Tag: Asia
With Europe’s economy lagging, ECB to keep stimulus running
<p>FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank is expected to signal Thursday that even if inflation rises later this year it won't consider cutting...
UK lawmakers pass motion saying China committing genocide
LONDON — British lawmakers on Thursday approved a parliamentary motion declaring that China's policies against its Uyghur minority population in the far western Xinjiang...
US troops in Afghanistan begin packing gear in pullout prep
<p>KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military has begun shipping equipment and winding down contracts with local service providers ahead of the May 1 start...
IOC approves Tchaikovsky music as Russian anthem at Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian gold medalists at the Tokyo Olympics are set to hear music by Tchaikovsky as the replacement for their national anthem,...
Dave Wallace to be Mike Scioscia’s Olympic pitching coach
<p>CARY, N.C. — Dave Wallace will be Mike Scioscia's pitching coach when the U.S. manager tries to qualify his team for the Olympic baseball...
General: Afghan military will collapse without some US help
WASHINGTON — Afghanistan’s military “will certainly collapse” without some continued American support once all U.S. troops are withdrawn, the top U.S. general for the...
UK lawmakers pass motion saying China committing genocide
<p>LONDON — British lawmakers on Thursday approved a parliamentary motion declaring that China's policies against its Uyghur minority population in the far western Xinjiang...
IOC approves Tchaikovsky music as Russian anthem at Olympics
<p>LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian gold medalists at the Tokyo Olympics are set to hear music by Tchaikovsky as the replacement for their national anthem,...
General: Afghan military will collapse without some US help
<p>WASHINGTON — Afghanistan’s military “will certainly collapse” without some continued American support once <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-troop-withdrawal-afghanistan-september-11-d2c7426736f9f530e0e62f2295a44d28">all U.S. troops are withdrawn,</a> the top <a href="https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-government-and-politics-9fad8826ccd93c9f39c4f29c07185448">U.S. general...
In Biden climate show, watch for cajoling, conflict, pathos
<p>WASHINGTON — It won't rival Netflix for drama, but 40 world leaders will try to save the planet from ever-worsening global warming in <a...