raise its retirement age for workers, which is now among the youngest in the world's major economies, in an effort to address its shrinking population and aging work force. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the...
Gulf Coast residents still reeling from Hurricane Ida clean up mess left by Francine
DULAC, La. (AP) — Shortly after Hurricane Francine's storm surge flooded a cemetery in the Louisiana bayou town of Dulac, Lori-Ann Bergeron arrived to check on three generations of family graves. Their tombstones were fine, but neighboring caskets had emerged beside broken crosses and soggy...
Solar storms may cause faint auroras overnight in parts of Northern Hemisphere
NEW YORK (AP) — Solar storms may bring faint but visible auroras to the Northern Hemisphere starting late Thursday and extending into early Friday morning. But, experts say, don't expect power grids and communications to be disrupted much. People in Canada and...
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WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting the disease in Africa. The approval of the vaccine by Bavarian Nordic A/S means that donors like...
Tunisians set to protest against authoritarianism ahead of upcoming presidential election
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisians are expected to take to the streets on Friday to denounce the tumult that’s plagued the country's upcoming election, with candidates arrested, kicked off the ballot or banned from politics for life. The newly-formed “Tunisian Network for the...
AP Week in Pictures: Global
Sept. 6-12, 2024 Former President Donald Trump points, Taylor Swift arrives at the MTV Awards and people watch the debate between the presidential nominees. Nepalese women dance at the Pashupatinath Temple, residents transport drinking water along the dry Madeira River...
Wolfgang Gerhardt, who led Germany's pro-business Free Democrats, dies at 80
BERLIN (AP) — Wolfgang Gerhardt, a politician who led Germany's pro-business Free Democrats from 1995 to 2001, died on Friday at the age of 80. Gerhardt's death was announced by Christian Lindner, the current head of the Free Democrats, a small party that has been a coalition...
Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state media reported. Flood waters from the swollen Red River in the capital, Hanoi, were...
Russian central bank hikes rates to fight inflation fueled by military spending in growing economy
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's central bank raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point to 19% to combat high inflation as government spending on the military strains the economy's capacity to produce goods and services and drives up workers' wages. The central bank said in a...
Russian central bank hikes interest rates by 1 percentage point to 19% to fight inflation fueled by military spending
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian central bank hikes interest rates by 1 percentage point to 19% to fight inflation fueled by military spending.
Sexual abuse at Islamic welfare homes exposes weaknesses in child protection in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A police swoop on 20 child welfare homes in Malaysia where hundreds of children were allegedly sexually abused has exposed weaknesses in child protection in the country and cast a spotlight on the Islamic business group that ran the homes. Malaysian...
Gulf Coast residents still reeling from Hurricane Ida clean up mess left by Francine
DULAC, La. (AP) — Shortly after Hurricane Francine's storm surge flooded a cemetery in the Louisiana bayou town of Dulac, Lori-Ann Bergeron arrived to check on three generations of family graves. Their tombstones were fine, but neighboring caskets had emerged beside broken crosses and soggy...
US and British leaders are to meet as Ukraine pushes to ease weapons restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine’s push to ease restrictions on the use of weapons from the U.S. and Britain will be discussed Friday in talks between the U.S. and British leaders in Washington. Ukraine wants approval to use some weapons to strike deeper into Russia and there are signs...
