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FILE - People queue to withdraw money from a cash machine outside a bank in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Nigeria’s central bank has extended the timeline to swap out its old currency for redesigned notes after the change triggered a cash shortage. On Tuesday, March 14, 2023, both old and redesigned notes were still not available for thousands queued at banks in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja. (AP Photo/Dan Ikpoyi, File)

Nigeria's old currency can be used longer amid cash crisis

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Nigeria’s central bank has extended the timeline to swap out its old currency for redesigned notes after the change triggered a cash shortage. A spokesman for the central bank says the announcement … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 3/14/23

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, left, and Oscar Stenstroem, ambassador in the cabinet preparation and chief negotiator in the NATO process, hold a press briefing on the NATO process in Stockholm, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)

Swedish leader: Finland likely to join NATO before Sweden

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Sweden’s prime minister has acknowledged that it is likely that neighbor Finland will join NATO before his country does, due to Turkey’s opposition to the Swedish bid. Ulf Kristersson said during … more

3/14/23

IIn this photo released by Rio Tinto, Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, left, shakes hands with Rio Tinto's Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm during the start of underground production at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Khanbogd village, Umnugobi province, Mongolia Monday, March 13, 2023. Mongolia plans to channel revenue from rising copper exports into an economic development fund to reap more benefit from its mineral riches and root out corruption, the North Asian nation's prime minister said Tuesday, following the opening of a major expansion of its biggest mine. (Rio Tinto via AP)

Mongolia looks to copper to transform stagnant economy

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Mongolia's prime minister says the North Asian nation will channel revenue from rising copper exports into an economic development fund to reap more benefit from its mineral riches and root out … more

By JOE McDONALD | 3/14/23

A man walks past piles of garbage in Paris, Monday, March 13, 2023. A contentious bill that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 got a push forward with the Senate's adoption of the measure amid strikes, protests and uncollected garbage piling higher by the day. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Garbage tarnishes Paris luster as pension strike continues

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The City of Light is losing its luster with tons of garbage piling up on Paris sidewalks as sanitation workers strike for a ninth day. The creeping squalor is the most visible sign of widespread … more

By ELAINE GANLEY | 3/14/23

Ukrainian Emergency Service rescuers work on a building damaged by shelling in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. One person has been killed, according to local authorities. (AP Photo/Roman Chop)

Russian missile hits another Ukraine apartment block, 1 dead

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A Russian missile has struck an apartment building in the center of the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. Officials said the strike killed at least one person and wounded three others in one of … more

By KARL RITTER | 3/14/23

FILE - An airliner worker asks traveller to declare their health information after checking in at the international flight check in counter at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Aug. 24, 2022. China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday, March 15, 2023 after a three-year halt during the pandemic as it sought to boost its tourism and economy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas Wednesday

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China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday after a three-year halt during the pandemic as it sought to boost its tourism and economy. China is one of the last … more

By ZEN SOO | 3/14/23

FILE - This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope. The Biden administration’s approval of the massive oil development in northern Alaska on Monday, March 13, 2023, commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change. (ConocoPhillips via AP, File)

Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern

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The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project. That's raising alarm as scientists urge a halt on more … more

By MATTHEW BROWN and BECKY BOHRER | 3/14/23

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, a ride share car displays Lyft and Uber stickers on its front windshield in downtown Los Angeles. A California appeals court ruled Monday, March 13, 2023, that a voter-backed initiative exempting Uber and Lyft from a key provision of state employment law is constitutional, a reversal of a lower court decision that marks a win for the ride-hailing giants. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

California court rules for Uber, Lyft in ride-hailing case

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A California appeals court has ruled companies like Uber and Lyft do not have to treat their drivers as employees. The ruling means app-based ride hailing and delivery companies do not have to … more

By ADAM BEAM | 3/13/23

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, speaks during a campaign rally on Monday, March 13, 2023, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Haley wants entitlement program changes for younger people

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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is proposing changes to entitlement programs for younger generations, opening the door to potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare if elected. At a … more

By MEG KINNARD | 3/13/23

President Joe Biden speaks about the banking system in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden's test: Can he show competence to avert banking chaos

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President Joe Biden is confronting a significant challenge as his administration grapples with the fallout from the second- and third-largest bank failures in history. He's doing so amid significant … more

By SEUNG MIN KIM and FATIMA HUSSEIN | 3/13/23

A woman works at a branch of Signature Bank in New York, Monday, March 13, 2023. President Joe Biden is telling Americans that the nation's financial systems are sound. This comes after the swift and stunning collapse of two banks that prompted fears of a broader upheaval. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Signature Bank seized to send banks a message, director says

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A regulatory takeover of a New York-based bank was intended to send a message to banks to stay away from the cryptocurrency business. That's according to a former member of Congress who was on the … more

By GEOFF MULVIHILL | 3/13/23

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs into law the Paid Leave For All Workers Act on Monday, March 13, 2023, in Chicago. Illinois became one of three U.S. states to require employers to offer paid time off for any reason starting in January of 2024. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Illinois enacts mandatory paid leave 'for any reason'

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Illinois will become one of three states to require employers to offer paid time off for any reason. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law Monday instituting that requirement, which will take effect next … more

By CLAIRE SAVAGE | 3/13/23

FILE- French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during the French Tech event at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a crucial test this week as the battle over his unpopular plan to raise the retirement age is set to reach a peak in the streets and at parliament, deepening a widely shared feeling he does not hear the French's grievances. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool, File)

Macron faces crucial test amid anger over his pension plan

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French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a crucial test this week as the battle over his unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is set to reach a peak in the streets and at … more

By SYLVIE CORBET | 3/13/23

Supporters say a major oil project President Joe Biden is OK'ing on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities while environmentalists say it runs counter to his climate goals.

Alaska's Willow oil project is controversial. Here's why.

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Supporters say a major oil project President Joe Biden is OK'ing on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities while environmentalists say it … more

By BECKY BOHRER, MATTHEW BROWN and MATTHEW DALY | 3/13/23

Destroyed Russian tanks and armoured vehicles are on display near the St. Michael's Cathedral in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)

UN seeks extension of key Ukraine-Russia wartime grain deal

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Senior U.N. officials are hosting Russian envoys in Geneva in a bid to extend an export agreement amid the war with Ukraine and prevent a potential new spike in world food prices. The meeting is … more

By JAMEY KEATEN and KARL RITTER | 3/13/23

A Ukrainian paratrooper of 95 Air Assault brigade aims to fire by MSLR BM-21 "Grad" towards Russian positions at the frontline near Kreminna, Ukraine, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Report: Ukraine world's 3rd biggest arms importer in 2022

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A Swedish think tank says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that led to a substantial flow of military aid to Kyiv made Ukraine the world’s third largest importer of arms in 2022. The Stockholm … more

By JARI TANNER | 3/13/23

Andrew Adams, director of the Justice Department's KleptoCapture task force, designed to enforce the economic restrictions imposed on Russia and its billionaires, speaks to the Associated Press in an interview at the AP bureau in Washington, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

US turns to new ways to punish Russian oligarchs for the war

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The U.S. has begun an aggressive new push to inflict pain on Russia’s economy and especially its oligarchs with the intent of thwarting the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. US. officials say … more

By FATIMA HUSSEIN | 3/13/23

FILE - President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during the Quad leaders summit meeting at Kantei Palace, May 24, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden to announce Australia submarine deal in San Diego

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President Joe Biden is set to meet with two of America's closest allies to announce that Australia will purchase U.S.-manufactured, nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet. The … more

By ZEKE MILLER | 3/13/23

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the closing ceremony for China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China's Xi wants bigger global role after Saudi-Iran deal

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President Xi Jinping is calling for China to play a bigger role in managing global affairs after Beijing scored a diplomatic coup by hosting talks that produced an agreement by Saudi Arabia and Iran … more

By JOE McDONALD | 3/12/23

People walk across an intersection near Tokyo Station in Tokyo, Monday, March 13, 2023. Japan is dropping its mask wearing request beginning Monday for the first time in three years as the country further eases COVID-19 rules in public places and tries to expand business and other activity. (Miyuki Saito/Kyodo News via AP)

Masks stay put in Japan as 3-year request to wear them ends

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Hardly anything changed when Japan dropped its request for people to wear masks after three years. Most commuters exiting Tokyo’s main train station Monday morning were wearing masks as they headed … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 3/12/23