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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw orchestra has played second fiddle to a pair of hairdressers. Vincent…
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw orchestra has played second fiddle to a pair of hairdressers. Vincent…
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Some Paris Fashion Week menswear shows have began for the fall-winter season as French virus…
Continue ReadingBy ALEX ROSENBERG of NerdWallet As of Jan. 1, most surprise medical bills are now banned as a result of the No Surprises Act. Surprise medical bills…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The chip and supply chain shortages of 2021 have been difficult for automakers and consumers alike. But something positive…
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDPAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The leader of Hungary’s political opposition has announced he has tested positive for…
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer UnitedHealth Group posted strong fourth-quarter earnings led by double-digit growth in its Optum division. The largest…
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has taken the oath of office for his second term. Radev is the country’s fifth…
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press TANAGRA, Greece (AP) — French-built fighter jets roared over the Acropolis as Greece races to modernize its…
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia has limited access to what the government considers the most risky events and public gatherings as the country…
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Consumer prices in the United Kingdom have risen at the fastest pace in almost 30 years as higher…
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — European Council President Charles Michel has become the second top-level European Union official who has had to pull out of the…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China is condemning plans by Slovenia to upgrade relations with self-governing Taiwan, a move likely to spark diplomatic and…
Continue ReadingBy ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli Cabinet minister has dismissed claims that police used controversial spyware to…
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish central bank says it and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to a currency swap deal equivalent to $4.74 billion…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa has reported that police are investigating thousands of cases of suspected forgery of coronavirus vaccine…
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he thinks Russia will invade Ukraine and is warning…
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s government and central bank have taken unconventional steps in recent weeks to…
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A pipeline that carries oil from Iraq to world markets has resumed operating several hours after an explosion in southeastern…
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher after China cut interest rates to shore up flagging economic…
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Some flights to and from the U.S. have been canceled even after AT&T and…
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Pfizer’s chief executive, Albert Bourla, has been awarded the prestigious Genesis Prize…
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press The local water district for wealthy Southern California communities in an enclave nestled in the Santa Monica…
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The International Labor Organization says more than a half million people in Afghanistan…
Continue ReadingBy ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A delegation led by South Korea’s president visiting Saudi…
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for fraudulently collecting over $800,000 in COVID-19…
Continue ReadingBy BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump plans to build thousands of new luxury homes at his struggling Doral golf club in…
Continue ReadingBy HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With traffic fatalities spiking, the nation’s top safety investigator says a…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks fell to a new low for the year on Wall Street Tuesday and bond yields surged amid renewed jitters the Federal Reserve…
Continue ReadingStocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Goldman Sachs, Hain Celestial fall; Activision, Exxon…
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s nearly five-year bankruptcy battle is ending after a federal judge…
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