Myanmar executions revive pressure for more sanctions
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Recent executions of four democracy activists in Myanmar have reenergized efforts to get the…
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This Week: Walmart earns, Fed meeting minutes, US home sales
The Associated Press Walmart reports its second-quarter results Tuesday. The Federal Reserve releases the minutes from its most recent interest rate…
Continue ReadingBoredom, loneliness plague Ukrainian youth near front line
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Anastasiia Aleksandrova doesn’t even look up from her phone when the thunder of nearby…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mostly higher, echoing Wall Street rebound
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday after a rebound on Wall Street, despite regional investor risks…
Continue ReadingPay pushes Venezuelan teachers to protest, consider quitting
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Public school teachers across Venezuela had planned to use their annual vacation…
Continue ReadingMalaysia ex-PM begins final bid to toss out graft conviction
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court has begun hearing a final appeal by former Prime Minister Najib Razak to toss out his graft…
Continue ReadingChina cuts interest rate to shore up sagging economy
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank has trimmed a key interest rate to shore up sagging economic growth at a…
Continue ReadingStrike four: Facebook misses election misinfo in Brazil ads
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, a…
Continue ReadingJapan economy grows 2.2% in 2Q on revived consumer spending
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its economy grew at an annual rate of 2.2% in the last quarter as consumer…
Continue ReadingAverage US gasoline price falls 45 cents to $4.10 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plummeted 45 cents over the past three weeks to $4.10 per gallon.…
Continue Reading‘Bullet Train’ repeats No. 1; ‘Top Gun’ flies back up ranks
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sunday studio estimates say the Brad Pitt action film “Bullet Train” led all movies in ticket…
Continue ReadingMore US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip
By JOHNSON LAI and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of American lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, just 12…
Continue ReadingShip carrying grain for Ethiopia ready to leave Ukraine
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A United Nations-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 metric tons of Ukrainian grain…
Continue ReadingFireworks blast at Yerevan market kills 2, injures 60
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — A strong explosion at a fireworks storage area tore through a popular market in Armenia’s capital on Sunday, killing at…
Continue ReadingVeteran Indian investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala dies at 62
NEW DELHI (AP) — Veteran stock market investor and Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India’s own Warren Buffett, died Sunday in…
Continue ReadingIn Ukraine, rebuilding starts with neighbors’ help
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press NOVOSELIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — As battles raged around Kyiv, one Russian advance was…
Continue ReadingHigh oil prices help Saudi Aramco earn $88B in first half
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi energy company Aramco said Sunday its profits jumped 90% in the second…
Continue ReadingPhysician Green wins Hawaii Democratic primary for governor
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — For their 16th wedding anniversary, Democrats in Hawaii gifted Josh Green and his wife, Jaime, a…
Continue ReadingBrief scuffles slow tallying in Kenya’s close election
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s peaceful presidential election saw a brief disruption when riot police responded to…
Continue ReadingFormer Deutsche Bank Co-CEO Anshu Jain dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Anshu Jain, a fomer co-CEO of Deutsche Bank, has died, according to a statement by his family on Saturday. He was 59. Jain died of…
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