Article content France is holding the first round of an early parliamentary election on Sunday that could bring the country’s first far-right government since Nazi occupation during World War II. The second round is on July 7, and the outcome of the vote remains highly uncertain. Three major political blocs are competing: The far-right National […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press David A. Lieb Published Jun 30, 2024 • 5 minute read Article content Beginning Monday, a California law will require credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail codes that can be assigned to gun stores in order […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Evelyne Musambi Published Jun 30, 2024 • 3 minute read Article content NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In the heart of the crowded Kibera neighborhood in Kenya’s capital, Jacinter Awino shares a small tin house with her husband and four children. She envies those […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press David Fischer Published Jun 30, 2024 • 4 minute read Article content MIAMI (AP) — As Florida’s ban on “lab-grown” meat is set to go into effect next week, one manufacturer hosted a last hurrah — at least for now — with a […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Yuri Kageyama Published Jun 28, 2024 • 3 minute read Article content TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares gained Friday as traders looked ahead to a key report on inflation that could influence the Federal Reserve’s next move on interest rates. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei […]
Article content MOKOPANE, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa have injected radioactive material into the horns of 20 rhinos as part of a research project aimed at reducing poaching. The idea is that radiation detectors already in place at national borders would detect the horns and help authorities arrest poachers and traffickers. The […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Vanessa Gera Published Jun 27, 2024 • 4 minute read Article content WARSAW, Poland (AP) — When COVID-19 hit, long lines formed outside shops selling gold in Poland. Then came Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, triggering another rush for gold in the neighboring […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Elaine Kurtenbach Published Jun 27, 2024 • 3 minute read Article content BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Thursday in most Asian markets ahead of a key U.S. inflation report due Friday that might point the way ahead for interest rates. Benchmarks dipped more […]
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 […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Zimo Zhong Published Jun 25, 2024 • 3 minute read FILE – The New York Stock Exchange is shown on June 11, 2024 in New York. European markets have opened with gains on Monday, June 24, 2024, and Asian benchmarks retreated after U.S. […]