Add rent to the rising costs bedeviling small businesses
NEW YORK (AP) — The rent has come due for America’s small businesses and at a very inopportune time. Landlords…
AP
Canadian government: Tycoon in China due to stand trial
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese-born Canadian tycoon is being put on trial in China, Canada’s government said Monday, five years…
Outages disrupt services at Japan’s No. 2 telecoms carrier
TOKYO (AP) — Many users of Japan’s No. 2 mobile carrier KDDI Corp. were still having trouble making calls Monday…
World shares mostly higher ahead of July 4 holiday in US
BANGKOK (AP) — World shares are mostly higher while U.S. futures fell ahead of the July 4 holiday in the…
Germany, Ireland slam UK move toward overriding Brexit deal
LONDON (AP) — Germany and Ireland have condemned the U.K government’s move towards unilaterally rewriting parts of the post-Brexit deal…
Russian diplomats depart Bulgaria amid soaring tensions
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Two Russian airplanes departed Bulgaria on Sunday with scores of Russian diplomatic staff and their families…
With no fuel and no cash, Sri Lanka keeps schools closed
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Sunday extended school closures for one week because there isn’t enough…
French soccer tournament celebrates diversity, fights racism
CRETEIL, France (AP) — An amateur soccer tournament in France aimed at celebrating ethnic diversity is attracting talent scouts, sponsors…
Ruling could dampen government efforts to rein in Big Tech
The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which…
Russians press assault on eastern Ukrainian city
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces pounded the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize…