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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s busiest hubs, said Wednesday it saw a sharp drop in passengers during the second quarter as the Iran war disrupted air travel and prompted many travelers to choose routes that avoided the Middle East. The airport recorded 13 million passengers during the second quarter, following 31.5 million passengers in the first half. That was a 31.3% drop […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran will not allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz under an agreement the Islamic Republic is currently negotiating with Oman, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister told state TV late on Tuesday night. The top diplomats of the two countries met to discuss managing commercial shipping traffic in the vital waterway, which remains largely shut down nearly six months after the Iran war began. Officials […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom, one of Ukraine’s highest state honors, for his “outstanding personal merits” in protecting human life and freedom and strengthening ties between Ukraine and the United States. Musk, the founder of SpaceX, has become one of the most influential, and contentious, private sector figures in Ukraine’s war effort. His decision to provide Ukraine with […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Just weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the American South in 2024, Dolly Parton stood on a stage in her iconic blonde wig, with a song on her lips. She promised the flood-ravaged community in her native Tennessee — to the tune of her classic song “Jolene” — that “we’re all here to mend these broken hearts.” For the music legend and multimillionaire businesswoman, that meant using […]

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Tanzania’s vice president is resigning after less than a year in office, following what analysts say was a power struggle with the country’s first female leader. Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi offered to vacate the office on Sept. 4, according to a statement released on Tuesday. The presidency confirmed that constitutional measures will be taken to select a new deputy to President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Nchimbi’s statement […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the few months they have left as senators, Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Bill Cassidy have embarked on a mission to save tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries from a projected 22% cut in their benefits, starting in just six years. It is one of the most perilous political efforts that a member of Congress can undertake, so it is telling that the push is […]

By Nancy Lapid Aug 26 (Reuters) – We also cover a method for improving speech after a brain injury and a finding on how blood vessels form following a heart attack. COULD FLU VACCINES BE “BREWED” IN YEAST? A new process for manufacturing flu vaccines in baker’s yeast might someday replace the current 80-year-old process that uses chicken eggs while offering potentially significant advantages as well, researchers reported. Not only […]

Aug 26 (Reuters) – Kohl’s missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter sales on Wednesday, as muted consumer spending on discretionary items offset gains from the department chain’s turnaround push, sending its shares down about 5% before the bell. U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated in August and retail sales fell for the first time in nine months in July, underscoring an increasingly “selective” shopping trend among middle- and lower-income households in the […]

By James Mackenzie BERLIN, Aug 26 (Reuters) – When Ulrich Siegmund was studying Business Psychology around a decade ago, he learned a lesson about messaging that has served him well in his quest to become the first member of the far-right AfD party to lead a state government in Germany. The 35-year-old from the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt has been the sunny, smiling face of the party, which has been […]