Germany’s Greens to pick candidate for chancellor April 19
BERLIN — Germany's environmentalist Greens will decide later this month which of their two co-leaders will make the party's first run for the chancellery...
Top Polish academic sees threat in plan for new state body
<p>WARSAW, Poland — Poland's top academic has expressed concern at government plans to form a new major state scientific institution, amid fears that the...
Leaders of Russia and China tighten their grips, grow closer
MOSCOW — They're not leaders for life — not technically, at least. But in political reality, the powerful tenures of China's Xi Jinping and,...
Discarded masks litter beaches worldwide, threaten sea life
<p>SANDY HOOK, N.J. — To the usual list of foul trash left behind or washed up on beaches around the world, add these: masks...
COVID testing blitz undermined screening, fight against STDs
WASHINGTON — After an unprecedented push to test and track COVID-19, public health workers are grappling with a worrisome side effect: a collapse in...
Hackers, glitches mar France’s mass return to online school
<p>PARIS — French children, parents and teachers are battling with internet connection problems across the country after an abrupt nationwide switch to online learning...
‘Tantalizing’ results of 2 experiments defy physics rulebook
Preliminary results from two experiments suggest something could be wrong with the basic way physicists think the universe works, a prospect that has the...
Indiana lawmakers dial back controversial wetlands bill
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Lawmakers <a href="https://apnews.com/article/legislature-environment-environmental-policy-indiana-bills-5d14284f764bfdac88188a15bfe92fe2">watered down a controversial bill</a> seeking to remove protections from Indiana’s already diminished wetlands amid mounting criticism that the proposal...
Japan’s Toshiba studies acquisition proposal by global fund
<p>TOKYO — Trading in Toshiba stock was halted Wednesday after the Tokyo-based technology conglomerate confirmed it had received a preliminary acquisition proposal. </p>
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Biofuels producers, farmers not sold on switch to electric
DES MOINES, Iowa — The president and auto industry maintain the nation is on the cusp of a gigantic shift to electric vehicles and...