Asian stocks track Wall Street gains after encouraging US jobs data calm jitters over the economy

Asian stocks track Wall Street gains after encouraging US jobs data calm jitters over the economy

Asian stocks were higher Friday after U.S. stocks rallied Thursday in Wall Street’s latest sharp swerve after a better-than-expected report on unemployment eased worries about the slowing economy . U.S. futures and oil prices rose. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index was up 1.6% at 35,380.23. The yen again fell under pressure after three days

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Aug. 2-8, 2024 Young gymnasts trained in the gym that Olympic medalist Rebeca Andrade practiced at as a child in Guarulhos, Brazil. Cars traversed snow-covered roads in Chile’s capital. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado attended a rally following the country’s disputed presidential election. Chile’s President Gabriel Boric stuck out his tongue in a meeting

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Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says

Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says

NEW YORK (AP) — Iran is ramping up online activity that appears intended to influence the upcoming U.S. election , in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, Microsoft said Friday. Iranian actors also have spent recent months creating fake news sites and impersonating activists, laying the groundwork to stoke division

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AP photographer on how ex-Catalan leader returned to Spain, and then fled again after 7 years abroad | AP News

AP photographer on how ex-Catalan leader returned to Spain, and then fled again after 7 years abroad | AP News

Seven years have passed since Catalan independence leader and former president Carles Puigdemont fled justice by taking refuge abroad to avoid jail after organizing an independence referendum in the Spanish northern region. Today we saw him in Barcelona. I joined him amidst the chaos and surprise of the crowd, as he walked to the stage

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Thousands of Palestinians in eastern Khan Younis forced to flee following Israeli military’s order | AP News

Thousands of Palestinians in eastern Khan Younis forced to flee following Israeli military’s order | AP News

Thousands of Palestinians in eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza were forced to flee to other areas on Thursday afternoon after the Israeli military ordered another mass evacuation. (AP video shot by Mohammad Jahjouh) Thousands of Palestinians in eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza were forced to flee to other areas on Thursday afternoon after

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