Category Archives: Economy
Russian war in world’s ‘breadbasket’ threatens food supply
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands of the Black Sea region — known
Live updates: Australian missiles “on the ground” in Ukraine
The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: SYDNEY — Australia’s prime minister has described Russia and China’s closer relationship as opportunistic rather than strategic.
Clarification: BC-AP Investigation-Tracked-ABRIDGED story
CHICAGO (AP) — In a story originally published on August 19, 2021, The Associated Press reported that a ShotSpotter engineer changed the reported Chicago address of a sound the company labeled a gunshot to the street where Michael Williams was
Clarification: BC-AP Investigation-Tracked-ABRIDGED story
CHICAGO (AP) — This story was originally published on August 19, 2021. The Associated Press reported that a ShotSpotter engineer changed the reported Chicago address of a sound the company labeled a gunshot to the street where Michael Williams was
Afghans resettling in US struggle to find affordable housing
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — After fleeing her home in now-Taliban controlled Afghanistan, Mozhgan Entazari did everything she could to find a new one for her family in the sunny, palm tree-lined communities of Southern California.
N.L. to wait another 40 days for federal decision on proposed offshore oil project
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador will have to wait another 40 days for a federal decision on the fate of a proposed offshore oil project led by Norwegian oil giant Equinor. Ottawa said Friday in a news release that
Live updates: Ukrainian paramedic remembered for bravery
The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian paramedic who was shot while on her way to evacuate injured people from the outskirts
White House: Congress must act soon to replenish COVID funds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will soon begin to run out of money to bolster COVID-19 testing supplies and to guarantee that uninsured Americans keep getting free treatment for the virus unless Congress swiftly approves more funding, the White House
Russia cracks down on dissenting media, blocks Facebook
DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday intensified a crackdown on media outlets and individuals who fail to hew to the Kremlin line on Russia's war in Ukraine, blocking Facebook and Twitter and signing into law a
China to raise defense spending by 7.1% to $229 billion
BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday announced a 7.1% increase in defense spending in 2022 to $229 billion, continuing years of robust spending on its increasingly powerful military that is challenging the U.S. armed forces’ dominance in the Indo-Pacific r...
