Despite Christmas truce, EU, UK still fight over Brexit deal
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the departed United Kingdom are showing that their relationship remains on…
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Kosovo, Denmark ironing out prison rent agreement
By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo is hopeful that a deal with Denmark to rent 300 prison cells…
Continue Reading Polish lawmakers overturn senate veto on disputed media law
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president will have the final decision on a controversial media bill seen as…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes’ fraud case heads to the jury
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jury that will weigh 11 charges of fraud and conspiracy against former Theranos…
Continue Reading France wants EU legal action over fishing dispute with UK
PARIS (AP) — French authorities say they will seek European Union legal action against Britain over a months-long, unresolved fishing dispute. The…
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Zoom Santas are back and eager as ever
CNN, NATIONALSANTA.COM, OLD NAVY, THEREALBLACKSANTA.COM, FACEBOOK By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business “We’re about to be joined by a…
Continue Reading Zoom Santas are back and eager as ever
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business “We’re about to be joined by a very important customer,” said Christian Braun, CEO of…
Continue Reading France offering top defense technology for ties with India
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and France have discussed future collaboration and co-production of defense equipment…
Continue Reading Biden’s Build Back Better bill under threat from surging prices, Goldman Sachs says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Consumer prices are already rising at the fastest pace in nearly 40 years. Inflation may get worse before it gets better…
Continue Reading Emirati mall, supermarket billionaire Majid Al Futtaim dies
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Emirati billionaire Majid Al Futtaim, who rose from working as a bank clerk to…
Continue Reading Kellogg says it has a deal with union that could end 10-week long strike
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Kellogg says it has reached a second tentative agreement with the union representing 1,400 workers who have been on…
Continue Reading Inflation is bad enough. One country is making it even worse
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Unnerved by surging prices, the Bank of England on Thursday became the first major central bank to hike interest rates…
Continue Reading South Africa to give J&J vaccines to other African nations
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government says the country will donate just over…
Continue Reading Surging COVID-19 cases bring a 2020 feel to the end of 2021
BY JENNIFER PELTZ and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. officials intensified calls for unvaccinated Americans to get…
Continue Reading In Your Debt: Get skills, not bills, at an unpaid internship
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet A summer spent fetching coffee and answering phones can result in a more impressive resume, but you may be paying for…
Continue Reading Inflation a worry for most economies, but not Japan
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer The Federal Reserve and most other central banks are shifting into inflation-fighting mode as pandemic…
Continue Reading Turkey’s lira sinks to new low, prompting bank to intervene
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s currency has crashed to an new all-time low against the dollar a day after the Central Bank again lowered a key…
Continue Reading 20 Chinese miners rescued from flooded shaft, 2 found dead
BEIJING (AP) — Crews have safely rescued 20 Chinese coal miners trapped inside a flooded shaft, while two others were found dead. The accident at…
Continue Reading London bars and restaurants are shutting themselves down as Omicron rips through UK
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As the Omicron variant sweeps through the United Kingdom, pushing daily coronavirus infections to their highest level…
Continue Reading China Fortune Land gave $313 million to a wealth manager. Now the developer can’t find it
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business A Chinese property developer that was once one of the country’s largest says it has lost contact with a wealth…
Continue Reading Glamour night for Bosnia migrants presenting fashion brand
By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Some migrants in Bosnia were able to escape the hardship of their everyday…
Continue Reading Czech Republic president swears in new coalition government
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — A new coalition government has taken office in the Czech Republic and faces the coronavirus…
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London bars and restaurants are shutting themselves down as Omicron rips through UK
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As the Omicron variant sweeps through the United Kingdom, pushing daily coronavirus infections to…
Continue Reading London bars and restaurants are shutting themselves down as Omicron rips through UK
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As the Omicron variant sweeps through the United Kingdom, pushing daily coronavirus infections to…
Continue Reading Officials: 22 die in Istanbul from bootleg alcohol poisoning
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Istanbul governor’s office says at least 22 people have died in Istanbul after drinking bootleg alcohol. At least…
Continue Reading German business confidence slips again amid COVID fears
BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched survey shows business confidence in Germany has dropped for the sixth month in a row amid concern over the latest…
Continue Reading Russia sets out tough demands for security pact with NATO
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and LORNE COOK Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has published draft security demands that NATO deny membership to…
Continue Reading The world could burn a record amount of coal next year despite efforts to scrap the dirtiest fossil fuel
By Reuters Rising consumption in China, India and the United States could bring global coal-fired power demand to a new all-time high this year,…
Continue Reading Germany: Merkel’s party chooses conservative Merz as leader
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Members of Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union, the party of former Chancellor…
Continue Reading China vows to respond after US enacts Xinjiang sanctions
BEIJING (AP) — China has said it will take unspecified “necessary measures” to safeguard its institutions and enterprises after the U.S.…
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