Twitter posts loss for 2021, but stock up on share buyback
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter’s stock is rising after it posted strong revenue growth last year and announced a $4 billion share buyback program.…
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60,000 bees stolen from grocery company’s pollinator field
CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — Nearly 60,000 bees have been stolen from a grocery store company’s field in Pennsylvania. Pennlive.com reports that the bees…
Continue ReadingTop German court throws out comic’s case over Erdogan poem
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court says it has dismissed a television comedian’s complaint against rulings that prohibited him from…
Continue ReadingPrince Charles isolating after testing positive for COVID-19
LONDON (AP) — Royal officials say Britain’s Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating. A message on the his official…
Continue ReadingHistoric Coretta Scott home where she wed MLK now forgotten
By JAY REEVES Associated Press MARION, Ala. (AP) — A little-known but important piece of American history stands vacant on a two-lane highway in…
Continue ReadingTesla recalls more vehicles as US agency increases scrutiny
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 579,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a “Boombox” function can play…
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s zero-covid approach meets growing frustration
By ALICE FUNG and DAVID RISING Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong residents are growing increasingly frustrated with ever tighter…
Continue ReadingPope visits Malta in April after virus postponed 2020 trip
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ first foreign trip of the year is to the Mediterranean island nation of Malta. The Vatican on Tuesday announced the…
Continue ReadingUkraine-Russia crisis: What to know about the fears of war
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thousands of Russian troops are engaging in sweeping maneuvers in Belarus amid…
Continue ReadingJohnson, Jones highlight most infamous Olympic doping cases
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Russian star Kamila Valieva is at the center of the biggest doping story of the Beijing Games after…
Continue ReadingPortugal: Church sex abuse panel unearths over 200 cases
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A lay committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church…
Continue ReadingStates get go-ahead to build electric car charging stations
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — States are getting the go-ahead to build a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations…
Continue ReadingCredit Suisse posts $2.2B loss to end ‘challenging year’
GENEVA (AP) — Credit Suisse has reported a fourth-quarter loss of $2.2 billion as the top-drawer Swiss bank wrapped up “a year of challenges”…
Continue ReadingBerlin film fest opens, pared down but with audiences
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin International Film Festival is opening with a new movie from French director Francois Ozon and a pared-down format…
Continue ReadingUK’s Johnson cites ‘a dangerous moment’ in Ukraine crisis
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the Ukraine crisis has grown into “the most…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe’s teachers strike amid pandemic and high inflation
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A teachers’ strike has paralyzed learning at many Zimbabwean schools, which opened this…
Continue ReadingStaff shortages, supply backups batter EU economic growth
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is seeing its economic emergence from the unprecedented COVID-19 slowdown…
Continue ReadingJohn Mayer jams at Small Stages concert, helps concertgoer
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Mayer spoke sparingly during his Super Bowl week concert, but the singer…
Continue ReadingProminent Myanmar filmmaker arrested after a year on the run
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An award-winning film director in Myanmar has been arrested almost a year after appearing on a wanted…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Siemens sees profit up 20%, raises dividend
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany Siemens AG saw net profit at the global maker of trains and industrial…
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