Australia foreign minister welcomes EU security pledge
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Australia’s foreign minister has started a European tour in Athens. Marise Payne on Wednesday welcomed a recent…
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French junior finance minister resigns after conviction
PARIS (AP) — A junior finance minister has quit the French government after being convicted of failing to declare all his wealth and income. The…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted 11 million open jobs in October, nearly matching a record high…
Continue Reading Bosnian security chief accused of corruption in weapons sale
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia’s security minister has been formally charged with malfeasance and corruption over the irregular sale…
Continue Reading Report: Chinese hackers targeted Southeast Asian nations
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S.-based private cybersecurity company says it has uncovered evidence Chinese hackers, likely…
Continue Reading Flood insurance costs rise in areas once deemed lower risk
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A revamped federal flood insurance program means higher rates for many…
Continue Reading Instagram head faces senators amid anger over possible harms
By MARCY GORDON and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of Instagram, appearing before a Senate panel, met with deep…
Continue Reading Austria to end lockdown on Sunday but not for unvaccinated
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s new chancellor says the country’s fourth national lockdown will end on Sunday…
Continue Reading EU unveils trade sanction plan to counter foreign coercion
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union wants to set up a system of trade sanctions that it could impose on any foreign…
Continue Reading Mercedes F1 team and firm end deal opposed by fire survivors
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Building materials maker Kingspan says it has agreed with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One…
Continue Reading City honors nightclub where Ray Charles sang during Jim Crow
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina city is planning to put up a historical marker to commemorate a nightclub that hosted Black musicians and…
Continue Reading Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to offer important protection against the new…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 5 must-have features on new cars
MILES BRANMAN Edmunds (AP) — One of the perks of buying a new vehicle is that it offers features that promise a safer and more convenient driving…
Continue Reading WHO: Weekly COVID cases dip in Europe after weeks of gains
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s European region has recorded a slight drop in both COVID-19 cases and deaths last week after facing…
Continue Reading Thai court affirms tycoon’s prison sentence for poaching
By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Supreme Court has affirmed a three-year, two-month prison sentence for a top…
Continue Reading Avoid going overboard and over budget on kids’ holiday gifts
By AMANDA BARROSO of NerdWallet It’s easy to go overboard on gifts for your kids for the holidays, but the result could be a drained bank account…
Continue Reading Scholz replaces Merkel as German chancellor, opening new era
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Olaf Scholz has become Germany’s ninth post-World War II chancellor, opening a new era for the…
Continue Reading End of an era: Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel is credited with raising Germany’s profile and influence and working to hold a…
Continue Reading Scholz’s team: Key players in Germany’s new government
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Olaf Scholz has taken over as Germany’s new chancellor at the head of a three-party coalition…
Continue Reading Tense nuclear talks with Iran to resume Thursday in Vienna
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The European diplomat chairing nuclear talks between Iran and world powers says negotiations in…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson apologizes, orders probe of staff lockdown fest
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized and ordered an inquiry after a leaked video…
Continue Reading Facebook broadens ban on military-linked Myanmar companies
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Facebook’s parent company Meta has announced a new ban on postings linked to Myanmar’s military…
Continue Reading Germany-wide police raids target alleged worker trafficking
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German police and customs officers have conducted dozens of raids and arrested at least nine…
Continue Reading Asian markets rise as investors wait for U.S. inflation
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as investors wait for U.S. inflation data…
Continue Reading ‘Pharma Bro’ firm reaches $40M settlement in gouging case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A company once owned by “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli will pay up to $40 million to settle allegations that it jacked…
Continue Reading Major outage at Amazon disrupts businesses across the US
By FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press Amazon’s cloud-service network suffered a major outage Tuesday, disrupting access to many…
Continue Reading Japan economy contracts 3.6% in 3Q as virus hits spending
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has downgraded its growth estimate for the last quarter, saying weaker consumer spending and trade resulted in a 3.6%…
Continue Reading Japan economy contracts 3.6% in 3Q on weaker spending, trade
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has downgraded its growth estimate for the last quarter, saying weaker consumer spending and trade resulted in a 3.6%…
Continue Reading Zuckerberg, Chan to invest up to $3.4B for science advances
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer A spokesperson for the company that runs the philanthropy of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and his wife,…
Continue Reading NTSB: Poor planning led to deadly Texas pipeline blast
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Federal investigators say a dredge operator’s inadequate communication, planning, and risk management likely led to…
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