Article content SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Monday it’ll withdraw its earlier plan to suspend licenses of striking doctors as part of its efforts to resolve the country’s months-long medical impasse. It wasn’t immediately known whether and how many of thousands of the striking doctors would return to work in the wake […]
Article content MACHAKOS, Kenya (AP) — With dismay, Martha Waema and her husband surveyed their farm that was submerged by weeks of relentless rainfall across Kenya. Water levels would rise to shoulder height after only a night of heavy downpour. The couple had expected a return of 200,000 shillings ($1,500) from their three acres after […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Becky Bohrer Published Jul 07, 2024 • 5 minute read Article content JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. Now, long-simmering tensions over Juneau’s […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Freida Frisaro Published Jul 06, 2024 • 5 minute read Article content An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation with renewable energy. As large parts of the […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Julie Carr Smyth Published Jul 06, 2024 • 3 minute read Article content YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — When the Little Art Theatre set out to land a $100,000 grant to fund a stylish new marquee, with a nod to its century-long history, […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Jack Dura Published Jul 06, 2024 • 4 minute read Article content BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Native American tribe in North Dakota will soon grow lettuce in a giant greenhouse complex that when fully completed will be among the country’s largest, enabling […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Elaine Kurtenbach Published Jul 04, 2024 • 3 minute read Article content BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surged Thursday to a record close of 40,913.65, leading markets in most of Asia higher. Shares fell in Chinese markets, while U.S. futures edged […]
Article content Voters in the U.K. are casting their ballots in a national election to choose the 650 lawmakers who will sit in Parliament for the next five years. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised his own party on May 22 when he called the election, which could have taken place as late as January 2025. […]
Article content TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Wednesday after Tesla shares zoomed up more than 10%, helping to drive U.S. benchmarks to new records. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.3% to finish at 40,580.76. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained nearly 0.3% to 7,739.90. South Korea’s Kospi edged up 0.5% to 2,794.71. Hong […]
Article content KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court on Wednesday dismissed a bid by imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest. In an April application, Najib said he had clear information that then-King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah issued an addendum order allowing him to […]