Tag: World news

China's premier inaugurates a Beijing-funded airport at the start of a Pakistan trip

ISLAMABAD -- China’s Premier Li Qiang on Monday inaugurated a Beijing-funded airport built in restive southwestern Pakistan a week after militants killed two...

AP PHOTOS: Likely in its last decade, a Czech coal mine provides fuel for electricity and heat

STONAVA, Czech Republic -- Deep underground in northeastern Czech Republic, workers in the region's last-functioning coal mine drill, load and haul the fuel...

Paris Motor Show opens during a brewing EV trade war between the EU and China

PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — Auto manufacturers competing to persuade drivers to go electric are rolling out cheaper, more tech-rich models at the...

Britain hosts an international investment summit and denies snubbing Elon Musk

LONDON -- Britain’s new Labour Party government announced 63 billion pounds ($82 billion) in investment in U.K. artificial intelligence, life sciences, infrastructure and...

Congo cancels an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration

DAKAR, Senegal -- Congo canceled an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration, its government said, citing late submissions and a lack...

Nile basin nations say water-sharing accord has come into force without Egypt's backing

KAMPALA, Uganda -- A regional partnership of 10 countries says an agreement on the equitable use of water resources from the Nile River...