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By ANGELA CHARLTON and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Unions are threatening to shut down France’s economy this week in what they…
Continue ReadingBy ANGELA CHARLTON and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Unions are threatening to shut down France’s economy this week in what they…
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s center-right Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has won reelection. Kallas is one…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are considering a proposal that many disability rights advocates say could…
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — In this war-scarred city in Ukraine’s northeast, residents scrutinize every step for…
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese pound has lost as much as 98% in value since late 2019, and now most restaurants and…
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese economic officials have expressed confidence they can meet this year’s growth target of…
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Tuesday, as investors tried to digest a slew of…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News is on an unlikely collision course with two leading contenders for the Republican…
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine transport groups have launched a nationwide strike to protest a government program that drivers fear would…
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea took a step toward improving ties with its traditional…
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hit Japanese manga “One Piece” is coming to Netflix as a live-action series — a development…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — After a decade in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s shadow, Li Keqiang is taking his final bow as the country’s premier,…
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say a cargo vessel ran aground in the Suez Canal but traffic through the global…
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Voters in Estonia elected a new parliament Sunday with initial results suggesting the…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — BGI Group, one of the world’s biggest genetics analysis companies, has said it never would be involved in human rights abuses…
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s government announced plans for a consumer-led revival of the struggling economy as its…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Prosecutors and attorneys for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried are requesting the disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur be allowed…
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration is close to tightening rules on some overseas…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Volkswagen Group-backed automotive company announced plans this week to open a $2 billion electric truck and SUV…
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of Texans from the bustling Dallas-Fort Worth area routinely drive across…
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England (AP) — Thousands of warm hubs have sprouted across Britain as high energy bills fuel…
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The No. 66 bus rattles just like a regular diesel bus on Chicago’s west side, but no one seems…
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia is preparing to hold a general election that will determine whether it can sustain…
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press TOK, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s rugged and frigid interior, where it can get as cold as minus 50…
Continue ReadingBy JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press Trucker Tim Chelette has been making the same twice-daily drive for 16 years hauling empty whiskey barrels from…
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Boeing’s CEO is missing out on a $7 million bonus because the company’s new large jet is behind schedule. But…
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is traveling to Asia for a weeklong series of meetings with business leaders and…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks rallied on Wall Street, climbing to their biggest gain in six weeks. The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% and marked its first…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Marvell Technology, Inc., down $2.19 to $44.04. The chipmaker…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery rose $1.52 to $79.68 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for May delivery rose $1.08 to…
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Walgreens says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did…
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not always emphasized given that she’s one of the most groundbreaking still photographers of…
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank says that Syria has sustained an estimated $5.1 billion in damages in the massive Feb. 6 earthquake that hit northern…
Continue ReadingDEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford will increase production of six models this year, half of them electric, as the company and the auto industry start to…
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Six states in Nigeria have withdrawn a suit asking the country’s Supreme Court to void…
Continue ReadingOXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Republican businessman Perry Johnson has announced his long-shot bid for president. Johnson’s campaign says he…
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is pausing construction of its second headquarters in Virginia…
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say a methane explosion killed six miners at a coal mine in the country’s southwestern…
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press ROCKPORT, Maine (AP) — Fishers of Maine lobster, one of the most lucrative seafood species in the U.S., had a…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If young people are spending so much time on social media, it stands to reason that’s a good…
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — A leading Turkish opposition politician has indicated that her party is breaking with a major…
Continue ReadingCHICAGO — OFS Capital: Q4 Earnings…
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A group of airlines including KLM, Delta and easyJet say they are suing the Dutch government over its plans to reduce…
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Mass. — Kala Pharma: Q4 Earnings…
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has agreed to plead guilty to U.S. foreign corruption violations and pay more than $206…
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Hibbett: Fiscal Q4 Earnings…
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Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigeria Police Force says at least 12 people have died in an explosion and fire near an…
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China has accused Washington of improperly attacking Chinese companies after genetics analysis…
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