Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU calls for relief funds to help energy price hit consumers
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union on Wednesday urged member countries to provide relief funds to consumers and small businesses hit hardest by rising gas and electricity prices, as criticism mounts t...
Oct 06, 2021
Coronavirus deaths in Russia surpass 900 a day for 1st time
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's daily coronavirus death toll surpassed 900 on Wednesday for the first time in the pandemic, a record that comes amid the country's low vaccination rate and the government's relu...
Oct 06, 2021
The Latest: UAE prince declares life returning to normal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi's powerful crown prince has declared that life is returning to normal in the United Arab Emirates, as virus cases decline and the oil-rich sheikhdom emerges fro...
Oct 06, 2021
Nobel in chemistry honors 'greener' way to build molecules
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Two scientists won the Nobel Prize for chemistry Wednesday for finding an "ingenious" new way to build molecules that can be used to make everything from medicines to food flavorings....
Oct 06, 2021
German police raid ring suspected of laundering $162 million
BERLIN (AP) - German police carried out large-scale raids in 25 cities Wednesday in connection with a suspected money-laundering network alleged to have funneled millions in ill-gotten gains abroad. D...
Oct 06, 2021
German parties to discuss new government under center-left
BERLIN (AP) - The two parties that emerged as the likely kingmakers from Germany's election last month said Wednesday that they will hold talks on a possible new government under the leadership of out...
Oct 06, 2021
Philippine dictator son's presidential run triggers protests
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The son and namesake of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who was toppled in a 1986 pro-democracy uprising, registered his candidacy Wednesday for next year's presidenti...
Oct 06, 2021
Pandora Papers a worry for Czech PM Babis ahead of election
PRAGUE (AP) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is heading into a parliamentary election this week hit by yet another scandal that links him and hundreds of other wealthy people to offshore accounts. ...
Oct 06, 2021
As Lebanese got poorer, politicians stowed wealth abroad
BEIRUT (AP) - A trove of leaked documents confirmed that for years, Lebanon's politicians and bankers have stowed wealth in offshore tax havens and used it to buy expensive properties-a galling revela...
Oct 06, 2021
EU leaders to reassure Balkans 6 as membership hopes stall
BRDO CASTLE, Slovenia (AP) - European Union leaders gathered Wednesday to reassure six countries in the Balkans region that they could join the trading bloc one day if they meet its standards, but the...
Oct 06, 2021