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By Tom Polansek CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Sunday it will help fund a new container yard for agricultural exports at California’s Port of Oakland, as …

SHANGHAI -A growing number of Chinese construction and decoration companies are writing off assets or issuing profit warnings as debt woes at China Evergrande Group and other property developers debilitate …

By David Brunnstrom and Steve Holland WASHINGTON -The United States is concerned North Korea’s escalating missile tests could be precursors to resumed tests of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles, …

By Krystal Hu – Elliott Management Corp and Vista Equity Partners are close to buying Citrix Systems Inc in a deal that values the U.S. cloud computing company at about …

(This January 29 story corrects blog name) – T-Mobile US Inc will fire corporate employees who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 2, according to an internal company …

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand -Business began unravelling for Thai pig farmer Jintana Jamjumrus two years ago, after dozens of her animals got feverish and died within days of …

By Kylie MacLellan and Maxim Rodionov LONDON/MOSCOW – Europe needs to diversify its energy supplies, the head of NATO said on Sunday, as Britain warned it was “highly likely” that …

PARIS – The board of French elderly care home group Orpea has dismissed the company’s director general Yves Le Masne, the company said on Sunday amid claims of resident mistreatment …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to release a U.S. civil engineer who was abducted two years ago and is believed to be …

By Sudipto Ganguly MELBOURNE – An exhausted and emotionally drained Rafa Nadal walked gingerly towards an exercise mat in the players’ gym at the Australian Open and collapsed on it …

By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan -Gunmen killed a Christian priest and wounded another as the clerics drove home from church in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday, police said. …

PRAGUE – Thousands of Czechs massed in Prague’s Wenceslas Square on Sunday, waving flags and chanting slogans against COVID-19 restrictions, even as infections surge. Protesters mainly objected to harsher restrictions …

LAGOS – Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has restricted the personal accounts of 281 Nigerian users, citing a need to comply with international money laundering laws, its CEO said. …

By Clodagh Kilcoyne LONDONDERRY -Ireland on Sunday called on Britain to ensure justice for the families of 13 peaceful protesters shot dead by its soldiers on “Bloody Sunday” in 1972 …

By Gavin Jones ROME – Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is likely to have a hard time controlling his coalition, politicians and analysts warn, after relations within and among the …

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE -Rafa Nadal roared back from two sets down to edge Daniil Medvedev in a classic Australian Open final and claim a record 21st Grand Slam title …

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, the second-highest ranking Democrat in the Senate, is reaching out to Republicans to assure them they will have the chance to …

By Josh Smith and Cynthia Kim SEOUL -North Korea conducted its largest missile test since 2017 on Sunday, sending a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile soaring into space, seen as taking …

DUBAI -Israel’s president, making his first visit on Sunday to the United Arab Emirates, said his country supports the Gulf state’s security needs and wants more countries in the region …

By Kanishka Singh – Nine people died and six were injured after a six-car crash in north Las Vegas on Saturday when a Dodge Challenger traveling at a “high rate …

BERLIN – Some employees of Deutsche Bank’s Postbank will stage a strike on Monday to raise pressure on management to meet their demands for higher wages in the face of …

By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING -Thirty-four new COVID-19 infections were detected among Olympics-related personnel, the Beijing 2022 Winter Games organising committee said on Sunday, including Poland’s short track medal hopeful Natalia …

LONDON – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have expressed their concern to Spotify about COVID-19 misinformation on its platform and are committed to continuing to work with the …

BERLIN -Germany may scrap a levy on electricity bills that is used to support renewable power from the second half of the year, to ease the strain of rising energy …

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO – OCP Ecuador, the operator of Ecuador’s privately held heavy crude pipeline, suspended pumping crude on Saturday as a preventative measure after it ruptured in the …