Former Bank of China chairman investigated by graft agency
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state TV says a former chairman of Bank of China Ltd., one of the country’s four major state-owned lenders, is under…
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Ascent Industries: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch…
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Continue Reading Ukraine marks grim Bucha anniversary, calls for justice
By ELENA BECATOROS and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians are commemorating the anniversary of the liberation of…
Continue Reading UK china maker rolls out souvenirs for king’s May coronation
STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (AP) — A British manufacturer of fine bone china is busy making “God Save The King” commemorative plates and mugs for…
Continue Reading Huawei profit sinks in 2022 amid sanctions, but sales higher
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Huawei has reported a nearly 70% fall in profit last year amid sanctions and pandemic challenges, but…
Continue Reading Pirates hold hostage some crew of oil tanker off West Africa
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Six members of the crew on a Liberia-flagged tanker that that was boarded by pirates…
Continue Reading Europe’s inflation eases to 6.9% as energy falls but food up
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro currency have slowed to the lowest level in a year.…
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Continue Reading China factory activity grows at slower pace in March
BEIJING (AP) — A government survey shows China’s factory activity grew at a slower pace in March but was stronger than expected following the end…
Continue Reading Finland’s NATO membership: What’s next?
The Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland received the green light to join NATO when Turkey ratified the Nordic country’s membership late…
Continue Reading Stocks rally to cap a winning month, quarter for Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied Friday to close out a winning March and first quarter of the year, feats that looked…
Continue Reading World Bank says recoveries in Asian economies losing steam
BANGKOK (AP) — The World Bank says developing economies in Asia have mostly regained ground lost during the pandemic but are seeing their…
Continue Reading Poor Albanian town pins tourism hopes on communist tunnels
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press KUKES, Albania (AP) — Under the Albanian town of Kukes lies a vast warren of underground tunnels and a military…
Continue Reading Shadowy brokers walk off with billions in Venezuelan oil
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Dozens of obscure brokers are at the center of a new crackdown…
Continue Reading Malaysia’s top court refuses ex-PM Najib’s bid for review
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court has refused to review its 2022 decision to uphold former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s graft…
Continue Reading Gwyneth Paltrow won her ski trial. Here’s how it played out
By SAM METZ and ANNA FURMAN Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow’s live-streamed trial over a 2016 ski collision at a posh…
Continue Reading UK agrees to join Pacific trade pact in post-Brexit deal
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has agreed to join an Asia-Pacific trade pact that includes Japan, Mexico and Australia.…
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