NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and state-backed companies are unlikely to scale back renewable energy investments in Africa despite disruptions from the Iran war, analysts say, given the strong long-term economic and strategic reasons driving such funding.
NEW YORK (AP) - A drop in oil prices helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began. The S&P 500 climbed 1% Monday for its biggest gain in five weeks. The Dow Jones added 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 1.2%. The price for a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude fell toward $93 after topping $102 in the morning.
My dad didn’t have much success grilling chicken in our backyard when I was growing up, but going to Egypt made me realize what he was trying to emulate: a bird with a crisp exterior that was thoroughly seasoned throughout.
The 98th Academy Awards on Sunday saw “One Battle After Another” win big with six awards, including best picture, director, supporting actor and casting. “Sinners” followed with four awards, including best actor for leading man Michael B. Jordan. Jessie Buckley took home best actress for “Hamnet.” Comedian Conan O’Brien returned for a second year to host the ceremony.
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Saturday he fled the country to escape a military search for him in the aftermath of a disputed presidential election.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Afghanistan’s Taliban forces and Pakistan’s military exchanged fire along their border Monday, killing at least four civilians including two children in Afghanistan, officials there said, as the deadliest fighting between the neighbors in years continued for a third week.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a range of the president’s import taxes.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) – Ethiopia on Tuesday declared three days of mourning as the death toll from this week’s landslides in the country’s south climbed to 80. Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representatives Tagesse Chafo said the three days of mourning would begin Saturday. At least 80 bodies have been recovered from the Gamo Zone area.
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