Stock market today: World shares gain on back of Wall Street rally as war shock to markets fades | AP News

Stock market today: World shares gain on back of Wall Street rally as war shock to markets fades | AP News

BANGKOK (AP) — World shares advanced Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied as investors unwound some of last week’s moves driven by worries about war in the Middle East. Oil prices slipped and U.S. futures also edged lower. Markets are awaiting China’s latest economic growth figures, due Wednesday. Economists are forecasting that annual growth dropped to

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Sri Lanka lifts ban on cricketer Gunathilaka after acquittal of rape charges in Australia | AP News

Sri Lanka lifts ban on cricketer Gunathilaka after acquittal of rape charges in Australia | AP News

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’ s cricket authorities have lifted a ban on international player Danushka Gunathilaka following his acquittal in an Australian court of sexual assault charges.Sri Lanka Cricket on Tuesday said its executive committee accepted a recommendation by an inquiry panel to restore Gunathilaka’s right to play cricket.He was arrested in

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Palestinians report heavy shelling in south Gaza towns where civilians are seeking refuge | AP News

Palestinians report heavy shelling in south Gaza towns where civilians are seeking refuge | AP News

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza reported intense bombardments near the southern towns of Khan Younis and Rafah, where Israel ordered civilians to seek refuge, early Tuesday. Details of causalities were not immediately available.Israeli bombs hit areas west and southeast of Khan Younis and west of Rafah, according to local reports. Thousands

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Police search for suspected extremist accused of killing 2 Swedish soccer fans on a Brussels street | AP News

Police search for suspected extremist accused of killing 2 Swedish soccer fans on a Brussels street | AP News

BRUSSELS (AP) — Police in Belgium searched Tuesday for a suspected Tunisian extremist accused of killing two Swedish soccer fans in a brazen shooting on a Brussels street before disappearing into the night. Amateur videos posted on social media of Monday’s attack showed a man wearing an orange fluorescent vest pull up on a scooter

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Here are the key leaders joining the Belt and Road forum and their wish lists to Beijing | AP News

Here are the key leaders joining the Belt and Road forum and their wish lists to Beijing | AP News

BEIJING (AP) — China is hosting its third international forum centered around President Xi Jinping’s signature policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, which over the past 10 years has built infrastructure across continents, burdening some smaller countries with debt. The forum brings a flurry of diplomacy to Beijing, including at least 20 heads of state

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Electrical grids aren’t keeping up with the green energy push. That could risk climate goals | AP News

Electrical grids aren’t keeping up with the green energy push. That could risk climate goals | AP News

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Stalled spending on electrical grids worldwide is slowing the rollout of renewable energy and could put efforts to limit climate change at risk if millions of miles of power lines are not added or refurbished in the next few years, the International Energy Agency said.The Paris-based organization said in the report

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Putin begins visit in China underscoring ties amid Ukraine war and Israeli-Palestinian conflict | AP News

Putin begins visit in China underscoring ties amid Ukraine war and Israeli-Palestinian conflict | AP News

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine as well as Russian backing for China’s bid to expand its economic and diplomatic influence abroad.The two countries have forged an informal alliance against the United States and

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Chinese search engine company Baidu unveils Ernie 4.0 AI model, claims that it rivals GPT-4 | AP News

Chinese search engine company Baidu unveils Ernie 4.0 AI model, claims that it rivals GPT-4 | AP News

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its artificial intelligence model, Ernie 4.0, claiming that it rivals models such as GPT-4 in the U.S.Baidu’s CEO Robin Li demonstrated Ernie 4.0 at the company’s annual Baidu World conference in Beijing. He said the model

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How China’s Belt and Road Initiative is changing after a decade of big projects and big debts | AP News

How China’s Belt and Road Initiative is changing after a decade of big projects and big debts | AP News

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Belt and Road Initiative looks to become smaller and greener after a decade of big projects that boosted trade but left big debts and raised environmental concerns.The shift comes as leaders from across the developing world descend on Beijing this week for a government-organized forum on what is known as BRI

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