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Six Dead in Istanbul Blast, Erdogan Says it ‘Smells Like Terrorism’
By David Gauthier-Villars, Azra Ceylan and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL - Six people were killed and 81 others wounded on Sunday when an explosion rocked a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul in what Turkish President...
Brazil’s Central Bank Chief Says Fiscal Prudence Crucial Amid Political Protests and Inflation
BRASILIA, BRAZIL — Brazil's central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto emphatically defended the need for fiscal balance on Friday, Nov. 11 following up statements by leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that soured the...
Musk Warns of Twitter Bankruptcy as More Senior Executives Quit
Twitter Inc's new owner Elon Musk on Thursday raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt, capping a chaotic day that included a warning from a U.S. privacy regulator and the exit of...
California’s New Solar Energy Proposal Removes Hefty Grid Connection Fee
By Ruhi Soni and Peter Henderson California regulators on Thursday revised their proposal for rooftop solar systems credits, a contentious matter as the state tries to expand renewable energy and respond to critics who want...
Biden Seeks to Build ‘Floor’ for China Relations in Xi Meeting
By Nandita Bose, Michael Martina, and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden hopes to limit the deterioration of ties with China when he meets its leader Xi Jinping next week, but will be...
Divers Find Challenger Space Shuttle Wreckage Off Florida Coast
Divers from a documentary crew looking for the wreckage of a World War Two aircraft off the coast of Florida found a 20-foot section of the space shuttle Challenger, which exploded and broke apart shortly...
Amazon Reviewing Unprofitable Business Units to Cut Costs: WSJ
Amazon.com Inc is undertaking a review of its unprofitable businesses, including the devices unit that houses voice assistant Alexa, to cut costs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, sending its shares up 11%. Following...
Juul Secures Investment, to Lay Off 400 Workers to Stay in Business
Juul Labs Inc said on Thursday it had secured an investment from some of its early investors and will undertake a reorganization, including job cuts to keep its business running. The e-cigarette maker plans to...
US Inflation Turning the Corner as Consumer Prices Rise Below Expectations
U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected in October, pushing the annual increase below 8 percent for the first time in eight months, the strongest signs yet that inflation was slowing, which would allow the...
UK Hiring Falls as Political Upheaval Adds to Employers’ Worries
By Suban Abdulla LONDON - British employers cut their hiring of permanent staff via recruitment firms for the first time in nearly two years in October as the country's political upheaval added to concerns about...
Ukraine Foreign Minister Meets Cambodia PM Ahead of ASEAN Summit
Cambodia's leader met Ukraine's foreign minister on Wednesday (November 9) in Phnom Penh, with Prime Minister Hun Sen saying his country "opposes aggression" days ahead of a regional summit that Russia's foreign minister is due...
Hurricane Nicole Triggers Flooding in Bahamas on Way to Florida’s Atlantic Coast
By Brian Ellsworth and Jasper Ward MIAMI - Hurricane Nicole plowed through the Bahamas on Wednesday as it was upgraded from a tropical storm, lashing the West Indies archipelago nation with howling winds and raging surf while churning ever...