Month: March 2022

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Two big names in Japanese electronics and autos are joining forces to make an electric vehicle together. Sony and Honda said Friday they have agreed to set up a joint venture this year, to start selling an electric vehicle by 2025. The plan is to pair

By The Associated Press Russia’s war on Ukraine is now in its ninth day and Russian forces have shelled Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, sparking a fire there that was extinguished overnight. The U.N. nuclear watchdog says there was no sign on Friday of radiation leaks. They Russians have also taken over the strategic port

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks have asked the U.S. government to seize Iranian crude oil suspected to be on an American-owned oil tanker in Asia. The filings Thursday in New York come as U.S. investigators continue to probe the alleged involvement of

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — India has yet to submit its targets for cutting greenhouse emissions to the U.N climate agency. Four months have passed since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced its ‘net-zero’ target and short-term goals for increasing clean energy. But since they haven’t been submitted to the

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares have fallen and oil prices moderated as investors assess the likely global impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Shares fell more than 2% in Tokyo and Hong Kong and declined in most other Asian markets. Russian troops gained ground in Ukraine and shelling of