Xi Jinping’s speech: yes to zero-Covid, no to market reforms?
By Laura He, CNN Business Even though China’s economy is beset by problems ranging from a real estate crisis to youth unemployment, Xi Jinping…
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Xi Jinping’s speech: yes to zero-Covid, no to market reforms?
CNN By Laura He, CNN Business Even though China’s economy is beset by problems ranging from a real estate crisis to youth unemployment, Xi…
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BTS members will serve in S. Korea military, regroup in ’25
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The members of K-pop band BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South…
Continue Reading Key witness in Holmes trial affirms testimony against her
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A key witness in a trial that led to the conviction of disgraced Theranos CEO…
Continue Reading Pilots at Germany’s Eurowings start 3-day strike
BERLIN (AP) — Pilots at Eurowings, the German airline Lufthansa’s budget subsidiary, have started their second strike this month in a dispute…
Continue Reading Official: China mining more coal but increasing wind, solar
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese official says the government plans to boost coal production through 2025 to avoid a…
Continue Reading China’s party congress promises continuity, not change
BEIJING (AP) — The overarching theme emerging from China’s ongoing Communist Party congress is one of continuity, not change. The weeklong…
Continue Reading Tax the rich for more EVs? California Democrats split
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California ballot measure that would tax the rich to help put more electric cars…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly gain after rally on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street rallied in its latest…
Continue Reading Walmart is now selling over-the-counter hearing aids after FDA rule change
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Walmart announced Monday that its customers can for the first time buy over-the-counter hearing aids without a…
Continue Reading Gates Foundation pledges $1.2B to eradicate polio globally
BERLIN (AP) — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit $1.2 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide. The money will be used…
Continue Reading Calls grow for Ethiopia peace effort as fighting intensifies
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Diplomats are calling on Ethiopia’s federal authorities and their rivals in the northern region of Tigray to agree…
Continue Reading Turkey calls Greek claims on migrant mistreatment fake news
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials have shot back at Greek allegations that Turkey forced 92 migrants into Greece. Turkey called it “fake news”…
Continue Reading Ukraine envoy hopeful about fate of Musk’s satellite network
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Ukrainian diplomat is expressing optimism about securing the money needed for the continued operation of a satellite network…
Continue Reading Small businesses brace for cautious holiday shoppers
By Mae Anderson AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses are stocking the shelves early this holiday season and waiting to see how many…
Continue Reading Family mourns miner’s death in Turkey, demanding punishment
By MEHMET GUZEL and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press AMASRA, Turkey (AP) — “My one and only, where are you,” a mother cried at a cemetery…
Continue Reading Postal worker holdup leads to muscle car theft ring arrests
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Thieves are using cloned key fobs to steal Dodge muscle cars and other high-powered vehicles…
Continue Reading New UK Treasury chief insists Truss retains control
By MIKE FULLER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The new U.K. Treasury chief on Sunday insisted Prime Minister Liz Truss retains control of her…
Continue Reading Ukraine: Rockets strike mayor’s office in occupied Donetsk
By SABRA AYRES Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Kremlin officials on Sunday blamed Ukraine for a rocket attack that struck the mayor’s…
Continue Reading March against inflation turns up political heat in France
By BOUBKAR BENZABAT and PATRICK HERMANSEN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Thousands of protesters, including France’s newly crowned Nobel laureate…
Continue Reading Malta marks 5 years since journalist killed, seeks justice
By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Thousands of people in Malta have come out to demand justice on the fifth…
Continue Reading Tesla investors try to look past Elon Musk’s many, many distractions
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Elon Musk now wants to buy Twitter after all. While that’s good news for Twitter’s long-suffering…
Continue Reading Busch debuts non-alcoholic ‘Turkey Brew’ for dogs
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Crack open a cold one this Thanksgiving — for your dog. Just in time for the winter holidays, Busch Beer has debuted a…
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ takes on the January 6 Committee and Trump
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Saturday Night Live” opened this week’s episode taking on one of the most notable moments in news…
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ takes on the January 6 Committee and Trump
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Saturday Night Live” opened this week’s episode taking on one of the most notable moments in…
Continue Reading Elon Musk reverses course, says SpaceX will keep funding Ukraine Starlink service for free
By Samantha Beech, Alex Marquardt and Jackie Wattles, CNN US billionaire Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday that SpaceX will continue funding Starlink…
Continue Reading Musk: SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in a Saturday tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its…
Continue Reading Workers at second Apple store vote to join union
By Catherine Thorbecke and Chris Isidore, CNN Business Apple workers in Oklahoma City have voted to form the second-ever labor union at one of the…
Continue Reading Russia military range shooting leaves 11 dead, 15 wounded
MOSCOW (AP) — Two men fired at soldiers on a Russian military firing range near Ukraine on Saturday, killing 11 and wounding 15 before being slain…
Continue Reading Uganda locks down 2 districts in bid to stem spread of Ebola
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities have imposed a travel lockdown on two Ebola-hit districts as part of…
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