BERLIN (AP) — The release of a major new UN report on climate change is being delayed by a battle between rich and developing nations over emissions targets and financial aid to vulnerable nations. The report by hundreds of the world’s top scientists was due to be endorsed by government delegations on Friday at the … Read more
Within hours of some of Silicon Valley Bank’s biggest customers starting withdrawing their money, a WhatsApp group of immigrant startup founders of color grew to more than 1,000 members. Questions poured in as the bank’s financial situation deteriorated. Some were desperate for advice: Could they open an account at a major bank without a social … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An unprecedented wartime deal that has allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and where high food prices push more people into poverty was extended just before its expiration date, officials said Saturday. The United Nations and … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bills have been introduced, hearings scheduled and blame cast as Congress reacted last week to the brutal failure of two banks. A preview of what lawmakers are saying and planning as the fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank continues. RAPID LEGISLATIVE FIXES LIKELY As President Joe Biden … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week highlighted China’s aspirations to play a bigger role on the world stage. But they also exposed the perils of global diplomacy: Hours after the trip was announced on Friday, an international arrest warrant was issued against … Read more
PARIS (AP) — Protesters disrupted traffic in Paris on Friday as angry critics, political opponents and unions across France blasted President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to impose a bill raising the age retirement age 62 to 64 by parliament without a vote. Opposition parties were due to begin procedures for a no-confidence vote later Friday against … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offered firm and optimistic assurances to shaken bank depositors and investors on Thursday, even as U.S. financial institutions and European agencies ordered new bailout efforts following the second largest banking meltdown in US history. Questioned closely, sometimes aggressively, Yellen told senators during a Capitol hearing that the U.S. … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid, won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers on Thursday, paving the way for its full regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration. The drug has been used by millions of Americans since the FDA granted it emergency use authorization at the end of 2021. The … Read more
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday ordered its prime minister to exercise a special constitutional power that bypasses parliament to push through a wildly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote. His calculated risk sparked a roar among lawmakers, who began singing the national anthem even … Read more
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Doug Whitney inherited the same genetic mutation that gave his mother, brother and generations of other relatives Alzheimer’s disease at the unusually young age of 50. Still, he’s a healthy 73, his mind still sharp. Somehow, the Washington man escaped his genetic fate. So did a Colombian woman who dodged her … Read more
