MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s prime minister sternly warned the United States on Friday against ramping up sanctions, saying that Moscow will retaliate with economic, political and unspecified “other” means. The tough...
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — Britain’s economy accelerated in the second quarter as warmer weather fueled construction and consumer spending after snow and ice curtailed activity in March. The Office for National Statistics said Friday...
Read MoreBERLIN (AP) — Ryanair pilots in several European countries on Friday staged a strike that prompted the budget carrier to cancel 400 flights. A walkout called by German union Cockpit accounted for many of Friday’s...
Read MoreANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish currency has plunged to an all-time low amid concerns over the president’s economies policies and as a dispute with the United States showed no sign of subsiding. The lira hit a record low...
Read MoreTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy resumed its longtime expansion in the last quarter as consumers and businesses stepped up spending, the government said Friday. Preliminary data showed that trade weighed slightly on growth, a...
Read MoreSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says a total of 35,000 tons of North Korean coal and pig iron worth $5.8 million illegally entered its ports last year, in possible violations of UN sanctions. The Korea Customs Service said...
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The off-road accessory was shipped in a box emblazoned with the logo of an auto parts brand owned by Mike Braun, a multimillionaire businessman who often rails against foreign outsourcing in his bid to become...
Read MoreWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand announced Friday it will ban disposable plastic shopping bags by next July as the nation tries to live up to its clean-and-green image. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealanders...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping a widely used pesticide on the market despite extensive scientific evidence that even tiny levels of exposure...
Read MoreCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Canadian gold mining firm has won the right to go after Venezuela’s U.S.-based oil refineries to collect $1.4 billion that it lost in a take-over by the late-President Hugo Chavez. Chief Judge...
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