Cyprus lifts COVID-19 mask rule, indoor capacity limits
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has lifted the obligatory use of face masks in all indoor areas after the island nation’s top health official said…
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French PM warns of potential winter power cuts in homes
PARIS (AP) — France’s Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has warned that a worst-case scenario this winter could lead to rolling 2-hour power cuts in…
Continue Reading States tapping historic surpluses for tax cuts and rebates
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Stoked by the largest surplus in state history, Missouri’s Republican-led…
Continue Reading Austria grants 2-billion loan to struggling energy supplier
BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government says it has granted a credit line of 2 billion euros (dollars) to financially distressed energy supplier Wien…
Continue Reading Gorbachev mourned as rare world leader but some still bitter
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and PATRICK QUINN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man…
Continue Reading Kremlin offers mixed view of Gorbachev’s historic role
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin treaded carefully Wednesday reacting to Mikhail Gorbachev’s death, praising…
Continue Reading Canadian donates $172 million to Australian medical research
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Canadian businessman Geoff Cumming has promised $172 million over 20 years to fight the next pandemic in Australia’s…
Continue Reading Inflation hits 9.1% in countries using euro currency
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency hit another record in August, fueled by…
Continue Reading French tourism better than pre-COVID, despite climate woes
By JADE LE DELEY and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Tourism came back with a vengeance to France this summer, sending revenues over…
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How 4 common milk alternatives compare in nutrition
Curated evaluated the nutritional benefits and drawbacks of popular nondairy milks compared to regular cow’s…
Continue Reading Malaysia ex-PM’s wife seeks to remove judge ahead of verdict
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The wife of jailed Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has sought to remove the judge set to deliver a verdict in…
Continue Reading Toyota invests in EV battery production in Japan, US
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is investing 730 billion yen ($5.6 billion) in Japan and the U.S. to boost production of…
Continue Reading Russia halts gas through major pipeline, citing maintenance
BERLIN (AP) — Russia’s Gazprom has halted the flow of natural gas through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe, a stoppage that it announced in…
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China stocks hit four-week low as Covid cases spread and factory output shrinks
By Laura He, CNN Business Chinese markets fell on Wednesday as global investors continue to deal with the aftermath of Federal Reserve chair Jerome…
Continue Reading Japan, seeking arms buildup, makes opaque budget request
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Ministry has made a budget request for next year without specifying the costs of…
Continue Reading Asian shares track Wall Street slide on expected rate raises
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday, tracking the broad slide on Wall Street, as investors…
Continue Reading Chinese manufacturing weak, adding to economic pressure
BEIJING (AP) — A survey shows Chinese manufacturing contracted in August amid weak export and consumer demand. That adds to downward pressure on…
Continue Reading Survey finds young people follow news, but without much joy
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Young people are following the news but aren’t too happy with what they’re seeing.…
Continue Reading ‘Starve or freeze to death’: Millions of elderly Brits fear a grim choice this winter as costs spiral
By Kara Fox, CNN When she first started to shed some weight, Yvonne DeBurgo quipped that she could afford to lose it. But over the past three months,…
Continue Reading Equity is goal, not mandate, in California electric car rule
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Discounted prices, car-share programs and at least one million more public charging…
Continue Reading Europe plan for floating gas terminals raises climate fears
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As winter nears, European nations, desperate to replace the natural gas they once bought from…
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El Paso County Commissioners lower tax rate by 9.34%
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioners approved a “no new revenue” tax rate for the fiscal year 2023 on Monday. Citing economic challenges…
Continue Reading Doggone inflation takes a bite out of Chewy’s 2Q sales
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Online pet retailer Chewy has reported a sales shortfall for its fiscal second quarter,…
Continue Reading California OKs bill to protect workers who use pot at home
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon become the seventh state to make sure people won’t lose their…
Continue Reading Take 2: NASA aims for Saturday launch of new moon rocket
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA will try again Saturday to launch its new moon rocket on a test flight. The…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs lifts Covid vaccine and testing mandate for many employees
By Matt Egan, CNN Goldman Sachs will no longer require its non-New York City based employees to get vaccinated for Covid-19, according to a memo…
Continue Reading Buffett’s company trims its stake in Chinese EV maker BYD
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company has trimmed its investment in Chinese electric car and battery…
Continue Reading Investment regulators accuse NC insurance magnate of fraud
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Federal securities regulators have formally accused a North Carolina-based insurance magnate, an associate and their investment…
Continue Reading Russia’s Gazprom to completely halt gas supplies to France’s Engie
By Josh Pennington, CNN Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday that it will completely suspend gas supplies to French industrial energy group…
Continue Reading Florida man pleads guilty to $2.6M COVID-19 relief fraud
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Court records show that…
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