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At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense; 'It's go time' to save planet in peril
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Teams of veteran negotiators fanned out Friday at the United Nations climate conference with orders to get the strongest, most ambitious agreements possible, especially on the central issue of the fading future of fossil fuels for a dangerously warming planet. ...
Unionized DHL Express workers strike at critical Cincinnati air cargo hub
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 1,100 unionized DHL Express workers walked off the job at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), a critical logistics hub for the package delivery company, during the busiest time of the year. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters,...
Germany's train drivers stage a 24-hour strike as contract negotiations stall
BERLIN (AP) — Travelers in Germany faced delays and disruptions Friday after a union representing train drivers launched a 24-hour strike over contract negotiations with the main national railway operator. The strike by the GDL union began at 10 p.m. local time Thursday for...
US figure skater Ilia Malinin lands quad axel to take lead at Grand Prix Finals in Beijing
Ilia Malinin had no intention of trying to land the quadruple axel, the most difficult jump in figure skating, while the 19-year-old American sensation was trying to qualify for the Grand Prix Finals. Once he took the ice Thursday for the marquee conclusion to the Grand Prix season,...
Freezing rain causes accidents that leave 3 dead in Germany while Munich airport resumes flights
BERLIN (AP) — Freezing rain and cold weather buffeting Germany were blamed for traffic accidents that left three dead on Tuesday while Munich Airport temporarily suspended flights. One student was killed in a crash involving a school bus in the Erzgebirge mountains in the eastern...
EPL sells domestic TV rights for record $8.45B in next 4-year cycle
LONDON (AP) — The Premier League sold its domestic TV rights for 6.7 billion pounds ($8.4 billion) for the next four-year cycle, for what the competition said on Monday was the largest sports media rights deal ever concluded in Britain. The new contract covering the period from...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Dec. 2 The Washington Post on the U.S. economy: It has been a miracle year for the U.S. economy. Inflation has plummeted without triggering a recession. Many experts said that could not...
Germany and Brazil hope for swift finalization of a trade agreement between EU and Mercosur
BERLIN (AP) — The chancellor of Germany and president of Brazil expressed hope Monday that decades-long negotiations might soon yield a finalized free trade agreement between the 27-member European Union and a bloc of four South American nations. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and...
Titleholder Italy joins Spain, Croatia in tough group at Euro 2024. Host Germany opens vs Scotland
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Italy and Spain will add to their storied European Championship rivalry next year, after the defending champion and two-time recent winner were drawn together in a tough group with World Cup semifinalist Croatia and Albania on Saturday. Euro 2020 winner...
A snowstorm brings Munich airport to a standstill and causes travel chaos in central Europe
BERLIN (AP) — All flights were grounded at Munich's airport Saturday after a winter storm dumped snow across southern Germany and parts of Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, affecting travel across the region. After initially announcing a halt in air traffic until noon on...
