Germany to buy US-made F-35s to replace aging bombers
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it will replace some of its aging Tornado bomber jets with U.S.-made F-35 Lightning II…
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Ford ramping up electric vehicles in Europe
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Ford says it will have three new electric passenger vehicles and four new electric commercial vehicles in…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve to begin risky pursuit of a ‘soft landing’
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will launch one of the most difficult tasks a central…
Continue Reading Once a powerful symbol in Russia, McDonald’s withdraws
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Two months after the Berlin Wall fell, another powerful symbol opened its doors in the middle of Moscow: a…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Blue Apron CEO Findley talks rising food costs
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Blue Apron was struggling at the start of 2020. The meal kit company was trying to boost sales with new options…
Continue Reading German finance chief wants measures to curb fuel price hike
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s finance minister has proposed a “crisis discount” to dampen the impact of recent…
Continue Reading ‘I wish this war would end’: Ukrainian refugees reach 2.8M
By RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press PRZEMYSL, Poland (AP) — More than 2.8 million refugees fleeing Russia’s war in Ukraine…
Continue Reading German prosecutors charge 3 with fraud in Wirecard collapse
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German prosecutors have charged the former CEO of payments company Wirecard and two other ex-managers with fraud and…
Continue Reading Greek prime minister COVID-positive day after Istanbul visit
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be self-isolating at home, a day after meeting in…
Continue Reading Watchdog: European arms imports rise despite global fall
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish watchdog says European countries bought 19% more major arms in the five years to 2021 than they did in the five years…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: How buy now, pay later loans could alter credit
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Credit reporting bureaus are eager to add popular and largely unregulated “buy now, pay later” loans to credit…
Continue Reading France lifts COVID-19 rules on unvaccinated, mask wearing
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France is lifting most COVID-19 restrictions. People no longer are required to wear face masks in…
Continue Reading Dutch, Australians launch case against Moscow over MH17
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch and Australian governments have launched a legal case against Russia at the International Civil Aviation Organization.…
Continue Reading German airport strike causes flight cancellations, delays
BERLIN (AP) — More than 1,000 security personnel have walked off their jobs at airports across Germany, leading to dozens of flight cancellations…
Continue Reading China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The “stealth omicron” variant is fueling China’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two…
Continue Reading Trial over approval of Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan begins
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware bankruptcy judge has begun a trial to determine whether the Boy Scouts of…
Continue Reading India unsure of Russian arms to meet China, Pakistan threats
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India is bracing for a disruption in Russian arms supplies following Moscow’s invasion of…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly lower as crude slides to $100 per barrel
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks are mostly lower in Asia and oil prices have fallen further after another day of…
Continue Reading War censorship exposes Putin’s leaky internet controls
By FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers BOSTON (AP) — Russia’s increasingly strict online censorship measures have…
Continue Reading This Week: Fed statement, FedEx earns, US home sales
The Associated Press The Federal Reserve caps a two-day meeting of its policymakers with an economic and interest rate policy update Wednesday. FedEx…
Continue Reading War censorship exposes Putin’s leaky internet controls
By FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers BOSTON (AP) — Russia’s increasingly strict online censorship measures have…
Continue Reading Average US gas price rises 22% in two weeks to record $4.43
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline shot up a whopping 79 cents over the past two weeks to $4.43 per gallon.…
Continue Reading No result yet after Turkmenistan presidential election
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — There is an unexpected wait for the result of Turkmenistan’s presidential election that is widely expected to…
Continue Reading Ukraine refugees tell harrowing tales even as numbers ease
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press SUCEAVA, Romania (AP) — Elena Yurchuk saw families with children blown up and the hospital she worked in…
Continue Reading Peru’s ‘worst ecological disaster’ slams small-scale fishing
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press CIUDAD PACHACUTEC, Perú (AP) — A recent spill of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru has…
Continue Reading Leaders of Turkey, Greece hold talks in rare meeting
ISTANBUL (AP) — Greece’s prime minister has met with Turkey’s president over lunch in Istanbul in a rare meeting between the neighbors. Greece…
Continue Reading Serbia to reduce number of flights to Moscow after criticism
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president says AirSerbia will go back to one flight a day to Moscow after criticism that the Serbian…
Continue Reading Russia’s war idles some European mills as energy costs soar
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Italian paper mills that make everything from pizza boxes to furniture packaging have ground to a…
Continue Reading Uber charging customers new fuel fee for rides, delivery
The Associated Press Citing record-high prices for gasoline, Uber is charging customers a new fuel fee to help offset costs for ride-hail and…
Continue Reading Ex-Columbus Zoo CEO to repay $400,000 audit said he owed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former chief executive officer has agreed to repay hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium after…
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