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By ALEXA ST. JOHN and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN – Associated Press 2024 was another banner year for a source of electricity that is better for people’s lungs, better for climate change and may be reaching your home when you turn on the lights or turn up the thermostat — large banks of batteries. This ability

By HYUNG-JIN KIM – Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The impeachment of South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo Friday has plunged the country into further political turmoil, coming less than two weeks after lawmakers impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. The successive impeachments that suspended the country’s top two officials are unprecedented, and the

By The Associated Press The news can be tough in a world often marked by suffering, disaster and war. Sometimes you need to stop and remember that good things happen all the time, all across the world, and 2024 was no different. Take a look at some of the stories that made us smile. Moo

By AP BEIJING (AP) — China sentences a man to death for driving into crowd, killing 35, in a crime that raised alarm about mass killings.

By BABA AHMED – Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank as they tried to reach Spain earlier this month, Mali’s Minister for Malians Living Abroad said. In a press release on Thursday, Mossa Ag Attaher announced that a migrant boat bound for Spain sank on Dec. 19.

By AP BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government placed sanctions on seven companies on Friday in response to recent U.S. announcements of military sales and aid to Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as part of its territory. The sanctions also come in response to the recent approval of the U.S. government’s annual defense

By DAVID McHUGH – Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition, saying it was the only way to give the country a stable government capable of tackling its problems.

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI – Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has raised concerns over the rising number of government critics who were apparently abducted as four people were reported missing over the weekend, bringing the total number of abductions to 82 since the anti-government protests in June. Four

By AP FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s president orders parliament dissolved for an early election on Feb. 23.

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN – Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities in India have declared a seven-day mourning period to honor Manmohan Singh, officials said Friday, as politicians and public paid tributes to the country’s former prime minister widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program. Officials canceled all cultural and entertainment events

By AP SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament votes to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo.

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and WAFAA SHURAFA – Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports, while the World Health Organization’s director-general said the bombardment occurred nearby as he prepared to board a flight in Sanaa, with a crew member injured.

By Business Wire OSAKA, Japan & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 27, 2024– Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved the use of HYQVIA ® [Immune Globulin Infusion 10% (Human) with Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase] in patients with agammaglobulinemia or hypogammaglobulinemia 1, disorders characterized by very low or absent levels