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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…
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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.…
Continue Reading Pressure on PM Johnson after UK Tories suffer election upset
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has suffered a stunning defeat in a…
Continue Reading Afghan currency slides, prices surge as economy worsens
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — The value of Afghanistan’s currency is tumbling, exacerbating an already severe…
Continue Reading US stocks end lower, marking 3rd losing week in the last 4
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, marking their third losing week in the last four. Banks,…
Continue Reading Biden acknowledges $2T bill stalled, but vows it will pass
By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping…
Continue Reading Japan to speed up booster shots amid fear of omicron spread
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his government is accelerating COVID-19 booster shots…
Continue Reading Conservationists sue over US plan to kill Nevada predators
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are suing three federal agencies over an environmental review the government…
Continue Reading Fox’s worst week? Dominion ruling adds to drumbeat of bad news for the network
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Continue Reading Bill to clamp down on products from China’s Xinjiang passes Congress, will head to Biden
Story by Reuters The US Senate passed legislation on Thursday to ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labor,…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Purdue Pharma’s sweeping opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal judge has rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s sweeping deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over…
Continue Reading California utility faces $550M in penalties for 5 wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A major California utility has agreed to more than half a billion dollars in fines and penalties related to five wildfires in…
Continue Reading Skinny leggings vs baggy jeans. Which will Gen Z dump first?
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business When Gen Z + TikTok declare a fashion trend as “cheugy,” it means it’s over. The rest of us are…
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