CONAKRY— Guinea’s ruling military junta on Saturday appointed acting Prime Minister Bernard Gomou to fill the position on a permanent basis, replacing Mohamed Beavogui, who has been absent since last month.The junta named Gomou to serve as acting prime…

PARIS— Extreme weather is wreaking havoc upon virtually all of the world’s largest cotton suppliers.In India, the top-producing country, heavy rains and pests have cut into cotton crops so much that the nation is importing supplies. A heat wave in Chin…