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Search resumes for 6 from sunken superyacht off Sicily
PORTICELLO, Sicily — Police divers resumed searching Tuesday for six people, including British tech magnate Mike…
China is backing off coal power plant approvals after a 2022-23 surge that alarmed climate experts
BEIJING — Approvals for new coal-fired power plants in China dropped sharply in the first half…
Global stocks higher after Wall Street extends its winning streak to longest of the year
World stocks mostly rose Tuesday after Wall Street pushed closer to record highs following its roller…
India, Malaysia to expand ties, defense cooperation as Kuala Lumpur tries to move closer to Beijing
NEW DELHI — India and Malaysia will seek to expand economic ties and strengthen cooperation on…
In Uganda’s chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death
KAMPALA, Uganda — The young men perched on motorcycles looked dazed in the morning heat. But…
Malawi receives an insurance payout of $11.2 million for El Nino-linked drought disaster
BLANTYRE, Malawi — The Malawian government has received an insurance payout of $11.2 million for a…
Kenya will reintroduce some tax proposals that sparked deadly protests
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s new finance minister says some of the proposed taxes that led to…
Groups say they’re shut out of global treaty talks on plastics pollution in Bangkok
Experts meet in Bangkok this week to advance what would be the first international treaty to…
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch was trying to bounce back from HP fraud case before being lost at sea
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, one of six people missing from a sunken yacht off Sicily, had…