Looming Musk-Twitter legal battle hammers company shares
NEW YORK — Shares of Twitter slid more than 6% at the opening bell today after billionaire Elon Musk said that he was abandoning his…
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Ex-F1 boss Ecclestone to be charged with fraud over assets
LONDON — Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone will be charged with fraud by false representation following a government investigation into his overseas assets, British…
Gas pipeline shutdown starts amid German suspicion of Russia
BERLIN — A major gas pipeline from Russia to western Europe shut down for annual maintenance today amid concern in Germany that Russia may not…
London’s Heathrow airport apologizes for travel disruptions
LONDON — London’s Heathrow Airport apologized today to passengers whose travels were disrupted by staff shortages and warned it may ask airlines to cut more…
Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval
WASHINGTON — For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S….
G-20 diplomats fail on unity over Ukraine, war’s impact
NUSA DUA, Indonesia — Deeply divided top diplomats from the world’s richest and largest developing nations failed to find common ground today over Russia’s war…
US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience
WASHINGTON — America’s employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that will likely spur…
Facebook , Twitter remove Abe assassination videos
LONDON — Twitter and Facebook parent Meta said today they’re deleting any videos of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that break…
Report: China auto sales down 7.1% in first half of 2022
BEIJING — China’s auto sales fell 7.1% in the first half of 2022 from a year earlier but demand in the industry’s biggest global market…
With US dollar nearly equal to euro, impact is being felt
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. dollar has been surging so much that it’s nearly equal in value to the euro for the first time in…