Asian shares mostly lower after retreat on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen in cautious trading after stocks on Wall Street sank to a new low for the…
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China cites coronavirus on packaging, despite doubts abroad
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say parcels mailed from overseas may have spread the coronavirus in Beijing and elsewhere, despite doubts among…
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Many states in the U.S. are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other…
Continue Reading In tiny Wyoming town, Bill Gates bets big on nuclear power
By BRADY McCOMBS and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press KEMMERER, Wyoming (AP) — A tiny Wyoming town faces transformation when a company started by Bill…
Continue Reading Norway’s Telenor to sell stake in Myanmar’s Wave Money
BANGKOK (AP) — Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor says it plans to sell its stake in the Myanmar fintech company Wave Money to its main…
Continue Reading Bloomberg funds city programs to build new urban solutions
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Bloomberg Philanthropies is supporting the innovative solutions of 15 cities to try to get others to use them as…
Continue Reading Japan ready to expand virus restrictions as infections surge
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron…
Continue Reading Australia has record COVID-19 deaths, hospitals under stress
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has reported a record high of COVID-19 deaths, and its second-largest state…
Continue Reading Asia shares mostly higher after US holiday; BOJ stands pat
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher in the absence of big market-moving news following a national…
Continue Reading Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities say they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several…
Continue Reading Tornado victim’s family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois…
Continue Reading Train derails near LA site of recent wave of cargo thefts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews are making railroad repair in Los Angeles after a train derailed near the location where thieves have been raiding cargo…
Continue Reading Pharrell Williams calls for economic equity during MLK event
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Singer and music producer Pharrell Williams is challenging corporate America to “do more” by supporting…
Continue Reading K-Way windbreaker brand taps hip new market with R&D line
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — K-way, the Franco-Italian brand synonymous with windbreakers, is stepping into luxury fashion with…
Continue Reading Turkish leader Erdogan visits Albania to boost ties
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania and Turkey have pledged to further boost their ties and increase their economic…
Continue Reading Ex-Guinean President Conde flown abroad for medical care
By BOUBACAR DIALLO and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Witnesses in the Guinean capital say former President Alpha Conde has…
Continue Reading Polish senators question cyber experts in hacking inquiry
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish Senate commission has opened an investigation into the use of powerful spyware…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson, and his foes, await key ‘partygate’ report
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his career and he has one constant refrain:…
Continue Reading Drone attack in Abu Dhabi claimed by Yemen’s rebels kills 3
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Emirati police say a suspected drone attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthi…
Continue Reading Chan, Zuckerberg fighting Native American vaccine hesitancy
By KRISTEN GRIFFITH of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Dakota and Navajo actor Dallas Goldtooth joins other influencers —…
Continue Reading Eurogroup seeks path between high inflation, slower growth
BRUSSELS (AP) — Eurogroup finance chiefs are engaged in a high-wire political balancing act prompted by conflicting economic forces: a weaker…
Continue Reading EU chief scraps meetings because driver is COVID-19 positive
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has canceled her in-person appointments at the European Parliament this week…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Realtors’ group Chief Economist Lawrence Yun
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, discusses his outlook…
Continue Reading Sweden’s spy agency probes drones over 3 nuclear plants
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s domestic security agency says it has taken over the preliminary investigation into drones that last week were…
Continue Reading Pandemic hasn’t slowed China’s love for US lobster
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — China is showing no signs of slowing its demand for American lobster this year despite…
Continue Reading Russia denies looking for pretext to invade Ukraine
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat has angrily rejected the U.S. allegations that it…
Continue Reading Amazon’s UK site backs away from plan to stop taking Visa
LONDON (AP) — Amazon’s British website has backed away from plans to stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the United Kingdom. The online…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: How to get more joy while giving to good causes
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet We may think spending money on ourselves will make us happier than spending it on someone else. But research shows that…
Continue Reading Daily virus cases in Russia double as omicron spreads
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have reported a sharp spike in new coronavirus cases apparently driven by the…
Continue Reading China’s Xi rejects ‘Cold War mentality,’ pushes cooperation
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and says his…
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