Putin declares victory in eastern Ukraine region of Luhansk
By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian…
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Inflation soars to nearly 80% in Turkey as food prices double
By Anna Cooban and Isil Sariyuce, CNN Business Turkey’s annual rate of inflation hit almost 80% in June — its highest level in about two…
Continue Reading Add rent to the rising costs bedeviling small businesses
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The rent has come due for America’s small businesses and at a very inopportune time. Landlords…
Continue Reading German leader gathers employers, unions to tackle inflation
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has gathered top employer and labor union representatives at his Berlin office to seek ways of…
Continue Reading UK military investigates hacks on Army social media accounts
LONDON (AP) — British military authorities are trying to find out who hacked the army’s social media accounts over the weekend, flooding them…
Continue Reading NASA satellite breaks from orbit around Earth, heads to moon
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit…
Continue Reading It’s a new era for funding on both sides of abortion debate
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade has ushered in a new era of funding on both…
Continue Reading China’s real estate crisis deepens as big Shanghai developer defaults
By Laura He, CNN Business Another major Chinese developer has defaulted on its debt, dealing a new blow to the ailing real estate sector in the…
Continue Reading Ukraine lays out $750B ‘recovery plan’ for postwar future
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press LUGANO, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the reconstruction of his country will…
Continue Reading Dutch farmers block entrances to supermarket warehouses
By PETER DEJONG Associated Press ZAANDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch farmers angry at government plans to slash emissions are using tractors and…
Continue Reading Iran TV: Sandstorm shuts offices, schools in Tehran, region
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Schools and government offices have closed in the Iranian capital and several other cities in the country after yet another…
Continue Reading Canadian government: Tycoon in China due to stand trial
BEIJING (AP) — The Canadian government says a Chinese-born Canadian tycoon is being put on trial in China. That comes five years after Xiao Jianhua…
Continue Reading Data puts Turkey’s annual inflation at 78.6%, a 24-year high
ISTANBUL (AP) — Annual inflation in Turkey hit 78.62% in June, the highest rate since 1998. The Turkish Statistical Institute released the monthly…
Continue Reading Outages disrupt services at Japan’s No. 2 telecoms carrier
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A weekend outage at Japan’s No. 2 mobile carrier KDDI Corp. was still preventing many of its…
Continue Reading Indian police say they have arrested ‘masterminds’ behind brutal killing of Hindu tailor
Story by Reuters Indian police made fresh arrests at the weekend over the murder of a Hindu tailor in Rajasthan — a crime that sparked tensions…
Continue Reading This Week: Fed minutes, Levi Strauss earns, jobs report
The Associated Press The Federal Reserve serves up the minutes from its most recent interest rate policy meeting Wednesday. Levi Strauss & Co.…
Continue Reading World shares mostly higher ahead of July 4 holiday in US
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares are mostly higher while U.S. futures fell ahead of the July 4 holiday in the…
Continue Reading Argentina has new economy minister after abrupt resignation
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina has a new economy minister just a day after the abrupt resignation of her predecessor shook the governing coalition…
Continue Reading West Africa leaders lift sanctions on 2 junta-led neighbors
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — West African leaders attending a regional summit have agreed to lift sanctions on two…
Continue Reading Germany, Ireland slam UK move toward overriding Brexit deal
By MIKE FULLER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The foreign ministers of Germany and Ireland have reiterated their condemnation of the U.K…
Continue Reading An FCC regulator wants TikTok removed from app stores. Here’s how a company executive responded
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN While TikTok’s short-form videos are entertaining, that’s “just the sheep’s clothing,” a Federal…
Continue Reading An FCC regulator wants TikTok removed from app stores. Here’s how a company executive responded
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN While TikTok’s short-form videos are entertaining, that’s “just the sheep’s clothing,” a…
Continue Reading 31 bodies, some decomposing, found at Indiana funeral home
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Police are investigating after more than 30 bodies, some decomposing, were found inside a southern Indiana funeral…
Continue Reading ‘Minions’ set box office on fire with $108.5 million debut
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Families went bananas for Minions this weekend at the movie theater. “ Minions: The Rise of Gru ” brought in an…
Continue Reading What’s open and closed on July Fourth this year
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business The Fourth of July marks the birth of American independence, the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted in…
Continue Reading Key players granted bail in Buffalo Billion corruption case
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has granted bail to a prominent Buffalo developer and other businessmen serving prison time for a bid-rigging…
Continue Reading With no fuel and no cash, Sri Lanka keeps schools closed
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Cash-strapped Sri Lanka has extended school closures for one week because there…
Continue Reading Despite potential, Midwestern farms struggle to market fish
By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When drastic increases in food costs spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic left…
Continue Reading Russian diplomats depart Bulgaria amid soaring tensions
By VALENTINA PETROVA and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A Russian diplomat says two airplanes have departed Bulgaria with…
Continue Reading French soccer tournament celebrates diversity, fights racism
By JADE LE DELEY and JEROME PUGMIRE Associated Press CRETEIL, France (AP) — An amateur soccer tournament in France aimed at celebrating ethnic…
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