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Germans warned: Gas use is too high to avoid energy crisis

Germans warned: Gas use is too high to avoid energy crisis

BERLIN (AP) — Germans are using too much gas to avoid a potential energy “emergency” this winter, the head of Germany’s national network regulator warned Thursday.
Jan. 6 committee schedules next public hearing for Oct. 13

Jan. 6 committee schedules next public hearing for Oct. 13

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has scheduled its next hearing for Oct.
B.C. ombudsperson posts questionnaire for residents affected by 2021 fires, floods

B.C. ombudsperson posts questionnaire for residents affected by 2021 fires, floods

VICTORIA — British Columbia's ombudsperson is investigating how provincial government programs supported residents forced from their homes and communities during wildfires and floods last year.
US hits Iran with more sanctions over Mahsa Amini death

US hits Iran with more sanctions over Mahsa Amini death

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
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.
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