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December 10

Kenya falls into darkness in the third nationwide power blackout in 3 months

A nationwide power blackout hit Kenya Sunday evening, paralyzing parts of the country, including the main airport in the capital Nairobi, a major transport hub connecting East Africa to Asia, Europe and other parts of the world
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Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' is No. 1 at the box office

Hayao Miyazaki is No. 1 at the box office for the first time in his career.
December 10
This image released by Toho International shows a scene from "Godzilla Minus One." (Toho via AP)
December 10

The Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani $700 million to hit and pitch — but also because he can sell

Shohei Ohtani’s jaw-dropping $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has some similarities to other contracts for the world’s biggest sports stars, including soccer icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, along with NFL quarterback Pa...
December 10
A staff distributes an extra edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reporting on Shohei Ohtani to move to the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, in Tokyo. Ohtani agreed to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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A G42 camera is visible at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
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FILE - Elon Musk reacts during an in-conversation event with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, on Nov. 2, 2023. Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones following a poll posted on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter on Saturday Dec. 9, 2023 that came out in favor of the Infowars host who repeatedly called the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool, File)
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The EU wants to put a tax on emissions from imports. It's irked some other nations at COP28

The European Union’s plan to impose a tax on the carbon pollution emitted to make goods imported from countries like India and China has sparked a debate at the United Nations climate conference in Dubai, as poorer countries argue that the tax will har...
December 10
FILE - Trucks carry aluminum alloy frames to Adani Green Energy Limited's Renewable Energy Park near Khavda, Bhuj district near the India-Pakistan border in the western state of Gujarat, India, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
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AP PHOTOS: Moscow hosts a fashion forum with designers from Brazil, China, India and South Africa

An international fashion forum in Moscow has brought together designers from Brazil, China, India, South Africa and other countries, an event that underlined Russia’s shift away from the West amid the fighting in Ukraine. The forum that wrapped up earlier this month was called BRICS+ Fashion Summit 2023, a reference to the BRICS grouping that includes Russia, Brazil, India, China and South Africa. Russia has named expanding ties with BRICS members as one of its top foreign policy priorities amid the tensions with the West over the Kremlin’s military action in Ukraine. The fashion summit sponsored by the Moscow city government featured runway shows by designers from 12 countries. It was attended by fashion industry professionals from about 60 countries and included business meetings and open discussions. Designers who took part in the show presented their collections in some of Moscow’s most iconic locations, including Zaryadye Park next to Red Square, the Russian State Library and...
December 10
Make-up artists prepare a model, center, to show the Belgian-Argentine label Sadaels collection backstage in a Parking Gallery at Zaryadye Park near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. An international fashion forum in Moscow has brought together designers from Brazil, China, India, South Africa and other countries, an event that underlined Russia's shift away from the West amid the fighting in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
December 10

In inaugural speech, Argentina's Javier Milei prepares nation for painful shock adjustment

Right-wing economist Javier Milei has been sworn in as Argentina’s president and has immediately moved to prepare the public for a painful shock adjustment with drastic public spending cuts
December 10
FILE - Presidential hopeful Javier Milei brandishes a chainsaw during a campaign rally in La Plata, Argentina, Sept. 12, 2023. Milei will be inaugurated as the new president of Argentina on Sunday, Dec. 10. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
December 10

Military-themed brewery wants to open in a big Navy town. An ex-SEAL is getting in the way

A former U.S. Navy SEAL who says he shot Osama bin Laden is at the center of a much different fight over plans to open a military-themed brewery in Norfolk, Virginia
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The exterior of Armed Forces Brewing Company's planned taproom and distribution center in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. The planned beer hall is facing some community opposition over alleged remarks made by Robert O'Neill, a former U.S. Navy SEAL who said he shot Osama bin Laden and owns a small stake in the venture. (AP Photo/Ben Finley)
December 09

Cows in Rotterdam harbor, seedlings on rafts in India; are floating farms the future?

Visitors walking along the river that flows through downtown Rotterdam might be surprised to see a three-tiered structure moored in the water, with a top level occupied by brown and white cows grazing on hay dropped from a conveyor belt
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Cows eat at the Floating Farm on Nov. 7 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The farm’s owners say the extreme weather spurred by climate change — heavy rainfall and flooding of cities and farmland — makes the farm's approach climate-adaptive to feed those cities. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
December 09

Agriculture gets its day at COP28, but experts see big barriers to cutting emissions

This year’s global climate summit in Dubai set aside Sunday to spotlight food and agriculture, a sector that accounts for about a third of the world’s emission
December 09
An activist demonstrates for financing farming now at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
December 09

Shohei Ohtani joins big-money club with massive contract with Los Angeles Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrick Mahomes and Mike Trout are among the world’s top athletes, each with a long list of epic accomplishments
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FILE - Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout warms up before a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Denver. The Angels will not trade three-time AL MVP Mike Trout. General manager Perry Minasian confirmed it at MLB’s winter meetings. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
December 09

Consumer product agency issues warning on small magnetic balls linked to deaths

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning about the danger of high-powered, pea-sized magnets found in toys
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December 09

Dozens of animals taken from Virginia roadside zoo as part of investigation

Court documents show that over 100 animals – both living and dead – have been taken from a roadside zoo in western Virginia
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December 09

Brazil's Lula takes heat on oil plans at UN climate talks, a turnaround after hero status last year

At last year's climate talks, then Brazilian President-elect Inacio Lula da Silva was received as a hero with chants of “Lula
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FILE - Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
December 09

Big engines sell out as automakers discontinue them

"Automakers have resigned themselves to an electric future."
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2023 marks the final model year for the Audi R8 and its naturally aspirated V10 engine.
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Young people are gloomy about the economy. Will they sour on Biden?

For some with student loans, Biden's loan cancellation efforts are divisive.
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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on student loan debt forgiveness, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Oct. 4, 2023, in Washington.
December 09

What is carbon capture and why does it keep coming up at COP28?

The future of fossil fuels that are warming the planet are at the core of negotiations at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai
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FILE - A liquid carbon dioxide containment unit stands outside the fabrication building of Glenwood Mason Supply Company, April 18, 2023, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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Peek inside Joe Biden's campaign fundraisers, where big money mingles with old jokes in swanky homes

President Joe Biden is stepping up his fundraising as he prepares for an astronomically expensive reelection campaign
December 09
FILE - A marquee promoting a fundraiser with President Joe Biden is on display outside the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. With an election year around the corner, Biden is accelerating his fundraising to prepare for an astronomically expensive campaign. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
December 09

Polish truck drivers are blocking the border with Ukraine. It's hurting on the battlefield

Charities and companies supplying Ukraine’s military warn problems are growing.
December 09
Ukrainian truck drivers wait to cross from Poland back into Ukraine in Korczowa, Poland, on Thursday Dec. 7, 2023. Ukrainian charities and companies supplying the country’s military warn that problems are growing as Polish truck drivers show no sign of ending a monthlong border blockade. (AP Photo/Karl Ritter)
December 08

UN takes no immediate action at emergency meeting on Guyana-Venezuela dispute over oil-rich region

The United Nations Security Council took no immediate action at a closed emergency meeting requested by Guyana following Venezuela’s recent referendum claiming the vast oil- and mineral-rich Essequibo region that makes up a large part of its neighbor
December 08
National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, left, and Chairman of the Special Commission for the Defense of Guyana Essequibo Hermann Escarra, shake hands after unveiling Venezuela's new map that includes the Essequibo territory, a swath of land that is administered and controlled by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
December 08

Amazon asks federal judge to dismiss the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against the company

Attorneys for Amazon have asked a federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against the e-commerce giant
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FILE - The Amazon logo is seen, Sept. 6, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif. Attorneys for Amazon on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 asked a federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against the retailer, arguing the agency is attacking policies that benefit consumers and competition. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
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Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines reject a contract their union negotiated with the airline

Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines are saying no to a contract offer hammered out by their union and the airline
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FILE - Southwest Airlines plane prepares to land at Midway International Airport, Feb. 12, 2023, in Chicago. Southwest Airlines flight attendants have voted down a contract offer reached by negotiators for the airline and the union. The Transport Workers Union Local 556 said Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 that the proposal was voted down 64% to 36%. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
December 08

Indiana secretary of state appeals ruling for US Senate candidate seeking GOP nod

The Indiana secretary of state is appealing a ruling that a law stipulating voting requirements for a candidate’s party affiliation is unconstitutional
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This Aug. 26, 2023 photo shows John Rust in his campaign headquarters in Seymour, Ind. The Indiana secretary of state is appealing a ruling that a law stipulating voting requirements for a candidate's party affiliation is unconstitutional in a decision that lifted the hopes of a U.S. Senate hopeful who wants to run as a Republican. The Indiana attorney general's office filed the notice of appeal Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 with the Indiana Supreme Court on behalf of Secretary of State Diego Morales. (Erika Malone/The Tribune via AP)
December 08

Europe reaches a deal on the world's first comprehensive AI rules

European Union negotiators have clinched a deal on the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules
December 08
File - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, left, appears onstage with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at OpenAI's first developer conference, on Nov. 6, 2023, in San Francisco. Negotiators will meet this week to hammer out details of European Union artificial intelligence rules but the process has been bogged down by a simmering last-minute battle over how to govern systems that underpin general purpose AI services like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard chatbot. (AP Photo/Barbara Ortutay, File)
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European leaders reach deal on the world’s first comprehensive AI rules, offering a blueprint for scrutinizing the tech

European leaders reach deal on the world’s first comprehensive AI rules, offering a blueprint for scrutinizing the tech
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A 'soft landing' or a recession? How each one might affect America's households and businesses

The solid hiring revealed in Friday’s jobs report for November, along with a raft of other recent economic data, is boosting hopes that the U.S. economy will achieve a “soft landing” next year rather than a widely feared recession
December 08
File - Social worker Lupita Armijo-Garcia works at her desk in the Ottawa County, Mich., Department of Public Health office, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in Holland, Mich. On Friday, the U.S. government issues its November jobs report. (AP Photo/Kristen Norman, File)
December 08

How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 12/8/2023

Stocks pushed higher on Wall Street, leaving the market with its sixth weekly gain in a row
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FTC opens inquiry of Chevron-Hess merger, marking second review this week of major oil industry deal

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Chevron’s acquisition of Hess oil company, the second inquiry the independent agency has opened this week of a major oil industry merger
December 08
File - The Chevron Products Company El Segundo refinery is seen on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in El Segundo, Calif. On Wednesday, the Labor Department releases producer prices data for October. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
December 08

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose $1.89 to $71.23 per barrel Friday
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With no supermarket for residents of Atlantic City, New Jersey and hospitals create mobile groceries

Five billion dollars worth of gambling gets done each year in Atlantic City
December 08
A customer steps off a specially modified bus that serves as a mobile supermarket in Atlantic City N.J. on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Virtua Health and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority are operating a service to bring fresh groceries and produce to Atlantic City, where plans for what would be the city's first supermarket in nearly 20 years recently fell through. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
December 08

U.S. and UAE-backed initiative announces $9 billion more for agricultural innovation projects

A joint initiative from the United States and United Arab Emirates is announcing an additional $9 billion of funding to tackle agriculture’s role in the climate crisis
December 08
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, right, speaks next to Mariam Almheiri, United Arab Emirates Minister of Climate Change and Environment, during a session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
December 08

In a reversal, Starbucks proposes restarting union talks and reaching contract agreements in 2024

Starbucks says it’s committed to bargaining with its unionized workers and reaching labor agreements next year
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FILE - Starbucks employees and supporters link arms during a union election watch party Dec. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. Starbucks says it’s committed to bargaining with unionized workers and reaching labor agreements next year. The move Friday is major reversal for the coffee chain after two years fighting the unionization of its U.S. stores. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex, File)
December 08

Carrier Global, Marathon Oil rise; RH, Newmont fall, Friday, 12/8/2023

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday:
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Amazon is testing a new grocery delivery subscription for Prime members

Meanwhile, the U.S. job market remained on strong footing in November despite higher interest rates and a weakening economy.
December 08
VIDEO: Amazon is testing a new grocery delivery subscription for prime members
December 08

FDA approves 2 gene therapies for sickle cell. One is the first to use the editing tool CRISPR

U.S. regulators have approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease
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Jalen Matthews, who was diagnosed with sickle cell at birth, stretches on her yoga mat in her home in Louisville, Ky., Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Unionized DHL Express workers strike at critical Cincinnati air cargo hub

More than 1,100 unionized DHL Express workers walked off the job at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), a critical logistics hub for the package delivery company, during the busiest time of the year
December 08
A protester sits near a supply table during a protest at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport near the DHL Express Hub Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Erlanger Ky. More than 1,000 union members at DHL walked off the job at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, a critical logistics hub for the package delivery company, during the busiest time of the year. The Teamsters say they are protesting unfair labor practices at the DHL Express hub. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
December 08

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott reveals the groups that got some of her $2.1 billion in gifts in 2023

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $2.1 billion in donations since November 2022, she said in an online post, bringing her total reported giving to more than $16 billion since 2019
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FILE - Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Scott publicized some $2.1 billion that she's made in charitable donations since November 2022, in a post Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, on her website Yield Giving.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
December 08

Spotify CFO becomes one of thousands departing the streaming service, after selling $9M in shares

Spotify’s chief financial officer, Paul Vogel, is leaving next year, the music streaming service said — just days after the company announced its third round of layoffs for 2023
December 08
FILE- This March 20, 2018, file photo shows the Spotify app on an iPad in Baltimore. Spotify’s chief financial officer, Paul Vogel, is leaving next year, the music streaming service said, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, — just days after the company announced its third round of layoffs for 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
December 08

On COP28 sidelines, Emirati 'green city' falls short of ambitions, still has lessons

A bold, innovative project begun nearly a generation ago to erect a “green-city” in the United Arab Emirates has run into realities and largely missed its mark
December 08
Solar panels sit at Masdar City near Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, as Dubai hosts the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
December 08

2023 in books: Protests, bannings and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing

The publishing world made plenty of news in 2023, but not only because of the books themselves
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FILE - Irish author Paul Murray poses with his book "The Bee Sting" during a photocall for the Booker Prize 2023, in London on Nov. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
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Chinese leaders wrap up annual economic planning meeting with scant details on revving up growth

China's state media say top leaders held an annual planning meeting where they agreed to step up spending to help rev up the economy
December 08
FILE - People wearing face masks walk by construction cranes near the office buildings at the central business district in Beijing, on March 15, 2023. Chinese leaders have held an annual planning meeting where they agreed to step up spending to help rev up the world's second-largest economy, state media reported Friday Dec. 8, 2023 without giving details of any policy changes. The report gave few specifics on how the leadership plans to handle fast mounting debts and resolve a crisis in the vital property sector after defaults by dozens of developers. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
December 08

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says

Taylor Swift's incomparable year has reached another milestone
December 08
FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
December 08

Lawmakers seek action against Elf Bar and other fruity e-cigarettes imported from China

House lawmakers are demanding information on federal efforts to stop the influx of kid-appealing electronic cigarettes from China
December 08
FILE - An Elf Bar disposable vaping pod device and a health warning on its packaging is displayed, Monday, June 26, 2023, in Washington. U.S. lawmakers are demanding information on federal efforts to stop the recent influx of kid-appealing electronic cigarettes from China. A letter sent Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, by a congressional committee investigating Chinese policies called attention to “the extreme proliferation of illicit vaping products.” (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
December 08

Honeywell is buying Carrier Global's security division for $4.95 billion

Honeywell is buying Carrier Global Corp.’s security division for $4.95 billion as it looks to strengthen its building automation capabilities
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December 08

US employers added a solid 199,000 jobs in November and unemployment rate falls, signaling a still-sturdy labor market

US employers added a solid 199,000 jobs in November and unemployment rate falls, signaling a still-sturdy labor market
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December 08

Asian Development Bank approves a $200M loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka

The Asian Development Bank says it approved $200-million concessional loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka to help stabilize the country’s finance sector
December 08
Roadside vendors wait for customers at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. The Asian Development Bank said Friday that it has approved $200-million concessional loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka to help stabilize the country’s finance sector following an unprecedented economic crisis that engulfed the Indian Ocean island nation last year. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
December 08

Danish EU commissioner pulls out of the race for the top job at the European Investment Bank

The European Union’s powerful antitrust chief has withdrawn as a candidate for the presidency of the European Investment Bank
December 08
FILE - Spain's Economy Minister Nadia Calvino speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of eurozone finance ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 15, 2023. EU finance ministers agreed Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 to back Spain's economy minister, Nadia Calviño, becoming the bank's next president. Calviño, 55, will succeed Werner Hoyer, a German whose second mandate as EIB chief ends Dec. 31. Her candidacy still requires approval from the bank's board of directors and board of governors. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)
December 08

Putin will seek another presidential term in Russia

Putin has moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding grip on Russia.
December 08
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, background center, greets servicemen, participants of Russian special military operation prior to their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Sept. 29, 2023. Putin on Friday Dec. 8, 2023 moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding grip on Russia for another six years, announcing his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election that he is all but certain to win. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
December 08

Putin to seek another presidential term in Russia, extending his rule of over two decades, state media say

Putin to seek another presidential term in Russia, extending his rule of over two decades, state media say
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