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HONG KONG (AP) — It’s still the world’s “freest” economy, one of the biggest global financial centers and a scenic haven for tycoons and tourists, but the waves of protests rocking Hong Kong are exposing...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s new government says it is recognizing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president, saying this would align Greece with the European Union’s joint...

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says market-based mechanisms such as carbon pricing will be necessary to effectively reduce emissions of climate-warming gases. Merkel said Friday she’s...

BEIJING (AP) — China’s imports from the United States plunged 31.4% in June from a year earlier amid a tariff war with Washington, while exports to the U.S. market sank 7.8%. Customs data on Friday showed China’s...

LONDON (AP) — One of the Bank of England’s nine monetary policymakers says it’s “more likely” that he will vote to slash the bank’s main interest rate to zero if the country leaves the European...

BEIJING (AP) — China’s imports from U.S. plunge 31.4% in June from year earlier amid tariff war, exports to US fall 7.8%.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on a trade spat between South Korea and Japan (all times local): 3 p.m. Japanese and South Korean officials are meeting in Tokyo to discuss Japan’s tightening of controls on high-tech...

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese cryptocurrency exchange has reported a hack causing the loss of 3.5 billion yen, or $32 million, worth of virtual money. Tokyo-based Remixpoint, which runs the BITPoint exchange as well as travel, used...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has proposed an investigation by the United Nations or another international body as it continues to reject Japanese claims that Seoul could not be trusted to faithfully implement sanctions...