GM spending $760M to convert Toledo factory to make EV parts
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — General Motors says it will spend $760 million to renovate its transmission factory in Toledo, Ohio,…
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US to seek stronger labor, environmental standards in Asia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is outlining its goals for a new trade deal with Australia, Japan, South Korea and…
Spain plans tax hike for millionaires to help those in need
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Socialist-led coalition government is planning a temporary higher tax rate on the richest 1% of the…
Afraid and anxious, young protesters demand climate action
NEW YORK (AP) — Frustrated, anxious but also a tad hopeful, young activists staged a coordinated “global climate strike” Friday…
After 90 years, German bakery to close as energy costs soar
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — For 90 years, Engelbert Schlechtrimen’s family has been baking wheat rolls, rye bread and chocolate cakes…
‘Crucial’ vote could move Italy to right; many might boycott
ROME (AP) — Italians will vote on Sunday in what is being billed as a crucial election as Europe reels…
UK cuts taxes, boosts spending, accelerating pound’s slide
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s new government outlined plans Friday to cut taxes and boost spending in an effort…
Occupied Ukraine holds Kremlin-staged vote on joining Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Kremlin-orchestrated referendum got underway Friday in occupied regions of Ukraine that sought to make them…
Dow sinks to 2022 low as recession fears roil world markets
Stocks fell sharply worldwide Friday on worries an already slowing global economy could fall into recession as central banks raise…
Inflation, unrest challenge Bangladesh’s ‘miracle economy’
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Standing in line to try to buy food, Rekha Begum is distraught. Like many others in…