Category: AP

Jun 26

Here’s what led Kenyans to burn part of parliament and call for the president’s resignation

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Rodney Muhumuza Published Jun 26, 2024  •  3 minute read Article content KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Kenya’s president came to power by appealing to the common people, describing himself as a “hustler” and vowing relief from economic pain. But Tuesday’s deadly chaos in […]
Jun 24

Costly election pledges in France stoke fears of splurges that risk pushing country deeper into debt

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press John Leicester, Paul Wiseman And Stan Choe Published Jun 24, 2024  •  6 minute read Article content PARIS (AP) — The promises are appealing -_ and expensive. Vying to oust the centrist government of President Emmanuel Macron in an upcoming two-round parliamentary election […]
Jun 23

Coup-hit Niger was betting on a China-backed oil pipeline as a lifeline. Then the troubles began

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Chinedu Asadu Published Jun 23, 2024  •  3 minute read Attacks and diplomatic disputes are hampering oil flows through a China-backed pipeline running from Niger to Benin’s coast. Photo by Kevin S. Vineys /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Article content ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A […]
Jun 23

Bitter political fight in Bolivia is paralyzing the government as unrest boils over economic crisis

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Carlos Valdez And Isabel Debre Published Jun 23, 2024  •  5 minute read Article content LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Protesters streamed into Bolivia’s capital, throats hoarse from chanting and feet blistered from a week of walking along the national highway. The throngs […]
Jun 22

Climate change makes India’s monsoons erratic. Can farmers still find a way to prosper?

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Sibi Arasu Published Jun 21, 2024  •  4 minute read Article content BENGALURU, India (AP) — Each year from June to September, a heavy band of rain makes its way from India’s southwest coast to its northeastern borders, quenching farmers’ thirsty fields. India’s […]
Jun 22

Ex-CEO of Nevada-based health care company Ontrak convicted of $12.5 million insider trading scheme

Article content LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former CEO and chairman of Ontrak, a publicly traded health care company based in Nevada, was found guilty Friday of a multimillion-dollar insider trading scheme. A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted Terren Scott Peizer, a resident of Puerto Rico and Santa Monica, California, of one count of […]