By Jessie Yeung, CNN Almost two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, some of the world’s major business hubs — including New York, London and Paris — are reopening as travel restrictions relax and daily life resumes. But one city, arguably Asia’s biggest financial center, is absent from the list: Hong Kong. Hong Kong closed its
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By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An energy crisis is looming over India as coal stockpiles grow perilously low, adding to challenges for a recovery in Asia’s third largest economy from the pandemic. Supplies at the majority of coal-fired power plants in India have dwindled to just days worth of stock. That
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By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An energy crisis is looming over India as coal stockpiles grow perilously low, adding to challenges for a recovery in Asia’s third largest economy from the pandemic. Supplies at the majority of coal-fired power plants in India have dwindled to just days worth of stock. That
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell, Kristina Sgueglia and Melissa Alonso, CNN The search for Brian Laundrie, whose fiancée Gabby Petito was found dead in Wyoming after the pair embarked on a cross-country road trip over the summer, continues in an inhospitable Florida nature reserve that may soon prove easier to navigate for teams trying to find him,
Continue Reading By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs begin voting in a parliamentary election with polls showing Prime Minister Andrej Babis, a populist billionaire, has a good chance of keeping his job. That’s despite a new scandal over his financial dealings. Two days of balloting start Friday to fill 200 seats in the lower
Continue Reading By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press ABU DIS, West Bank (AP) — Israel is holding the remains of dozens of Palestinians killed over the course of the Mideast conflict. It says the policy deters attacks and gives it leverage in seeking the return of Israeli remains held by Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers. The Palestinians and human
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In his first policy speech, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida promised to strengthen pandemic management and health care in case of another coronavirus resurgence, and turn around the battered economy and bolstering the country’s defenses against threats from China and North Korea. Tasked with a mission of
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In his first policy speech, new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised to strengthen the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic in case of another resurgence and revive its battered economy while bolstering defenses against threats from China and North Korea. Kishida says he also spoke
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks are mixed as investors wait for U.S. jobs data that might influence a Federal Reserve decision on when to roll back stimulus. That comes after legislators in Washington averted a possible government debt default. Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney advanced. Hong Kong and Seoul retreated.
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks are mixed as investors wait for U.S. jobs data that might influence a Federal Reserve decision on when to roll back stimulus. That comes after legislators in Washington averted a possible government debt default. Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney advanced. Hong Kong and Seoul retreated.
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A former Australian prime minister has accused China of being a bully and expressed enthusiastic support for Taiwan while visiting the democratically ruled island. Tony Abbott called for solidarity to help preserve Taiwan’s self-determination. He said, “Nothing is more pressing right now than solidarity with Taiwan.”
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A former Australian prime minister has accused China of being a bully and expressed enthusiastic support for Taiwan while visiting the democratically ruled island. Tony Abbott called for solidarity to help preserve Taiwan’s self-determination. He said, “Nothing is more pressing right now than solidarity with Taiwan.”
Continue Readingolivertapia (Reuters) — La selección de fútbol de Canadá sacó el jueves un valioso empate de su visita a México por 1-1 en la eliminatoria de la Concacaf para el Mundial de 2022. Con la igualada, los canadienses llegaron a seis puntos para ubicarse en el tercer lugar del octagonal, que lideran Estados Unidos y
Continue ReadingBy David McKenzie and Nimi Princewill, CNN A safe house was the only place Joe felt protected enough to meet. Tucked away in a neighborhood of Accra, off Aflao Road, a group of Ghanaian gay activists use the house to gather in secret and provide shelter to LGBTQ people in need. Sitting on the corner
Continue ReadingBy David McKenzie and Nimi Princewill, CNN A safe house was the only place Joe felt protected enough to meet. Tucked away in a neighborhood of Accra, off Aflao Road, a group of Ghanaian gay activists use the house to gather in secret and provide shelter to LGBTQ people in need. Sitting on the corner
Continue ReadingBy Mallika Kallingal and Andy Rose, CNN The Oregon Court of Appeals has reversed the aggravated murder conviction of a Black man who has been on death row for 17 years. The court said Jesse Lee Johnson did not receive an adequate defense. Johnson was convicted in 2004 of stabbing Harriet Thompson to death at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The US Department of Education approved Missouri’s COVID-19 relief plan for elementary and secondary schools. Missouri was allotted nearly 2 billion dollars to carry out COVID-19 safety measures in school districts. The approval means the state will receive the remaining amount of funding, totaling $654 million. Missouri’s plan promotes statewide vaccination events
Continue Reading By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer A student debt forgiveness program with notoriously complex eligibility rules is getting an overhaul from the Biden administration, with the intent of extending debt relief to thousands of public workers. The Education Department announced Wednesday that it will lift some rules for Public Service Loan Forgiveness while it works
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Oil has been washing up on Southern California beaches and wetlands all week since a leak in an underwater pipeline from an offshore platform sent tens of thousands of gallons of heavy crude into the ocean waters. The spill fouled the sands of famed Huntington
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Oil has been washing up on Southern California beaches and wetlands all week since a leak in an underwater pipeline from an offshore platform sent tens of thousands of gallons of heavy crude into the ocean waters. The spill fouled the sands of famed Huntington
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