Tag: AP

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 […]
Jun 20

Stock market today: Asian stocks mostly lower after US markets were closed for Juneteenth

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Zimo Zhong Published Jun 20, 2024  •  2 minute read Article content HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks mostly fell Thursday in thin trading after U.S. markets were closed Wednesday in observance of Juneteenth. U.S. futures and oil prices were mixed. Tokyo’s Nikkei […]
Jun 20

Illegally brewed liquor kills at least 29 with dozens hospitalized in southern India

Article content NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 29 people have died and dozens hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, officials told local media Thursday. The incident occurred in the state’s Kallakurichi district, where more than 100 people are being treated in various hospitals, top district official […]