LONDON (AP) — False and misleading information supercharged with cutting-edge artificial intelligence that threatens to erode democracy and polarize society is the top immediate risk to the global economy, the World Economic Forum said in a report Wednesday. In its latest Global Risks Report, the organization also said an array of environmental risks pose the
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese construction workers on Wednesday resumed landfill work at the new site of the U.S. military base on Okinawa despite protests by the island’s residents that the move tramples on their rights and raises environmental concerns. The planned relocation site for the base, on Okinawa’s eastern coast, has been at the center
Takođe, Gradska izborna komisija je odbila prigovor birača Vojislava Macića iz Beograda kao “neosnovan”.Poslanica Zeleno-levog fronta Jelena Jerinic navela je na društvenoj mreži “X” da je GIK odbila prigovor koalicije “Srbija protiv nasilja” na ukupan izvestaj o rezultatima izbora jer Dobrica Veselinović i Vladimir Obradovic, nosilac liste i kandidat za gradonacelnika Beograda, “nisu ovlašćeni da
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A storm packing high winds and heavy rain was sweeping through the Northeast early Wednesday, while wild winter weather elsewhere brought tornadoes and deadly accidents in the Midwest and South, flood threats in Florida and blizzards in the Northwest. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy already declared a state of emergency
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will seek governance reforms when he meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday as part of U.S. efforts to rally the region behind postwar plans for Gaza that also include concrete steps toward a Palestinian state.Blinken says he has secured commitments from multiple countries
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Using military threats, diplomatic pressure, fake news and financial inducements for politicians, China is being accused of deploying a broad strategy to influence voters in Taiwan’s elections to pick candidates who favor unification.China’s ultimate goal is to take control of the self-governing island democracy, whose high-tech economy supplies key components for
BEIJING (AP) — China’s space agency said Wednesday that its latest lunar explorer had arrived at the launch site in preparation for a mission to the moon in the first half of this year.State broadcaster CCTV posted photos on its website of the unit under wraps as it was unloaded from a large cargo airplane
BERLIN (AP) — A union representing many of Germany’s train drivers started a nearly three-day strike early Wednesday in a rancorous dispute with the country’s state-owned main railway operator over working hours and pay. Train travel across the country and in many cities came to a near standstill with commuters and other travelers struggling to
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares retreated Wednesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street, though Tokyo broke ranks, gaining more than 2% as a weaker yen lifted stock prices for export manufacturers.U.S. futures declined while oil prices gained. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 is trading near a 34-year high, gaining 2.1% to 34,465.00, helped by heavy
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a minivan explosion in the Afghan capital on Tuesday that killed at least three people.The militant group said it detonated an explosive on a vehicle belonging to employees of Afghanistan’s main prison in Kabul, killing and wounding about 10 people, according to a statement released
