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India wants to embrace nuclear power. To do it, it'll need a lot of time and money
BENGALURU, India (AP) — India wants more nuclear power, has pledged over $2 billion toward research and will change laws to boost investment to do it. The pledges were made by India’s finance minister earlier this month as part of a plan to expand electricity generation and reduce emissions. Nuclea ...
Plastic straws have come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay
Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday, President Donald Trump waded into the issue when he signed an executive order to reverse a federal push away fro ...
New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year, federal health officials said Monday. The illness was considered mild. The person’s main symptom was eye redness and irritation, ...
Fifteen cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions
Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small county in West Texas with one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state. South Plains Public Health District Director Zach Holbrooks said Monday that his department was first notified in late Januar ...
Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change. UN says take your time to do it right
Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations’ climate chief calls “among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century” — their plans on how they will cut emissions of heat-trapping gases. Most won’t make the deadline. The U.N. says that’s OK ...
This Valentine's Day, consider what all types of love bring to your life
Valentine’s Day is for lovers — but you don’t need a romantic soulmate to celebrate. The holiday is a chance to consider just how rich, diverse and beneficial every form of love is in the human experience, whether it comes from your family, friends, pets, neighbors or community. Three experts share ...
Iraníes conmemoran aniversario de la Revolución Islámica con Trump en la Casa Blanca
TEHERÁN (AP) — Decenas de miles de iraníes conmemoraron el aniversario de la Revolución Islámica de 1979 del país, la primera manifestación de este tipo desde que el presidente Donald Trump regresó a la Casa Blanca y reinició su campaña de “máxima presión” contra Irán. La conmemoración anual del fin ...
Infecciones de VIH podrían sextuplicarse si EEUU retira su apoyo, dice la jefa de ONUSIDA
LONDRES (AP) — La directora del programa ONUSIDA dijo el lunes que el número de nuevas infecciones por VIH podría aumentar más de seis veces para 2029 si se retira el apoyo estadounidense al programa más grande de lucha contra el sida, advirtiendo que millones de personas podrían morir y podrían sur ...
HIV infections could jump over 6 times if US support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says
LONDON (AP) — The head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the biggest AIDS program is dropped, warning that millions of people could die and more resistant strains of the disease could emerge. In an inter ...
Middle East latest: Turkey's Erdogan again rejects US proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again rejected a U.S. proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and said Israel should pay for the damage it caused there and for reconstruction to begin. “We do not consider the proposal to exile the Palestinians from the lands they have lived in for thousan ...
Tras la tregua en Gaza, palestinos de Cisjordania sufren más bloqueos israelíes, tráfico y miseria
RAMALA, Cisjordania (AP) — Abdullah Fauzi, un banquero de la ciudad de Nablus, en el norte de Cisjordania, sale de casa a las cuatro de la mañana para llegar a su trabajo a las ocho, y a menudo llega tarde. Su viaje solía tomar una hora, hasta el ataque de Hamás contra Israel el 7 de octubre de 202 ...
High-stakes AI summit in Paris: World leaders, tech titans and challenging diplomatic talks
PARIS (AP) — Major world leaders are meeting for an AI summit in Paris, where challenging diplomatic talks are expected as tech titans fight for dominance in the fast-moving technology industry. Heads of state, top government officials, CEOs and scientists from around 100 countries are participating ...
After the ceasefire in Gaza, West Bank Palestinians face more Israeli barriers, traffic and misery
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Abdullah Fauzi, a banker from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leaves home at 4 a.m. to reach his job by 8, and he’s often late. His commute used to take an hour — until Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, after which Israel launched its offensive in the Gaza St ...
AP PHOTOS: Syrians returning to the town of Tel Rifaat find homes in ruins and underground tunnels
TEL RIFAAT, Syria (AP) — The long anticipated return home for residents of the Syrian town of Tel Rifaat, displaced since 2014, has collided with a painful reality — scars of war, streets lined with rubble and ruins standing in place of their homes. Years of fighting and military fortifications hav ...
What to stream: Bridget Jones returns, 'Yellowjackets' reappears and Alessia Cara sings about love
Renée Zellweger returning to one of her most indelible roles in “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” and Questlove offering the definitive documentary on funk crossover star Sly Stone are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings ...
Luisa González, la abogada de izquierda que vuelve a medir fuerzas con el presidente de Ecuador
En resumen: Revisa la cobertura de AP en español de las elecciones presidenciales en Ecuador del domingo. QUITO (AP) — Con la consigna de devolverle la paz a su país, Luisa González libró una segunda batalla por arrebatarle el poder a Daniel Noboa en Ecuador. Sin embargo, según los resultados de la ...
Daniel Noboa, el heredero de un emporio multimillonario que busca reelegirse en Ecuador
En resumen: Revisa la cobertura de AP en español de las elecciones presidenciales en Ecuador del domingo. QUITO (AP) — Heredero de un emporio ecuatoriano millonario, educado en Estados Unidos y con escasa experiencia política, Daniel Noboa sorprendió dentro y fuera al convertirse hace poco más de un ...
Pope's point-man on migration and aid concerned about USAID cuts, alarmed at US migrant crackdown
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ point-man on migration and development has urged the Trump administration to remember Christian principles about caring for others, saying people are being “terrorized” by the U.S. crackdown on migrants and vital church-run aid programs are being jeopardized by the ...