Greek economy wins new vote of confidence with credit rating upgrade and hopes for investment boost | AP News

Greek economy wins new vote of confidence with credit rating upgrade and hopes for investment boost | AP News

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece won new certification of its financial health Friday, as Standard & Poor’s became the first of the three major international ratings agencies to upgrade the formerly struggling country’s credit rating to investment grade.The one-notch upgrade, from BB+ to BBB-, is expected to significantly boost market confidence in the Greek economy

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Nigerians remember those killed or detained in the 2020 protests against police brutality | AP News

Nigerians remember those killed or detained in the 2020 protests against police brutality | AP News

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Many Nigerians on Friday remembered the victims of the historic protests against police brutality which took place three years ago, with Amnesty International reporting that at least 15 of the protesters are still being detained illegally.In October 2020, thousands of Nigerians staged nationwide protests to kick against the abuses of the

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Brazil police conduct searches targeting intelligence agency’s use of tracking software | AP News

Brazil police conduct searches targeting intelligence agency’s use of tracking software | AP News

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police in Brazil conducted searches and made two arrests Friday in an investigation targeting members of the country’s intelligence agency who were suspected of using spy technology to track cellphones without judicial authorization, the Federal Police said in a statement. Officials at the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, which is known by

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UN nuclear agency team watches Japanese lab workers prepare fish samples from damaged nuclear plant | AP News

UN nuclear agency team watches Japanese lab workers prepare fish samples from damaged nuclear plant | AP News

ONJUKU, Japan (AP) — Scientists from the U.N. nuclear agency watched Friday as Japanese lab workers prepared samples of fish collected at a seafood market near the Fukushima nuclear plant to test the safety of treated radioactive wastewater released from the damaged plant into the sea. The discharge of wastewater began on Aug. 24 and

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