$3 billion deal with UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines

$3 billion deal with UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars ($3 billion) to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time, the two countries said Friday.The announcement came a day after the two countries signed a defense and security pact to better meet challenges

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Vietnam’s president resigns in latest twist of anti-graft campaign shaking its fast-growing economy

Vietnam’s president resigns in latest twist of anti-graft campaign shaking its fast-growing economy

BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnam’s president resigned in the latest episode of the ruling Communist Party’s “blazing furnace” anti-corruption campaign, and Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan was named acting president.The appointment is Xuan’s second stint as acting president after she stepped in when Vo Van Thuong’s predecessor resigned in early 2023. The turmoil among top

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

March 15-21, 2024Thousands of spring equinox worshippers gathered around Mexico’s giant Pyramid of the Sun. Working in intense heat deep inside Colombian mountains, women chip at boulders in search of emeralds. A 7-year-old Brazilian environmental activist is spending some of her summer weekends collecting garbage in the waters off Copacabana beach and teaching conservation methods

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AP Week in Pictures: Asia

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

March 15-21, 2024Rohingya refugees stand on their capsized boat before being rescued in the waters off western Indonesia. The Los Angeles Dodgers started their Shohei Ohtani era with a memorable win on a night of firsts. People smeared with color celebrate Lathmar Holi at a temple in Nandgaon, a twin village with Barsana, India, where

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$3 billion deal with UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars ($3 billion) to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time, the two countries said Friday.The announcement came a day after the two countries signed a defense and security pact to better meet challenges

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How Europe’s regulatory battle with Apple could signal what’s to come for American consumers

How Europe’s regulatory battle with Apple could signal what’s to come for American consumers

LONDON (AP) — It’ll likely take years before the U.S. government’s massive antitrust lawsuit against Apple is resolved — but the iPhone maker’s troubles with European regulators offer a glimpse of what changes American customers may see down the line. The U.S. lawsuit seeks to stop Apple from undermining technologies that compete with its own

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Vujović: Očuvanje šuma je naš generacijski zadatak za budućnost

Vujović: Očuvanje šuma je naš generacijski zadatak za budućnost

Životna sredina | Izvor: Beta | 21.03.2024 | access_time 14:15 Foto: Beta/Nenad Petrovic Ministarka zaštite životne sredine Srbije Irena Vujović zasadila je danas, zajedno sa dekanom Šumarskog fakulteta u Beogradu Brankom Stajićem i studentima, simbolično, na Međunarodni dan šuma, sadnice čempresa u parku ove visokoškolske ustanove i naglasila da je zaštita i očuvanje šuma generacijski

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