Suspected Islamic extremists holding about 30 ethnic Dogon men hostage after bus raid, leader says | AP News

Suspected Islamic extremists holding about 30 ethnic Dogon men hostage after bus raid, leader says | AP News

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Suspected Islamic extremists are holding about 30 men from the Dogon ethnic group hostage after ambushing several public transport buses in central Mali earlier this week, a community leader said Friday.Bocar Guindo said that armed men initially kidnapped about 40 people who had been traveling Tuesday between Koro and Bankass. The

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New Moschino creative director dies of sudden illness just days after joining Milan-based brand | AP News

New Moschino creative director dies of sudden illness just days after joining Milan-based brand | AP News

MILAN (AP) — The new creative director of Moschino, Davide Renne, has died after a sudden illness, the owner of the Milan-based fashion house announced on Friday.Renne, 46, took over the role of creative director on Nov. 1, and his first collection was to have been shown during Milan Fashion Week womenswear previews in February.“With

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France’s Macron says melting glaciers are ‘an unprecedented challenge for humanity’ | AP News

France’s Macron says melting glaciers are ‘an unprecedented challenge for humanity’ | AP News

PARIS (AP) — Melting glaciers are an “unprecedented challenge for humanity,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, as he launched a call for nations to work together on slashing planet-warming emissions, protecting the environment and collaborating on scientific research into the Earth’s icy ecosystems. Such a united effort is desperately needed, even though the

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A Belarusian dissident novelist’s father is jailed for two weeks for reposting an article | AP News

A Belarusian dissident novelist’s father is jailed for two weeks for reposting an article | AP News

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A noted Belarusian dissident author said Friday that his father has been sentenced to two weeks in jail for reposting an article from an opposition website.Alexander Filipenko was seized by police Thursday in a raid on his apartment and later “given 13 days for reposting some kind of article from Zerkalo,”

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Hungary asks EU to take action against Bulgaria’s transit tax on Russian gas | AP News

Hungary asks EU to take action against Bulgaria’s transit tax on Russian gas | AP News

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has asked the European Union’s executive to open a legal procedure against Bulgaria over a tax it recently imposed on Russian natural gas passing through its territory, a government minister said on Friday. Bulgaria believes the tax, which it levied in October, will reduce the privileged position of Russia’s state-owned

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Tesla faces strikes in Sweden unless it signs a collective bargaining agreement | AP News

Tesla faces strikes in Sweden unless it signs a collective bargaining agreement | AP News

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Pressure is growing on Tesla in Sweden, where a trade union is demanding that the Texas-based automaker sign a collective bargaining agreement, which most employees in the Scandinavian country have.Tesla has no manufacturing plant in Sweden, but 130 members of the powerful metalworkers’ union IF Metall walked out on Oct. 27 at

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Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds | AP News

Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds | AP News

In 2022, Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras had 68 places staked out for oil exploration off the South American coast, searching for new reserves while spending $6.9 billion in oil development projects. About the same time, Algeria-based Sonatrach proclaimed its ambition to ramp up production to become a top five national oil company by

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