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The US and others turn to Brazil for rare earths, raising environmental concerns 08/20/2026 09:08am • SAO PAULO (AP) — In the global race to secure rare earths that are key for everything from mobile phones to green technologies, Brazil is emerging as an alternative to China's dominance, particularly for the United States and Australia, according to an analysis of mining permits by The Associated Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine which has been effective in past outbreaks 08/20/2026 09:06am • BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization and partners said Thursday, announcing a step seen as a major boost to efforts to contain what officials have described as the fastest Ebola ou US sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants the country will receive under new deal 08/20/2026 09:04am • HARBEL, Liberia (AP) — The United States sent 20 deportees to Liberia, who arrived on Thursday as part of 1,200 migrants that the African country will receive under a new deal. The deportees arrived at the Roberts International Airport outside Monrovia. The Liberia-U.S. agreement is among the larg Takeaways from the AP-Reporter Brasil story on the US and others turning to Brazil for rare earths 08/20/2026 09:03am • SAO PAULO (AP) — The world is increasingly turning to Brazil to explore for rare earth minerals that are crucial for technology and renewable energy. The country's large reserves are second only to China and have attracted investors, many of them with foreign support. An analysis by The Associated A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine's Kyiv region 08/20/2026 09:03am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and the surrounding region with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime aerial attack that lasted for hours and killed at least 16 people, officials said Thursday. Moscow's forces have in recent months intensified their ballist US sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants that the African country will receive under new deal 08/20/2026 08:58am • MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — US sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants that the African country will receive under new deal. New opposition group plans protest in Tunisia after extreme heat-driven power and water cuts 08/20/2026 08:56am • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A summer of extreme heat has left many Tunisians short of water and electricity — and full of anger at the country's leadership. A protest is expected in the capital Tunis on Thursday by a new opposition collective tapping into the growing frustration. The protest has been Survey: Drivers would take pay cut to avoid Northern Virginia commutes 08/20/2026 08:53am • Virginia workers would be willing to give up thousands of dollars in annual salary to avoid some of the state's most frustrating commutes, according to a survey conducted by Resume.io. The survey of 3,017 workers found that 59% would accept a lower salary from another employer if it significantly US unemployment claims dropped to 206,000 last week with layoffs still sparse 08/20/2026 08:52am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, another sign that layoffs remain low and that most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims dropped to 206,000 last week from a revised 212,000 the week before. The four Pirates hijack cargo ship carrying Turkish weapons off Somalia's coast, official says 08/20/2026 08:52am • MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Pirates hijacked a Cameroon-flagged cargo ship off Somalia’s Puntland coast earlier this week and took the vessel, which was carrying Turkish weapons, toward the region’s Nugaal coast, a Somali official said Thursday. The M/V LUTUF was seized on Monday about 3½ nauti Airplane pilot killed in collision with Pennsylvania police helicopter near runway 08/20/2026 08:51am • An airplane pilot died Wednesday after a violent collision with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near a runway at a small airport, but both state troopers aboard the helicopter survived, authorities said. The plane was coming down on the runway and veered into the helicopter that was near the ScanSource: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 08/20/2026 08:43am • GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — ScanSource Inc. (SCSC) on Thursday reported net income of $25.6 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Greenville, South Carolina-based company said it had profit of $1.24. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and rest Taiwan proposes a record $35B defense budget for 2027 as China’s military pressure grows 08/20/2026 08:42am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan 's government on Thursday proposed a record-high defense budget of 1.12 trillion Taiwan dollars ($35 billion) for next year, signaling intensifying efforts to deter China's military threats. The administration's planned increase in military spending came after China s Express train hits and kills 4 workers at a railway station in Japan 08/20/2026 08:33am • TOKYO (AP) — Four people doing weed control work on a railway track in Japan died after being hit by an express train as it entered a station while they were still working there on Thursday, officials said. The accident occurred at Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo, on the Tobu Nikko Line, and i US unemployment claims fell to 206,000 last week with layoffs still low by historic standards 08/20/2026 08:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) — US unemployment claims fell to 206,000 last week with layoffs still low by historic standards.