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Climate change and the shift to cleaner energy push Southeast Asia to finally start sharing power
Hanoi, VIETNAM (AP) — The urgency for Southeast Asian nations to switch to clean energy to combat climate change is reinvigorating a 20-year-old plan for the region to share power. Malaysia and Indonesia inked a deal in Bali, Indonesia last month to study 18 potential locations...
Chef JJ Johnson's new cookbook celebrates rice, the humble grain that feeds the world
NEW YORK (AP) — Chef JJ Johnson uses rice at home in many different ways — making crepes with his kids, using leftover rice for his wife's salad and frying it for dinner multiple ways. “Rice is a Swiss army knife. It can do so much for you,” he says. This fall he's tried to...
Max Verstappen easily wins the F1 Japanese Grand Prix to edge closer to 2023 series title
SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Max Verstappen survived a dramatic first lap then coasted to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday to move a step closer to securing his third consecutive Formula One championship. The Red Bull driver, who missed out on the podium a week ago in...
Gold, watches and other luxury items totaling $1.75B seized in Singapore money laundering scheme
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore police say they have uncovered more luxury watches, gold bars and other assets from a massive money laundering scheme that was busted last month, bringing the total amount of assets seized or frozen to 2.4 billion Singapore dollars ($1.75 billion). ...
Hamilton and Sainz warn that Red Bull still has the advantage despite a dismal weekend in Singapore
The Singapore Grand Prix had a dramatic finish as four cars from three teams fought for the podium. And there wasn't a Red Bull in sight. After winning every other race this season, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez weren't in the podium fight in Singapore. They weren't even in the top...
Sainz wins thrilling Singapore Grand Prix as Verstappen and Red Bull's streaks end
SINGAPORE (AP) — The dominant Red Bulls were out of the picture and Formula One had its most thrilling fight for a win this season. Runaway standings leader Max Verstappen’s winning run ended at 10 races and Red Bull’s at 15 — both F1 records — as Carlos Sainz Jr. won the...
Sergio Pérez says he received personal apology from Red Bull boss over heritage comments
SINGAPORE (AP) — Sergio Pérez said Thursday he received a personal apology from Red Bull boss Helmut Marko over comments Marko made suggesting his heritage was to blame for inconsistent results on the track. In comments last week on ServusTV, an Austrian broadcaster that is part...
Max Verstappen hits back at Mercedes team principal dismissing his Formula One record
SINGAPORE (AP) — Max Verstappen hit back Thursday at Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff's dismissal of his Formula One record for consecutive wins and suggested his rivals might do better to draw inspiration from his achievements. After Verstappen became the first F1 driver to...
Air China jet evacuated after engine fire sends smoke into cabin in Singapore and 9 are injured
BEIJING (AP) — Nine passengers were injured after an engine fire sent smoke into the cabin of an Air China jetliner landing in Singapore, prompting an evacuation of the aircraft. The Airbus A320 with 146 passengers and nine crew made an emergency landing about 4:15 p.m. Sunday,...
TikTok's Irish data center up and running as European privacy project gets under way
LONDON (AP) — TikTok said Tuesday that operations are underway at the first of its three European data centers, part of the popular Chinese owned app's effort to ease Western fears about privacy risks. The video sharing app said it began transferring European user information to a...
