Climate activists throw liquid at Klimt painting in Vienna
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists in Austria have attacked a famous painting by artist Gustav Klimt with a…
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Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold…
Continue ReadingJapan to reopen to cruise ships after 2 1/2-year ban
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan will lift a more than 2 1/2-year ban on international cruise ships that was imposed following…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: What makes a Black Friday deal worth it?
By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet Black Friday deals are plentiful. So how do you know which ones are truly great and which ones you should avoid?…
Continue ReadingHome Depot tops 3Q expectations again, but sticks by outlook
ATLANTA (AP) — Home Depot easily topped expectations for both profit and revenue in the third quarter, but investors are spooked because the…
Continue ReadingTurkey makes more arrests in connection with deadly bombing
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s justice minister says the number of people in custody in connection with the deadly bomb attack on a bustling…
Continue ReadingGlobal luxury sales set to hit record this year, study says
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Luxury spending is growing faster than ever, fueled by pent-up pandemic demand and shifting…
Continue Reading‘Did not end well’: New Pence book details split with Trump
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence blames Donald Trump for endangering his family “and all those…
Continue ReadingTotal to launch sea exploration after Lebanon-Israel deal
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — French oil giant Total says it will soon launch exploration activities in search for gas in the…
Continue ReadingAustralian PM raises trade ‘blockages’ with China’s Xi
By NINIEK KARMINI and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he raised with…
Continue ReadingRussian airstrikes reported in cities across Ukraine
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities reported waves of Russian airstrikes across the country Tuesday, from…
Continue ReadingIndonesia signs deals to accelerate clean energy transition
By NINIEK KARMINI and SIBI ARASU Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has signed deals with international lenders and major…
Continue ReadingClimate activist blasts leaders holding onto fossil projects
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate slammed world leaders Tuesday who persist…
Continue ReadingUS, China climate envoys meet at COP27 summit in Egypt
By FRANK JORDANS, KELVIN CHAN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has met with his…
Continue ReadingBritain’s vulnerable await PM’s spending plans with anxiety
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thirugnanam Sureshan maneuvers his wheelchair into the tiny kitchen of his one-bedroom apartment,…
Continue ReadingHopes and costs are high for UK’s nuclear energy future
By DANA BELTAJI and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN Associated Press BRIDGWATER, England (AP) — Wedged between the southwestern town of Bridgwater and the…
Continue ReadingStocks open higher after wholesale inflation eases in US
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is opening higher after the government reported another decline in the pace of wholesale price inflation last month,…
Continue ReadingStudies find automatic braking can cut crashes over 40%
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Two new U.S. studies show that automatic emergency braking can cut the number of rear-end automobile…
Continue ReadingChina state media demand strict adherence to ‘zero COVID’
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling party has called for strict adherence to the hard-line “zero-COVID” policy in an apparent attempt to…
Continue ReadingChina consumer, factory activity down as virus controls rise
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese consumer spending contracted in October and factory activity weakened as anti-virus…
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