Month: November 2022

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press OAXACA, Mexico (AP) — Differences over abortion have pitted one large batch of U.S. states against another — one group imposing sweeping bans, the other intent on preserving access to abortion. To a remarkable extent, that’s also the case in America’s southern neighbor, Mexico. Ten of Mexico’s 32 states

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A Black lawmaker says he was “deeply hurt” after a far-right member of the French parliament made a racist remark during a legislative session. The incident has triggered condemnations from across the political spectrum. The far-right lawmaker was heard shouting the words “return to Africa” at the

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press TRES RIOS, Brazil (AP) — Sometimes you start something and have no idea where it will lead. So it was with Eduardo Filgueiras, a struggling guitarist whose family worked in an unusual business in Rio de Janeiro: They farmed toads. Filgueiras figured out a way to take the small toad

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Global average temperatures have risen and weather extremes have already seen an uptick, so the short answer to whether it’s too late to stop climate change is: yes. But there’s still time to prevent cascading effects, as every degree of additional warming has exponentially disastrous impacts,

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The UK government says Northern Ireland elections aimed at restoring the region’s power-sharing government have been delayed until January. The London government’s decision Friday comes amid concerns about holding them during the holiday season. Efforts to end a stalemate over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland collapsed

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s industry minister says that a Japanese consortium has decided to retain its stake in the new Russian operator of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project. Economy and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said the company would notify Moscow of its decision by a Nov. 11 deadline. Nishimura

BERLIN (AP) — A government-appointed expert panel is warning that Germany risks missing its climate targets for 2030 despite plans to sharply ramp up renewable energy. Europe’s biggest economy aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 65% from 1990 levels by 2030. The five-member panel reported Friday that Germany needs to reduce

By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Cellphones — the ultimate distraction — keep children from learning, educators say. But in attempts to keep the phones at bay, the most vocal pushback doesn’t always come from students. In some cases, it’s from parents. Bans on the devices were on the rise before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Employees braced for widespread layoffs at Twitter Friday as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the social platform. In a letter to employees obtained by multiple media outlets, the company said employees would find out by 9 a.m. Pacific Standard Time if they had been laid off. The email