Strong quake shakes southern Peru, but no report of victims
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook a remote region of southern Peru on Thursday, sending frightened people running into the streets…
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Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week as the number of Americans collecting…
Continue ReadingCEO pay rose 17% in 2021 as profits soared; workers trailed
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pay for CEOs who run the biggest U.S. companies soared 17.1% last year, up to a median of $14.5…
Continue ReadingAs CEO pay grows even bigger, so does its complexity
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Within the eight- and even nine-figure sums trumpeted for CEOs each year, just a small portion is…
Continue ReadingPay for female CEOs rose 26% in 2021, but ranks remain small
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pay packages for the women who run S&P 500 companies jumped in 2021 as the economy recovered…
Continue ReadingSpain vows legal reforms in wake of spying allegations
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government will tighten judicial control over the country’s intelligence agency. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made the…
Continue ReadingHow AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay
The Associated Press For its annual analysis of CEO pay, The Associated Press used data provided by Equilar, an executive data firm. Equilar examined…
Continue ReadingHow much the top-paid male, female CEOs made in 2021
The Associated Press Expedia’s Peter Kern and Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav are among the top paid CEOs in the S&P 500 index.…
Continue ReadingCancer patients seek damages from Fukushima nuclear plant
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court began hearings Thursday in a lawsuit seeking nearly $5 million in damages for six…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What Turkey’s Erdogan could gain in NATO debate
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s leader has caused a stir by throwing a wrench in Sweden and Finland’s historic…
Continue ReadingJapan’s troubled Toshiba proposes outside directors to board
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Troubled Japanese technology giant Toshiba has announced some additions to its proposed leadership…
Continue ReadingRival Libya leader says he has no plans to rule from Tripoli
By RAMI MUSA Associated Press SIRTE, Libya (AP) — One of Libya’s rival prime ministers says that he has no immediate plans to rule from the…
Continue ReadingUK touts help for energy bills; seeks to forget ‘partygate’
By JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government unveiled a 15 billion-pound ($19 billion)…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest 10 youths for anti-India protest in Kashmir
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in disputed Kashmir have arrested at least 10 youths during overnight raids…
Continue ReadingRussia slams sanctions, seeks to blame West for food crisis
By RICARDO MAZALAN and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow pressed the West on Thursday to lift sanctions against Russia…
Continue ReadingParis: Ex-leader of Louvre charged with money laundering
PARIS (AP) — The former president of the Louvre museum has received preliminary charges for alleged antiquities trafficking during his tenure as…
Continue ReadingBlinken: US to leverage Russia-Ukraine bloc against China
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is aiming to lead the…
Continue ReadingAlbania offers ex-Soviet built naval base to NATO
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The office of Albania’s prime minister says the country has offered to NATO a naval…
Continue ReadingJon Batiste kicks off Grammy Museum’s educational series
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Batiste will kick off a series geared toward the Grammy Museum’s…
Continue ReadingRights group: Bulgaria uses police dogs in migrant pushbacks
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — An international rights group says that Bulgarian authorities are attacking Afghan and other asylum-seekers, using police…
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