Bahrain says attack by Yemen rebels kills one Bahraini officer and one soldier on the Saudi border | AP News

Bahrain says attack by Yemen rebels kills one Bahraini officer and one soldier on the Saudi border | AP News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain’s military command says one of its officers and a soldier were killed in a drone attack by Yemeni rebels while patrolling the Yemeni-Saudi border.The statement, carried by the official Bahrain News Agency, says “a number” of soldiers were wounded in the attack early Monday.Bahrain is a close ally

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AP Interview: Jennifer Granholm says US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years | AP News

AP Interview: Jennifer Granholm says US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years | AP News

VIENNA (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Monday that nuclear fusion is a pioneering technology and the Biden administration wants to harness it as part of the transition to clean energy.As part of its energy agenda, the Biden administration wants to create a commercial nuclear fusion facility within 10 years, Granholm said in

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Oil prices have risen. That’s making gas more expensive for US drivers and helping Russia’s war | AP News

Oil prices have risen. That’s making gas more expensive for US drivers and helping Russia’s war | AP News

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Oil prices have risen, meaning drivers are paying more for gasoline and truckers and farmers more for diesel. The increase also complicates the global fight against inflation and feeds Russia’s war chest. That poses problems for politicians as well as the people having to spend more to get to work, transport

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Former environment minister in Albania sentenced to prison in bribery case | AP News

Former environment minister in Albania sentenced to prison in bribery case | AP News

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A former Albanian environment minister, seven other officials and four businessmen were sentenced Monday to prison terms in connection with bribery over a contract to build an incinerator in western Albania, court officials said.The Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime in the Albanian capital, Tirana, sentenced former Environment Minister Lefter

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Former New Zealand prime minister and pandemic prep leader says we’re unprepared for the next one | AP News

Former New Zealand prime minister and pandemic prep leader says we’re unprepared for the next one | AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — If another pandemic happens, the world will again be unprepared.That’s the bleak assessment of former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, who co-chaired the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, after the U.N. General Assembly held a high-level summit aimed at heading off another pandemic. The upshot: Have another meeting.

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