Tag: AP

Jul 28

Robert Downey Jr. is returning to ‘Avengers’ films as a villain in 1 of Marvel’s Comic-Con twists

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Kaitlyn Huamani Published Jul 27, 2024  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  4 minute read Article content SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marvel Studios returned to San Diego Comic-Con with dancing Deadpool variants and a choir for a panel that included news about […]
Jul 28

Technology’s grip on modern life is pushing us down a dimly lit path of digital land mines

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Michael Liedtke Published Jul 27, 2024  •  4 minute read Article content SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — “Move fast and break things,” a high-tech mantra popularized 20 years ago by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, was supposed to be a rallying cry for game-changing […]
Jul 21

Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power for days or longer

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Jamie Stengle And Lekan Oyekanmi Published Jul 21, 2024  •  4 minute read Article content SPRING, Texas (AP) — As the temperature soared in the Houston-area home Janet Jarrett shared with her sister after losing electricity in Hurricane Beryl, she did everything […]
Jul 20

UN approves more transparent procedures for people and entities to get off its sanctions lists

Article content UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved more transparent procedures Friday for the hundreds of individuals, companies and other entities who are subject to U.N. sanctions and want to get off the blacklists. The resolution, co-sponsored by Malta and the United States, also authorizes the establishment of a new […]
Jul 18

North Korea plans to launch major tourism site next year though it still blocks foreign tourists

Article content SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a major tourism site being constructed on the country’s eastern coast and discussed steps to open the zone by next year, state media reported Thursday, though the country still blocks visits by most foreign tourists. The Wonsan-Kalma zone is one of […]
Jul 15

Germany shuts one of its busiest rail routes for 5 months, launching drive to improve reliability

Article content BERLIN (AP) — One of the busiest railway lines in Germany, the 70-kilometer (45-mile) stretch between Frankfurt and Mannheim, is closing for five months starting Monday as the country launches an effort to get its notoriously disruption-prone network into shape. State-owned railway operator Deutsche Bahn is closing the route until Dec. 14 and […]