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German factory orders dipped again as 2nd quarter started

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German factory orders, an important indicator for Europe’s biggest economy, dipped in April after a big drop in March, official figures showed Tuesday. The data pointed to a disappointing start to the second quarter.The Economy Ministry said orders were down 0.4% compared with the previous month. That followed a painful 10.9% drop in March. Economists had expected an increase in April, but the ministry said the figure was influenced in part by fluctuations in bulk orders.While domestic orders were up 1.6% in April, there was a drop in foreign demand — particularly in orders from elsewhere in the 20-nation eurozone, which were 2.7% lower.The orders data followed the release on Monday of lackluster export figures for April. They showed exports increasing by 1.2% on the month after a 6% drop in March.In late May, Germany’s national statistics office said that the economy shrank in the first three months of this year, marking the second consecutive quarter of c...

Dutchmen down Dragons 13-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

ALTAMONT, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League season is underway. The Albany Dutchmen (2-2) and Glens Falls Dragons (1-1) entered their meeting on Monday with .500 records in the young season. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Dragons struck first in the top of the first after an RBI base hit from Mechanicville native Jack Griffin. The Dutchmen responded in the bottom of the frame. The Dutchmen scored their first 4 runs without a hit thanks to walks, an error, and three batters hit by pitches. A two-RBI double from Mike Talavera made it 6-1 Albany after one. The Dutchmen ran away with it from there, winning 13-2 to improve to 3-2 on the season. The Dragons dropped to 1-2 on the year.

Play of the Week winner - Niskayuna's Davey Carroll

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Congratulations to this week’s winner of our Play of the Week poll, Niskayuna's Davey Carroll! Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Carroll tallied a nasty backhanded goal against Ballston Spa in the Silver Warriors' 9-3 win to take the Section 2 Class B title. Vote here for this week’s Play of the Week poll!

Senior Spotlight: Matt Thorsen has Chatham roaring

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

CHATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Hustling is what Chatham panther Matt Thorsen does. It helped Chatham win a state baseball championship last year and brought home the school's first-ever basketball title this past season. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “We’ve never won anything past the patroon conference in basketball," Thorsen said. "It was a great feeling with all of my best friends since fourth and fifth grade. It’s almost a better feeling than baseball just because we’ve never done it before. Baseball, basketball, wherever it may be, winning is always fun, and breaking school history is a feeling of its own.”Thorsen and the Panthers want that feeling again. The team is currently on the prowl for back-to-back class c state titles. Thorsen believes running the table would be a storybook ending his high school career.“We really talked about how winning it two times in a row would be something legendary and something that is al...

Sweden, Turkey and Finland set for more Swedish NATO membership

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

Turkey, Sweden and Finland will meet later this month to try to overcome objections that have delayed Sweden's NATO membership bid, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday after meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.Turkey in March ratified Finland's bid for membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, but still objects to Sweden joining the alliance, as does Hungary.Turkey has said Stockholm harbours members of militant groups it considers to be terrorists."Sweden has taken significant concrete steps to meet Turkey's concerns," Stoltenberg told reporters, referring to a constitutional change by Sweden and its stepping up of counter-terrorism cooperation with Ankara.Stoltenberg's talks in Istanbul with Erdogan took place a week after Erdogan extended his two-decade rule in an election.The election coincided with protests in Stockholm, against both Erdogan and NATO, in which the flag of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), outlawed in Turkey, was projected o...

Calls for EU to investigate Russian payments to Maltese dentist 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

The level of corruption with which Russian officials and oligarchs infected individual EU countries is shocking. The EU must conduct a comprehensive examination of Maltese "passport-for-money" schemes, writes famous Ukrainian journalist Tetiana Nikolayenko of Censor.NetShe underlines in her article https://censor.net/en that the level of corruption with which Russian officials and oligarchs infected individual EU countries are shocking. The purchase of EU passports is one such example. Such schemes flourished in many countries - Spain, Portugal, Greece, but even Cyprus and Bulgaria abandoned the "passport for money" schemes.Malta remains the only country that continues to provide a cynical path to an "EU golden passport". For Russian oligarchs, Malta became a real back door to the EU. Public organizations appealed to both the Maltese authorities and the EU with a request to "stop passports sale to Russians", which Malta agreed to, but the EU has now taken Malta to court to hal...

Ask Amy: We’re hurt by what her family says was her last wish

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

Dear Amy: An elderly person in our small community has just died. Those in my generation have known her for our entire lives.One of her sons was in my class in our small high school. She was extremely active in our church, and as her health started failing, we did what we could to visit with her and be helpful to her family.This probably sounds like a silly problem, but her family has decided not to have any kind of service for her. They said this was her wish.Some of us in town are somewhat surprised and feeling a little hurt about this.I’d like to encourage the family to have a memorial service of some kind, but that seems like an overreach.What do you think?– SadDear Sad: Telling a family what to do after the death of a parent in order to soothe the community is definitely an overreach.You and other members of your community might want to hold a simple, non-religious sharing circle (for lack of another term) as a way to mark your friend’s passing. Perhaps you could plant a tree i...

Harriette Cole: She wrecks my house and acts like it’s a joke

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a very clumsy friend. Every time she comes over to my house, it seems that she inevitably breaks something of mine.It has almost become a running joke, but I’m getting really frustrated.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: I’m afraid this exciting job will make me faint frequently Advice | Harriette Cole: I don’t want to falsely accuse them but I can’t shake this bad feeling Advice | Harriette Cole: I found out there are lies about me in this book Advice | Harriette Cole: I drink a lot. My life is fine. End of story? Advice | Harriette Cole: I’m uncomfortable with what my boyfriend does for work The last time she came over, she accidentally knocked over a vase and shattered it. Before that, she spilled red wine on my new white carpet, leaving a permanent stain. And before that, she somehow managed to break the arm off my favorite chair.I know accid...

West Ham, Fiorentina aim to end long European trophy droughts in Europa Conference League final

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

PRAGUE (AP) — West Ham and Fiorentina haven’t won a European trophy for more than 50 years.The drought will end for one of them when they play out the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday in Prague.West Ham earned its lone European title in 1965, the old European Cup Winners’ Cup. Alan Sealey scored twice to beat 1860 Munich 2-0 at Wembley Stadium.The Hammers reached the final of the same competition in 1976. En route to this, West Ham’s third European final, forward Jarrod Bowen contributed four goals and can’t wait to play it.“I’ve played for England, but I think achieving this with your teammates who you’ve been with together to get to a final and you have the opportunity to win a trophy together, it will be a massive moment,” Bowen said.“We’re all excited about being in the final of a European competition and this will be the pinnacle for a lot of players. It will certainly be the biggest game of my career.”Fiorentina’s only European trophy was als...

Tottenham hires Ange Postecoglou as latest manager after his departure from Celtic

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

Ange Postecoglou was hired as Tottenham manager on Tuesday as the English Premier League club begins its latest reboot after another turbulent season.The former Celtic manager is the fourth permanent manager to be hired since Mauricio Pochettino’s departure in 2019 and will be tasked with the responsibility of turning Spurs’ fortunes around after 15 years without a trophy.He signed a four-year contract and follows on from Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte, who all had short-lived reigns.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource