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BERLIN (AP) — Amazon says it plans to cut the use of plastic packaging in Germany following complaints that the online retailer is contributing to…

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is testing the water in electric boating by buying a 25% stake in a Seattle company that makes battery-powered…

By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Hedge fund Alden Global Capital, one of the country’s largest newspaper owners with a reputation for intense…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Former President Barack Obama’s foundation says it has received a $100 million donation from Amazon founder…

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Climate change isn’t what’s driving some U.S. coal-fired power plants to shut down — instead it’s…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked higher in October, marking their strongest pace since January, even…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer First, the good news: There is no shortage of whole turkeys in the U.S. this Thanksgiving. But those turkeys —…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian customs police say they have cracked a Nigerian organized crime syndicate that…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced he’s nominating Jerome Powell for a second term as…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Synchrony may not be a household name, but it’s the largest issuer of retail-branded store credit…

By DAN PARKS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy After years of declines, Americans’ trust in civil-rights and…

LONDON (AP) — Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson says it’s buying U.S. cloud communications company Vonage in a $6.2 billion deal that will…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Environmental activists are welcoming the end of electricity generation from coal in Portugal. But they said Monday the…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet You likely lean on a variety of apps and websites to manage your professional life, your social life and even your…

The Associated Press Thailand’s DTAC and True Corp. plan a merger that they say will create an “equal partnership” for pursuing…

ROME (AP) — The Italian telecommunications company TIM says it is assessing a non-binding “indication of interest” by the U.S. investment fund…

The Associated Press The National Association of Realtors reports its October tally of U.S. home sales Monday. Best Buy serves up its third-quarter…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Bars, restaurants and gyms can reopen in Auckland from early December but customers…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge social and environmental policy bill passed by House Democrats includes a plan to impose…

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austrians have begun a new 10-day national lockdown and many are wondering how they will endure…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed after a late drop left major Wall Street indexes mostly lower. Tokyo was closed…

BEIJING (AP) — China says five of its citizens have been kidnapped from a mining operation in eastern Congo. The Chinese Embassy in Kinshasa posted…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government expects 200,000 vaccinated foreign students and skilled…

LONDON (AP) — WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging the information for European users. The update is to comply with a…

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline held steady over the past two weeks, at $3.49 per gallon. Industry…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Just over a week after some 200 nations struck an agreement aimed at…

By DAVID BARRAZA Associated Press LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says his government will build an oceanside…

PARIS (AP) — France’s minister of the sea has vowed to “continue the fight” in the country’s dispute with Britain over fishing rights.…

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Workers and families with private health insurance would reap savings on prescription…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have marched through Brussels to protest reinforced COVID-19…

BY ELODIE SOUPAMA AND SYLVIE CORBET LE GOSIER, Guadeloupe (AP) — France is sending police special forces to its overseas Caribbean territory of…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government is investigating whether built-in racial bias in some medical devices led to…

By EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria has gone into a nationwide lockdown to combat skyrocketing coronavirus infections. The…

By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The fiancee of slain Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi joined a chorus of voices…

By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Exit polls in Bulgaria suggest that incumbent Rumen Radev is the apparent winner in the…

By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KAKHOVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is setting records almost every day for coronavirus…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Two women whose relatives died from the coronavirus at home are questioning the Japanese…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Holiday season could strain COVID-19 home test supplies as more Americans try to screen…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Even as visitors again crowd below the jumbo screens in New York’s Times Square, the…

By EMILY SCHULTHEIS and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, have marched…

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has welcomed more than 200 foreign tourists to its largest island, the first to visit the Southeast Asian country…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press ZRENJANIN, Serbia (AP) — Vietnamese workers helping construct the first Chinese car tire factory in Europe say…

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s choice to be the top federal law enforcement officer in Arizona. Gary Restaino…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard investigators say they have identified a second ship suspected of dragging its anchor near an underwater…