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Jan 6 (Reuters) – Knitting needles are clicking furiously around the world to create hundreds of protective pouches and blankets for native wildlife made homeless by Australian wildfires that have razed large swathes of bushland. The Animal Rescue Craft Guild said on Monday it has been deluged with offers of help after putting out a […]

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the military to prepare to deploy its aircraft and ships “at any moment’s notice” to evacuate thousands of Filipino workers in Iraq and Iran should hostilities erupt there January 6, 2020, 7:08 AM 3 min read MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the military to prepare to deploy

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump closed out the old year by reprising a selection of his most familiar falsehoods and putting a few of his predecessor’s accomplishments in his own win column. His vice president, seeking to justify the U.S. military’s targeted killing of a top Iranian general, helped begin the new year with a

Japan’s justice minister has vowed to strengthen border departure checks and review bail conditions after Nissan’s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn fled the country By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer January 6, 2020, 3:02 AM 3 min read TOKYO — Japan’s justice minister vowed Monday to strengthen border departure checks and review bail conditions after Nissan’s

U.S. technology companies that build artificial intelligence software for analyzing satellite imagery will face new restrictions on exporting their products to China and elsewhere. January 5, 2020, 7:45 PM 1 min read WASHINGTON — U.S. technology companies that build artificial intelligence software for analyzing satellite imagery will face new restrictions on exporting their products to

Wisconsin-based Sentry Insurance has signed a 10-year agreement as title sponsor at Kapalua, largely because of a jazz drummer By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer January 5, 2020, 10:45 PM 4 min read KAPALUA, Hawaii — The PGA Tour celebrated the start of a new year by announcing Wisconsin-based Sentry Insurance, in only its third

Turkey’s president has said the country was already sending Turkish soldiers to Libya, where Ankara is supporting the embattled U January 5, 2020, 8:42 PM 2 min read ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president said Sunday that the country was deploying military units to Libya, where Ankara is supporting the embattled U.N.-recognized government in Tripoli. Turkey’s parliament

A report by the charity Oxfam says the average British person will pump out more carbon emissions in two weeks than a citizen in any of seven African nations will emit in an entire year January 5, 2020, 6:48 PM 1 min read LONDON — The average British person will pump out more carbon emissions

NEW YORK — What will watching TV be like in the 2020s? The CES gadget show will offer some glimpses, as companies strut out celebrities such as Mandy Moore and show off shorter viewing experiences for the mobile era. The annual technology show is typically a hotbed for the latest television sets, robots and fitness

LONDON — After a remarkable political turnaround, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on the verge of taking Britain out of the European Union with the enthusiastic support of a strong majority in Parliament. After suffering a string of parliamentary defeats over Brexit — plus the ignominy of being told by Britain’s Supreme Court that his