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Containers are handled at a logistic port in Duisburg, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Europe's biggest economy, has picked up unexpectedly after a six-month slide, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

German government cuts 2022 economic growth forecast to 3.6%

German government cuts 2022 economic growth forecast to 3.6%
Containers are handled at a logistic port in Duisburg, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Europe's biggest economy, has picked up unexpectedly after a six-month slide, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
UK's Bentley pouring billions into electric car overhaul
FILE - People stand at a Bentley Bentayga SUV car during the annual shareholders meeting of the Volkswagen AG in Hannover, Germany, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Luxury automaker Bentley says it is pouring billions into upgrading manufacturing to accelerate its electric vehicle development plan, joining other auto brands shifting away from gasoline engines. U.K.-based Bentley Motors said Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 that it's investing 2.5 billion pounds ($3.4 billion) into sustainability efforts over the next decade. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
EPA acts on environmental justice in 3 Gulf Coast states
FILE - EPA Administrator Michael Regan, right, speaks to reporters at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, a Ridgeland based facility near Jackson, Miss., about longstanding water issues that have plagued the city, on Nov. 15, 2021. The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems in minority communities in three Gulf Coast states that Administrator Michael Regan visited as part of a
Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity via Syria, deal signed
Offshore oil spill threatens beaches in eastern Thailand
In this photo released by the Royal Thai Navy, an aerial view from a navy plane shows a large oil spill off the coast of Rayong, eastern Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said 160,000 liters (42,000 gallons) of crude oil were leaked near an offshore pipeline in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, eastern Thailand, and might affect several local beaches. (Royal Thai Navy via AP)
UK government holds breath as it awaits 'partygate' report
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives back at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. London police say they are investigating Downing Street lockdown parties in 2020 to determine if U.K. government officials violated coronavirus restrictions. Tuesday's announcement puts further pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Global shares mixed ahead of Fed policy statements
A man wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Asian shares were mixed in muted trading Wednesday as many stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting that will indicate how aggressive it will be in fighting inflation. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Kuwait death toll raised to 4 in oil refinery fire
S. Korea tests new virus steps as infections reach new high
Health workers wearing protective gears stand to help visitors at a temporary screening clinic for the coronavirus near the Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
German lawmakers to debate possible COVID vaccine mandate
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz presents a poster of a new vaccination campaign during a press conference after a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met the governors of the country's 16 states to discuss the coronavirus situation and the measures to combat the virus. Poster reads:
In Germany, activists rise up to counter vaccine skeptics
People wearing face masks stand next to posters calling for people to stick to coronavirus measures and not demonstrate with right-wing extremists and conspiracy theorists, at a counter-rally against anti-vaccination activists at the Gethsemane Church in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. A growing number of Germans have recently joined grassroots initiatives, local groups and spontaneous demonstrations to speak out against vaccination opponents, conspiracy theorists and far-right extremists who have led protests against COVID-19 measures in Germany. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Ukraine's front line: Where lives turn on distant decisions
FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman patrols a street near the frontline with Russia-backed separatists in Verkhnotoretske village in Yasynuvata district, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Jan. 22, 2022. Ukrainians in the country's east are likely to be on the front lines of war if it comes, but they are far from the people making decisions about their fate. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko, File)
Mexico's remittances pass $50 billion, surge during pandemic
Residents gather on a street corner next to a home built with money earned in the United States, in the Puerpecha Indigenous community of Comachuen, Michoacan state, Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. Mexico's remittances, the money migrants send home to their relatives, have soared in the past two years, and are now expected to top $50 billion for the first time in 2021, surpassing almost all other sources of foreign income. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
As Fed meets, investor angst over rate hikes spooks markets
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell listens during his re-nominations hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)
China 2008 vs 2022: Richer, stronger, more confrontational
FILE - Chinese authorities test fireworks ahead of the Aug 8 start of the Olympic Games on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Saturday, Aug 2, 2008. Richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational, China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

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In Germany, activists rise up to counter vaccine skeptics
People wearing face masks stand next to posters calling for people to stick to coronavirus measures and not demonstrate with right-wing extremists and conspiracy theorists, at a counter-rally against anti-vaccination activists at the Gethsemane Church in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. A growing number of Germans have recently joined grassroots initiatives, local groups and spontaneous demonstrations to speak out against vaccination opponents, conspiracy theorists and far-right extremists who have led protests against COVID-19 measures in Germany. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Ukraine's front line: Where lives turn on distant decisions
FILE - A Ukrainian serviceman patrols a street near the frontline with Russia-backed separatists in Verkhnotoretske village in Yasynuvata district, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Jan. 22, 2022. Ukrainians in the country's east are likely to be on the front lines of war if it comes, but they are far from the people making decisions about their fate. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko, File)
Mexico's remittances pass $50 billion, surge during pandemic
Residents gather on a street corner next to a home built with money earned in the United States, in the Puerpecha Indigenous community of Comachuen, Michoacan state, Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. Mexico's remittances, the money migrants send home to their relatives, have soared in the past two years, and are now expected to top $50 billion for the first time in 2021, surpassing almost all other sources of foreign income. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
As Fed meets, investor angst over rate hikes spooks markets
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell listens during his re-nominations hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)
China 2008 vs 2022: Richer, stronger, more confrontational
FILE - Chinese authorities test fireworks ahead of the Aug 8 start of the Olympic Games on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Saturday, Aug 2, 2008. Richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational, China has undergone history-making change since the last time it was an Olympic host in 2008. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Saudi restores full ties with Thailand after diamond dispute
In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, welcomes Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, at the royal palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Thailand's prime minister arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for the first high-level meeting since relations between the nations soured three decades ago over a sensational jewelry heist that led to a diplomatic row and string of mysterious killings. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)

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