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By Steve Gorman – A school board in Tennessee has voted to remove the Holocaust-themed graphic novel “Maus” from its eighth-grade language arts curriculum, citing profanity and nudity contained in …

TOKYO -A Japanese government panel tasked with reviewing the need for quarterly corporate disclosure requirements aims to draw up a summary report this spring, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on …

By Danielle Kaye NEW YORK – Apple Inc teased its metaverse ambitions on Thursday as CEO Tim Cook talked expansion of the company’s augmented reality apps, prompting strong investor response. …

By Kanishka Singh – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has “persistent deficiencies” in its ability to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies, the U.S. …

By Adam Jourdan and Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES – Argentina is facing deadlines for nearly $1.1 billion in debt repayments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by Tuesday amid …

By David Lawder and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told South Korea’s trade minister on Thursday the United States was focused on “existing conversations” on steel …

-Mondelez International Inc said on Thursday it expects to face a larger impact from supply chain snags in its key North American segment in the current quarter, as the chocolatier …

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK – Wall Street gyrated wildly on Thursday, the S&P 500 once again narrowly avoiding correction confirmation at the end of a session marked by a …

By Nick Carey BLYTH, England – Britishvolt said on Friday it will develop batteries for a fully-electric sports car in partnership with British carmaker Lotus, the first publicly-announced customer for …

By Nate Raymond -A federal jury on Thursday awarded $110 million to two U.S. Army veterans who said combat earplugs sold by 3M Co to the military caused them to …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO – The Bank of Japan should consider further steps to make its ultra-easy monetary policy more sustainable, such as steepening the yield curve by targeting a …

-The European Union’s drug regulator on Thursday gave the green light to Pfizer Inc’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for treating adults at risk of severe illness, as the region scrambles to …

By Tony Munroe BEIJING – The Beijing Winter Olympics kick off in a week, putting sports at centre-stage following preparations that have been clouded by diplomatic boycotts and the COVID-19 …

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON – A study by the RAND Corporation think-tank released on Thursday faulted the U.S. military for “considerable weaknesses” and inconsistencies in its review of allegations of …

By Mehnaz Yasmin and Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK -Visa Inc beat Wall Street’s quarterly estimates on Thursday as more international travel and e-commerce drove an increase spending volumes. While …

By Dmitry Antonov, Tom Balmforth and Simon Lewis MOSCOW/WASHINGTON – Russia said on Thursday it was clear the United States was not willing to address its main security concerns in …

By Hannah Lang and Mehnaz Yasmin -Commission-free brokerage Robinhood Markets Inc on Thursday posted a $423 million net loss in the latest quarter, and its shares tumbled as much as …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing next week on self-driving vehicles, even as a push in Congress to speed deployment of autonomous vehicles …

By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday voted to revoke the authorization for China Unicom’s U.S. unit to operate in the …

By Rod Nickel – Canada is hopeful of resuming shipments of table potatoes from the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico in two …

By Maria Chutchian -Grupo Aeromexico has reached a $40-million deal with a group of unsecured creditors to withdraw their objection to the airline’s bankruptcy restructuring plan, Aeromexico’s lead counsel said …

– The gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 could be halted should Russia invade Ukraine, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen signalled on Thursday, referring to the not yet operative …

LONDON – The U.S. Federal Reserve has kicked off 2022 with a clear message: rates will rise to contain surging inflation. Other central banks have already started the rates liftoff, …

By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY -Shares of Mexican telecoms giant America Movil fell on Thursday after a regulator scuttled its long-term goal to enter the local pay TV market, raising …

By Gabriel Crossley, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina BEIJING/WASHINGTON -The United States on Thursday called on China to use its influence with Russia to urge a diplomatic solution to the …