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France fights winter shortages with new energy-saving drive

France fights winter shortages with new energy-saving drive

PARIS (AP) — Under the watchword “Every gesture counts,” the French government launched an energy-saving drive Thursday to get the country through the winter without natural gas from Russia and closer to the European Union targets of reaching climate

Russia charges jailed Kremlin critic with treason

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have brought treason charges against a prominent opposition activist who was jailed for allegedly spreading “false information” about Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
Sudan's democracy groups approve charter opposing army rule

Sudan's democracy groups approve charter opposing army rule

CAIRO (AP) — More than 50 Sudanese pro-democracy groups have agreed on a new draft constitution, in one of the largest shows of unity from the country’s opposition since the 2019 popular uprising.
IMF warns of higher recession risk and darker global outlook

IMF warns of higher recession risk and darker global outlook

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two principal economists painted very different pictures Thursday of what the global economy will look like in the coming years.
N.B. elections agency blames 'mix up' after 260,000 households get wrong voter letter

N.B. elections agency blames 'mix up' after 260,000 households get wrong voter letter

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's elections authority says an error on voting letters may confuse residents about whether they should be voting in upcoming municipal elections.
Myanmar sentences Japanese journalist to prison on 2 charges

Myanmar sentences Japanese journalist to prison on 2 charges

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese journalist to serve seven years in prison after he filmed an anti-government protest in July, a Japanese diplomat and the Southeast Asian nation's government said Thursday.
Mississippi seeks to derail federal suits over mental health

Mississippi seeks to derail federal suits over mental health

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department overreached in suing Mississippi over its mental health system, the state's solicitor general has argued to a federal appeals court.
2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners have faced a year of battles

2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners have faced a year of battles

WASHINGTON (AP) — Winning the Nobel Peace Prize often provides a boost for a grassroots activist or international group working for peace and human rights, opening doors and elevating the causes for which they fight.

Israel army clears itself in death of 7-year-old Palestinian

JERUSALEM (AP) — ​​The Israeli military on Thursday cleared itself of wrongdoing in the death of a 7-year-old Palestinian boy whose family says he “died of fear” after an encounter with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.
New S Korea gov't seeks to abolish gender equality ministry

New S Korea gov't seeks to abolish gender equality ministry

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s new conservative government said Thursday it will push to abolish a gender equality ministry and create a new agency with broader responsibilities, one of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s campaign promises that roiled
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