Homes are demolished in Ivory Coast’s main city over alleged health concerns
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Dame Touré rushed to quickly gather what she could as bulldozers rolled into her neighborhood in…
Month: April 2024
UK inflation falls to lowest level since late 2021 as food prices ease further
Inflation in the U.K. fell to its lowest level in two and a half years in March after a further…
9 facing charges in Canada’s biggest gold theft in the country’s history
TORONTO -- Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian…
Unions in Greece call widespread strikes, seeking a return to bargaining rights axed during bailouts
Strikes called by Greece’s largest labor union have halted ferries, disrupted public transport services and left some state-run hospitals running…
Abu Ghraib military contractor warned bosses of abuses 2 weeks after arriving, testimony reveals
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A civilian contractor sent to work as an interrogator at Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison resigned within…
Schumer says US will provide $6.1 billion to Micron Technology for chip plants in NY, Idaho
The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide $6.1 billion in government support for Micron Technology to produce advanced…
Hard right makes hay with European farmers’ anger ahead of June elections
ANDEREN, Netherlands -- Inside the barn on the flat fields of the northern Netherlands, Jos Ubels cradles a newborn Blonde…
One Tech Tip: What to do if your personal info has been exposed in a data breach
LONDON -- Data breaches like the recent one involving millions of AT&T customers are becoming an almost regular occurrence. As…
A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country’s financial rules
PANAMA CITY -- Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the world’s richest people…
BNSF Railway says it didn’t know about asbestos that’s killed hundreds in Montana town
HELENA, Mont. -- BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for…