AP PHOTOS: Bavarian hammersmith forges wrought-iron pans at a mill more than 500 years old | AP News

AP PHOTOS: Bavarian hammersmith forges wrought-iron pans at a mill more than 500 years old | AP News

BAD OBERDORF, Germany (AP) — Andreas Rohrmoser has been forging thousands of wrought-iron pans the old-fashioned way in his centuries-old hammer mill in the Bavarian village of Bad Oberdorf near the Austria border.The 53-year-old German hammersmith took over the mill from his predecessor two years ago but had been working there for 15 years already.The

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After 4 months, Pakistan resumes issuing ID cards to transgender people, officials say | AP News

After 4 months, Pakistan resumes issuing ID cards to transgender people, officials say | AP News

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities resumed issuing ID cards to transgender people, officials and activists said Tuesday, after a four-month pause and following an Islamic court’s controversial ruling that gutted a law aimed at protecting trans rights.The national database and registry, or NADRA, halted the cards after an Islamic court ruled in May that trans

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China’s top diplomat calls on US to host an APEC summit that is cooperative, not confrontational | AP News

China’s top diplomat calls on US to host an APEC summit that is cooperative, not confrontational | AP News

BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister called on the U.S. on Tuesday to do what it can to host a cooperative meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in November, criticizing those who seek to play up a confrontation between democracy and authoritarianism.Wang Yi said the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco in November should promote

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German police raid locations across the country in connection with smuggling of Syrian migrants | AP News

German police raid locations across the country in connection with smuggling of Syrian migrants | AP News

BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany found more than 100 Syrian citizens inside apartments and other buildings that were searched Tuesday in connection with the suspected smuggling of migrants, German news agency dpa reported. More than 350 German federal police officers searched locations as part of an investigation. The Syrians allegedly were brought into Germany

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Pakistani raid on a militant hideout near Afghanistan leaves 3 militants dead, the military says | AP News

Pakistani raid on a militant hideout near Afghanistan leaves 3 militants dead, the military says | AP News

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani troops raided a suspected militant hideout in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold near the border with Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that killed three militants, the military said Tuesday.A militant commander was among those killed in the shootout late on Monday in Khyber, a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to a

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Researchers have verified 1,329 hunger deaths in Ethiopia’s Tigray region since the cease-fire there | AP News

Researchers have verified 1,329 hunger deaths in Ethiopia’s Tigray region since the cease-fire there | AP News

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Researchers say they have verified 1,329 deaths from hunger in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region since a cease-fire ended a two-year conflict there in November.A study by local health authorities and Mekele University in the regional capital found that hunger is now the main cause of death in Tigray, accounting for more

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Stock market today: Asian shares dip with eyes on the Chinese economy and a possible US shutdown | AP News

Stock market today: Asian shares dip with eyes on the Chinese economy and a possible US shutdown | AP News

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly sank Tuesday over worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown and the troubled Chinese economy.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 1.0% in afternoon trading to 32,357.25. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0.5% to 7,044.90. South Korea’s Kospi dropped nearly 1.3% to 2,463.63. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.9% to 17,576.83

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After US approval, Japan OKs Leqembi, its first Alzheimer’s drug, developed by Eisai and Biogen | AP News

After US approval, Japan OKs Leqembi, its first Alzheimer’s drug, developed by Eisai and Biogen | AP News

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s health ministry has approved Leqembi, a drug for Alzheimer’s disease that was jointly developed by Japanese and U.S. pharmaceutical companies. It’s the first drug for treatment of the disease in a country with a rapidly aging population.Developed by Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co. and U.S. biotechnology firm Biogen Inc., the drug’s approval

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