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Chinese tech giants Tencent, CATL and others protest US listings as army-linked companies
HONG KONG (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department has added dozens of Chinese companies, including games and technology company Tencent, artificial intelligence firm SenseTime and the world’s biggest battery maker CATL, to a list of companies it says have ties to China’s military, prompting some...
Guinea’s junta faces protests after missing a deadline for a return to democracy
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Parts of Guinea's capital were on lockdown as civil society and opposition groups protested the ruling junta’s missed deadline to launch a return to democracy, with the U.S. calling for clear timelines to hold long-delayed elections. Guinea is one of...
Demonstrators block a key Pakistan-China trade route over power outages
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of protesters angered by power outages have blocked a key highway in northern Pakistan, officials said on Tuesday. The blockade is disrupting bilateral trade with neighboring China and forcing tourists to take longer routes to visit the region. ...
Last North Carolina legislative races get finalized, confirming GOP loss of veto-proof control
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina General Assembly elections were finalized Monday as officials issued certificates to the winners in three close legislative races from November that later became subject to recounts and formal protests. This ministerial action by election...
Artists who boycott Israel push back against Florida government's ban on hiring them
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A self-described struggling artist from Missouri, Jacob Burmood says he could have used the $3,500 offered by a South Florida suburb to exhibit one of his abstract metal sculptures. But his heart “just sank” when he learned the city contract prohibited him from...
Residents of Syria's Quneitra are frustrated by lack of action to halt Israeli advance
QUNEITRA, Syria (AP) — A main road in the provincial capital of Quneitra in southern Syria was blocked with mounds of dirt, fallen palm trees and a metal pole that appeared to have once been a traffic light. On the other side of the barriers, an Israeli tank could be seen maneuvering in the...
China protests US sanctions for its alleged role in hacking, complains of foreign hacker attacks
BANGKOK (AP) — China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure, while the Chinese cyber security agency complained Monday of attacks on Chinese networks. ...
Thousands protest in Montenegro to demand ouster of top security officials over mass shooting
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Several thousand people rallied in Montenegro on Sunday demanding the resignations of top security officials over the shooting earlier this week that left 12 people dead, including two children. Chanting “Resignations” and “Killers," protesters...
South Korean protesters brave cold to demand Yoon's ouster as detention deadline looms
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and arrest, as authorities prepared to renew their efforts to detain him over his...
Carter reflected on 1980 Olympic boycott: ‘A bad decision’
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — It was a decision that robbed hundreds of athletes of their once-in-a-lifetime chance at Olympic glory, and for more than four decades, it weighed heavily on the man who made it — Jimmy Carter. Carter’s passing Sunday has unearthed memories from...
