China’s sharp-tongued foreign minister is ousted, but his combative style is expected to continue | AP News

China’s sharp-tongued foreign minister is ousted, but his combative style is expected to continue | AP News

BEIJING (AP) — China’s sharp-tongued foreign minister, Qin Gang, was something of an avatar for nationalist Communist Party leader and President Xi Jinping, warning of “conflict and confrontation” with the U.S., the stakes of which could be the “future of humanity.” Now, Qin has been dismissed from office in the biggest political tumult to strike

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Meta posts higher profit, revenue for Q2 as advertising rebounds | AP News

Meta posts higher profit, revenue for Q2 as advertising rebounds | AP News

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms posted stronger-than-expected results for the second quarter on Wednesday, buoyed by a rebound in online advertising after a post-pandemic slump.The Menlo Park, California-based company earned $7.79 billion, or $2.98 per share, in the April-June period. That’s up 16% from $6.69 billion, or $2.46 per share, in the same period a

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian defense minister on military cooperation | AP News

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian defense minister on military cooperation | AP News

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to discuss military issues and the regional security environment, state media said Thursday as the country celebrated the 70th anniversary of an armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War.The North’s official Korean Central News Agency

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22 attorneys general oppose 3M settlement over water systems contamination with ‘forever chemicals’ | AP News

22 attorneys general oppose 3M settlement over water systems contamination with ‘forever chemicals’ | AP News

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Twenty-two attorneys general urged a federal court Wednesday to reject a proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially dangerous chemicals, saying it lets manufacturer 3M Co. off too easily.The deal announced in June doesn’t give individual water suppliers enough time to determine how

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Ocean currents vital for distributing heat could collapse by mid-century, study says | AP News

Ocean currents vital for distributing heat could collapse by mid-century, study says | AP News

A system of ocean currents that transports heat northward across the North Atlantic could collapse by mid-century, according to a new study, and scientists have said before that such a collapse could cause catastrophic sea-level rise and extreme weather across the globe.In recent decades, researchers have both raised and downplayed the specter of Atlantic current

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U Skupštini Srbije usvojene dopune Zakona o ozakonjenju i registar majki koje će dobiti pomoć

U Skupštini Srbije usvojene dopune Zakona o ozakonjenju i registar majki koje će dobiti pomoć

Politika | 26.07.2023 | access_time 21:05  Glasanjem o 30 tačaka dnevnog reda danas je završena četvrta vanredna sednica Skupštine Srbije.Poslanici su usvojili dopune Zakona o ozakonjenju objekata, kojim se dozvoljava priključenje nezakonito izgrađenih objekata na struju, gas, grejanje, vodovod i kanalizaciju, s tim što se dozvola ne odnosi na investititore, već samo na građane koji

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Zvaničnik EK: Priština i Beograd veoma udaljeni od deeskalacije i normalizacije

Zvaničnik EK: Priština i Beograd veoma udaljeni od deeskalacije i normalizacije

Politika | 26.07.2023 | access_time 18:15 FOTO: BETA/European Council/Frederic Sierakowski Priština i Beograd su veoma udaljeni od koraka ka smanjenju napetosti, organizovanja novih izbora, sprovođenja Sporazuma iz Ohrida, primene deklaracije o nestalim licima i rešenja za trgovinu, izjavio je agenciji Beta u Briselu jedan zvaničnik Evropske komisije (EK). To su pokazali nedavni razgovori koje je

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