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Indonesia is admitted to the BRICS bloc of developing nations
SAO PAULO (AP) — Indonesia has been admitted as a full member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the group's presiding country, Brazil, announced Monday. Indonesia’s candidacy was endorsed by BRICS leaders in August 2023, according to the foreign ministry of Brazil, which...
Strong earthquake kills at least 95 people in western China near Mount Everest
BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 95 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region. ...
Self-exiled Chinese businessman's chief of staff gets 10 years in prison in $1B fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — The chief of staff for a Chinese businessman sought by the government of China was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for her role in the $1 billion fraud case. Yvette Wang, 45, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court less than two years after her arrest in...
US sanctions Beijing-based cyber group for its alleged role in hacking incidents
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury on Friday sanctioned a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control hit Integrity Technology Group, Inc. with...
Trump to rally in DC ahead of inauguration
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump is expected to hold a big Washington rally the day before he's sworn in as the nation's 47th president. The victory rally, as it's being billed, will be held at the Capitol One Arena in the District of Columbia on Jan. 19. Trump has always...
The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
NEW YORK (AP) — From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. The New Year’s Eve ball dropped in soggy Times Square, where thousands of revelers stuck it out in heavy rain to...
Taiwan president vows to boost the island's defense budget as China threats rise
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te pledged to strengthen the island's defenses in the face of escalating Chinese threats, saying in a New Year’s address on Wednesday that Taiwan was a crucial part of the “line of defense of democracy” globally. China...
Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in 'major' cyber incident
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said Monday. The department did not provide details on how many workstations had been...
China's manufacturing activity slows in December as trade risks grow
HONG KONG (AP) — China's factory activity expanded at a slower pace in December, official data showed on Tuesday, despite recent stimulus measures and in the face of increasing trade risks. The Purchasing Managers’ Index, based on a survey of factory managers, slipped to 50.1 in...
Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global advocate of human rights and democracy, has died. He was 100 years old. The Carter...
