Los Angeles (AFP) – Tom Brady believes “a lot of bad football” is behind an uneven start to the NFL season that has left just eight of 32 teams with winning records heading into week five of the campaign. Brady’s Buccaneers are one of 15 teams with a 2…
Federal probe finds evidence of Hunter Biden tax crimes: report
Washington (AFP) – Federal agents investigating Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, believe they have evidence of tax crimes and it will be up to a prosecutor to decide whether to bring any charges, The Washington Post reported Thursday. T…
Biden hails IBM’s $20 bln investment announcement
Poughkeepsie (United States) (AFP) – IBM hosted US President Joe Biden Thursday to celebrate the announcement of a $20-billion investment in semiconductors, quantum computing and other cutting-edge technology in New York state. CEO Arvind Krishna unvei…
IMF chief urges action as global recession risks rise
Washington (AFP) – IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva urged global policymakers Thursday to take concerted action to avoid a “dangerous ‘new normal,'” as the risks of a worldwide recession are driven ever higher by repeated economic shocks. In a speech ahe…
Chagall painting stolen by Nazis to be auctioned in New York
New York (AFP) – A painting by Marc Chagall, which was among 15 works stolen by Nazis and eventually returned by France to the heirs of the affected families, will go on sale next month in New York, the Phillips auction house said Thursday. The 1911 oi…
US citizen, 85, flies out of Iran for medical care
Muscat (AFP) – An 85-year-old Iranian-American arrested in Tehran more than six years ago who is seeking urgent medical treatment has landed in Abu Dhabi, the State Department said Wednesday, with the United States pressing for the release of three oth…
US duo and Dane win Nobel for ‘click chemistry’
Stockholm (AFP) – A trio of scientists from the United States and Denmark won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday for laying the foundation for a more functional form of chemistry where molecules are linked together. Americans Carolyn Bertozzi and B…
Broad support in US for nuclear diplomacy with Iran: poll
Washington (AFP) – The vast majority of Americans support diplomacy with Iran to constrain its nuclear program, a survey found Wednesday, amid a stalemate in negotiations to restore a 2015 deal. A wide-ranging annual survey by the Eurasia Group Foundat…
Biden tours Florida hurricane clean-up zone — and opponent’s territory
Fort Myers (United States) (AFP) – President Joe Biden flew over the devastation left by Hurricane Ian in Florida on a politically charged trip Wednesday that marked a truce with bitter Republican critic and potential 2024 opponent, Governor Ron DeSant…
Amid Ukraine war, US flies Russian cosmonaut to ISS
Kennedy Space Center (United States) (AFP) – A SpaceX rocket carrying a Russian crew member blasted off from Florida Wednesday on a voyage that carries significant symbolism as war rages in Ukraine. Anna Kikina, the only female cosmonaut in service, is…