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WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices climbed 2.9 percent in July from a year earlier, a rate of inflation that suggests Americans are earning less than a year ago despite an otherwise solid economy. The Labor Department said Friday...

SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group says Macedonia’s performance on preventing corruption is “clearly disappointing,” and is calling on authorities to take action. A...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Erdogan appeals for calm amid currency drop, urges people to change foreign money into local lira.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The company behind the planned Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which would pump Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea, on Friday applied for an alternative route that would bypass Danish...

Major companies tentatively scheduled to post quarterly earnings next week: TUESDAY Home Depot Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market open. THURSDAY Walmart Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the...

LONDON (AP) — British retailer Sports Direct said Friday that it has bought struggling department store chain House of Fraser after the 169-year-old business went into administration. In an announcement to the London Stock...

BEIJING (AP) — China’s auto sales shrank by 5.3 percent in July from a year earlier as SUV demand sagged, adding to signs of economic malaise amid a tariff battle with Washington. The China Association of Automobile...