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Associated Press TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — Officials in the Philippines say two Australian nationals and their Filipina companion have been killed in a hotel in a popular resort city south of the capital, and that police are trying to identify and track down the suspects. A hotel worker found the bodies of the victims, whose

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels likely fired an Iranian-made anti-ship cruise missile at a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea in December, an assault that now provides a public, evidence-based link between the ongoing rebel campaign against shipping and Tehran. A report by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency released

Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish officials say that one of the coal miners injured when a powerful tremor shook the Rydultowy coal mine has died. He died late on Thursday in hospital, hours after the accident. One miner remained unaccounted for and at least 17 others were injured. The search for the missing

AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union says it’s accepting Apple’s pledge to open up its “tap to pay” iPhone payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and head off a potential hefty fine. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm and top antitrust enforcer, said Thursday that

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS announced Thursday that it has collected $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth tax cheats — a milestone meant to showcase how the agency is making use of the money it received as part of the Biden administration’s signature climate, health care, and tax package signed into law

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’s providing $244 million to expand and update the federal government’s registered apprenticeship program. It’s part of a larger effort to bring more people into higher-paying work that doesn’t require a college degree. White House Domestic Policy Adviser Neera Tanden and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to help restart or expand electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly sites owned by General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Volvo and other carmakers in eight states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. The Energy Department will issue grants totaling

LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of killing two sisters and their mother in a crossbow attack. In a statement Friday, Hertfordshire Police said that the suspect remains in a serious condition in hospital. The three women, Carol Hunt, 61, and her daughters Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, were

Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China accused NATO on Thursday of seeking security at the expense of others and told the alliance not to bring the same “chaos” to Asia, a reflection of its determination to oppose strengthening ties between NATO members and Asian nations such as Japan, South Korea and the Philippines. The statement

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach was rescued 37 hours later after drifting in an inflatable swim ring more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) in the Pacific Ocean, officials said Thursday. Japan’s coast guard launched a search for the woman, identified

Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Friday with the yen moved between gains and losses after the latest update on inflation bolstered Wall Street’s belief that relief on interest rates may come as soon as September. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices rose. The USD/JPY currency dropped 2.1% overnight and

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British regulators have slashed proposed rate increases by water companies, crimping revenue at a time they are struggling to persuade investors to finance efforts to reduce sewage spills that have fouled waterways around the country. Under the draft decision by regulator Ofwat, Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water company, would be

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — California authorities say a man is in custody after fatally shooting his wife, their 6-year-old son and his wife’s parents Wednesday night. Alameda Police say a 1-year-old son also was shot and is in critical condition. Police said the mortally wounded father-in-law reached a neighbor who called 911. Officers recovered multiple

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — For many French voters of diverse backgrounds, last Sunday’s parliamentary election results were a relief, seemingly an embrace of the country’s ethnic variety instead of a victory for xenophobic far-right forces. “It was a moment of joy, a light at the end of the tunnel,” Loven Bensimon said about the

Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The presidential residence of Gabriel Boric, the leftist millennial leader of Chile elected three years ago in the wake of public unrest over income inequality, shares a street in downtown Santiago with an overwhelmed homeless shelter. The sight of cardboard boxes and blankets strewn across sidewalks in Boric’s bohemian