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Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker listens to a journalist's question at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The outspoken CEO of Qatar Airways lashed out Thursday at critics of his country hosting the upcoming FIFA World Cup, saying his nation will "always rub salt into the wound" of its adversaries. (AP Photo/Lujain Jo)

Qatar Airways CEO knocks World Cup critics at airport event

The outspoken CEO of Qatar Airways has lashed out at critics of his country hosting the upcoming FIFA World Cup, saying his nation will “always rub salt into the wound” of its adversaries. Akbar … more

By LUJAIN JO and JON GAMBRELL | 11/10/22

Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba applauds as Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn speaks during signing ceremonies of the Instrument of Accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) by Spain and Ukraine on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Ukraine boosts Southeast Asia ties with peace accord

Ukraine has signed a peace accord with Southeast Asian nations, a largely symbolic act that comes as Kyiv seeks to shore up international support in isolating Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Minister … more

By DAVID RISING and SOPHENG CHEANG | 11/10/22

Jane Fonda speaks in Atlanta during an interview via Zoom with The Associated Press on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, about the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential. The organization she founded in 1995 to prevent teenage pregnancies is celebrating its 27th anniversary in 2022. (AP Photo)

Jane Fonda: Nonprofit’s work ‘far more important’ after Roe

Jane Fonda says the work of the Georgia-based nonprofit organization she founded to prevent teenage pregnancies has become “far more important” in the months since the U.S. Supreme Court … more

By ALEX SANZ | 11/10/22

FILE - A man walks past a Medibank branch in Sydney on Oct. 26, 2022. Extortionists have dumped stolen Medibank client records relating medical procedures on the dark web on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in an effort to pressure Australia's largest health insurer to pay a ransom. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, FILE)

Abortions exposed among Australian health insurer customers

Extortionists have dumped stolen client records relating to pregnancy terminations on the dark web in their latest effort to pressure Australia’s largest health insurer to pay a ransom. The … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 11/9/22

United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and Barisan National (National Front) coalition President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, front left, and caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, front right, wave coalition flags during an event naming general election candidates at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Nov. 1, 2022. Eyeing a strong comeback in a crowded election race on Nov. 19, UMNO touted "stability and prosperity" in a manifesto laden with populist measures from tax cuts and cash aids to some reforms. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Unfazed by scandals, Malaysia’s old party seeks win in polls

Malaysia’s longest-serving party has promised “stability and prosperity" for the country as it seeks to regain power in next week's general elections. Once an omnipotent force credited with … more

By EILEEN NG | 11/9/22

President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden wants to discuss Taiwan, Russia, trade with China's Xi

President Joe Biden says he hopes to use an anticipated meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping to discuss growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over the self-ruled island of Taiwan, … more

By AAMER MADHANI | 11/9/22

Reelected New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks to supporters during the celebration party in Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. The Democrat incumbent beat Republican candidate Mark Ronchetti. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

Democrats carry close governor races on abortion, democracy

Democrats held onto a string of competitive governors’ seats in the midterm elections after making the case to voters that Republican challengers posed a threat to abortion rights and democracy in … more

By MICHELLE L. PRICE | 11/9/22

A gambler plays a slot machine at the Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., on Aug. 8, 2022. Figures released on Nov. 9, 2022, by the American Gaming Association show the U.S. commercial casino industry had its best quarter ever, winning over $15 billion from gamblers in the third quarter of this year. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Defying inflation worries, US casinos have best quarter

Gamblers are shrugging off inflation concerns and losing money at casinos at a record pace. Figures released Wednesday show the U.S. commercial casino industry had its best quarter ever, winning over … more

By WAYNE PARRY | 11/9/22

Supporters of Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin watch as media outlets begin to call the race for Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul at Zeldin's election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Media narrative of US election: Bad news for Trump, GOP

It is still up in the air which political party will control the U.S. Congress, but on Wednesday a media narrative of Election Day appeared to solidify: Good night for Democrats. Bad night for … more

By DAVID BAUDER | 11/9/22

FILE - The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. Two Dutch nationals, an Englishman and nine companies have been targeted for sanctions by the U.S. government for allegedly operating an illegal fentanyl ring that generated millions of dollars in virtual currency. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Dutch, UK fentanyl sellers hit with Treasury sanctions

Two Dutch nationals, an Englishman and nine companies have been targeted for sanctions by the U.S. government for allegedly operating an illegal fentanyl ring that generated millions of dollars in … more

By FATIMA HUSSEIN | 11/9/22

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows the Fan Village in Doha, Qatar, Oct. 16, 2022. Qatar on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, unveiled a 6,000-cabin fan village in an isolated lot near its airports, an offering for housing toward the lower end of what's available for the upcoming World Cup just days away from starting. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Qatar unveils 6,000 cabin World Cup fan village near airport

Qatar has unveiled a 6,000-cabin fan village in an isolated lot near its airports, an offering for housing toward the lower end of what’s available for the upcoming World Cup just days away from … more

By LUJAIN JO | 11/9/22

Lou Perrotti, the director of conservation programs at Roger Williams Park Zoo, holds a musk turtle in quarantine after it was confiscated in a wildlife bust, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in Providence, R.I. Scores of turtle species are under threat from poaching. The plight of turtles is expected to get plenty of attention at a wildlife trade conference in Panama in November. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Turtles in demand as pets, leading to a spike in poaching

Scores of turtle species are under threat from poaching. The illegal trade of turtles in the United States is aimed mostly at markets in Asia and Europe, where reptiles, some with brightly colored … more

By MICHAEL CASEY | 11/9/22

FILE - A Redfin "for sale" sign stands in front of a house on Oct. 28, 2020, in Seattle. The online real estate broker is cutting 862 employees and shutting down its instant-cash-offer subsidiary RedfinNow, another casualty of two-decade high interest rates stoked by the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Redfin to cut another 13% of workforce, shutter RedfinNow

Online real estate broker Redfin is cutting 862 employees and shutting down its instant-cash-offer subsidiary RedfinNow, another casualty of two-decade high interest rates stoked by the Federal … more

By MATT OTT | 11/9/22

FILE -- Cars and containers are pictured at the 'duisport logport' logistics center at the river Rhine in Duisburg, Germany, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. The German government’s panel of independent economic advisers is forecasting that the country’s economy, Europe’s biggest, will shrink by 0.2% next year after growing by 1.7% in 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)

German economy to shrink in 2023, government advisers expect

The German government’s panel of independent economic advisers is forecasting that Europe’s biggest economy will shrink by 0.2% next year after growing by 1.7% in 2022. The five-member panel’s … more

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European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders, left, talks with European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni as they arrive for the weekly College of Commissioners meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

EU proposes more forgiving debt plans a decade after crisis

The European Union is considering more lenient economic recovery proposals that veer away from the grinding, top-down austerity rules that hit Greece and other countries during the financial and debt … more

By RAF CASERT | 11/9/22

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen smiles as she waits for the start of the weekly College of Commissioners meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

EU eyes cheap loan plan for 'stable' Ukraine funding in 2023

The European Union is planning to provide Ukraine with around 18 billion euros in financial aid next year to help the war-ravaged country keep its energy and health care facilities running, and to … more

By LORNE COOK | 11/9/22

A sign is displayed in front of an Adidas retail store in Paramus, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over his offensive and antisemitic remarks, the latest company to cut ties with Ye and a decision that the German sportswear company said would hit its bottom line. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Adidas' breakup with Ye drives lower earnings outlook

Adidas has lowered its earnings forecast for the full year to account for losses from ending its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over his antisemitic remarks. The German shoe … more

By DAVID McHUGH | 11/9/22

Ukrainian police investigator works at the site of the recent Russian shelling in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

Villages and towns in Ukraine see heavy fighting, shelling

Villages and towns in Ukraine are seeing more heavy fighting and shelling as Ukrainian and Russian forces strained to advance on different fronts after more than 8 1/2 months of war. The Ukrainian … more

By ANDREW MELDRUM and SAM MEDNICK | 11/9/22

Protesters from the communist party-affiliated PAME union, gather during a rally outside the Greek Parliament during a 24-hour strike in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Public and some private sector workers walked off the job in Greece Wednesday during a 24-hour nationwide strike against price hikes that was disrupting services and transport around the country. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Strike against price hikes shuts down services in Greece

Thousands of protesters are marching through the streets of Athens and the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki as public and some private sector workers walk off the job for a 24-hour general strike … more

By ELENA BECATOROS | 11/9/22

FILE - A winged 'Elmos rhinoceros' stands in front of the chip factory Elmos Semiconductor SE offices in Dortmund, Germany, on Nov. 8, 2022. China's government on Wednesday, Nov. 9, appealed to Germany to maintain access to its markets after the company said Berlin may block the sale of a computer chip factory to a Chinese-owned buyer amid tensions over technology and security. (Dieter Menne/dpa via AP, File)

China calls on Germany to protect access amid chip scrutiny

China’s government has appealed to Germany to maintain access to its markets after a company said Berlin may block the sale of a computer chip factory to a Chinese-owned buyer. Elmos said it was … more

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