Month: March 2022

OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than 500 workers at a Chevron Corp. refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area are on strike over safety concerns and to demand a salary increase to keep up with inflation and the area’s high cost of living. The United Steelworkers union says the strike affecting the

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 patients now have new treatments they can take at home to stay out of the hospital — if doctors get the pills to them fast enough. Health systems around the country are rushing out same-day prescription deliveries. Some clinics also have started testing and treating patients in one

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Iranian captive Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says that brushing her daughter’s hair is now one of her greatest joys upon returning home after almost six years of detention in Iran. On Monday, the dual British-Iranian citizen appealed for all of the remaining hostages in Iran to be reunited

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Nielsen is down 16%  after the TV ratings company rejected a $9 billion takeover bid from private equity firms. Nielsen said that the offer “significantly undervalues” the company. Nielsen said that it had consulted with, among others, its third largest shareholder, WindAcre Partnership, which

By VICTORIA MILKO and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A new report has found that Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority in advertisements submitted to run on its platform. The report shared exclusively with The Associated Press showed the rights group Global

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has remained immersed in technology while also exploring divergent interests since his 1985 departure from the revolutionary company he started with the late Steve Jobs. Among other things, Wozniak has dabbled in television and is now a judge on an online video show called “Unicorn

BERLIN (AP) — A union has called on security staff at eight German airports, including Frankfurt, to walk off their jobs all day Tuesday in a pay dispute. Monday’s call by the ver.di union sets the stage for another round of disruption after walkouts at several airports last week. Ver.di called private security staff out

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China is, along with North America and Europe, one of the world’s top three air travel markets and has dramatically improved safety since a string of deadly crashes in the 1990s and 2000s. The crash Monday of a China Eastern Airlines flight comes after years free

By The Associated Press Russia’s central bank cautiously reopened bond trading on the Moscow exchange for the first time since the country invaded Ukraine. The price of Russia’s ruble-denominated government debt fell Monday, sending borrowing costs higher. Stock trading has remained closed, with no word on when it might reopen. The central bank bought bonds

BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge says she has charged the country’s central bank governor with illegal enrichment and money laundering during the country’s economic meltdown. The judge, from Mount Lebanon district court, says that the governor’s brother, who was detained last week, was also charged with taking part in the crimes. The move came

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it won’t bear any responsibility for a shortage in global oil supplies after attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels affected the kingdom’s production. The statement on Monday was carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency. The unusually stark warning marked a

NEW DELHI India’s foreign secretary says ally Australia understands New Delhi’s position on the ongoing Ukraine crisis, as the two countries aim to focus on stability in the Indo-Pacific region and pushing through a major trade deal. The comments from Harsh Vardhan Shringla came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison,

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — China’s ambassador to Sri Lanka says it is considering a request for $2.5 billion in assistance to help the island nation through its worst debt and foreign currency crisis in memory. Qi Zhenhong said Monday that Beijing is studying the Sri Lankan government’s appeal for

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet The IRS is overburdened and understaffed, which means even the smallest error could delay the processing of your tax return for months. The biggest mistake is opting for paper filing, which could take longer to process and is often more likely to contain errors. Instead, file your return electronically and

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries are accusing Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine. But the 27-nation bloc appears unlikely to hit Russia’s energy sector with sanctions soon despite a clamor across Europe for those responsible to be held to account. Civilian deaths are mounting, notably in the besieged

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and JOSH FUNK AP Business Writers Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is buying the insurance company Alleghany in a deal valued at approximately $11.6 billion. The acquisition will expand Berkshire’s already considerable insurance holdings that include brands like Geico auto insurance, and put some of Berkshire’s nearly $147 billion in cash to work.

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Central Bank of Egypt has raised its key interest rate for the first time since 2017, citing inflationary pressures triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine. The war hiked oil prices to new records. The key rate was raised by 100 basis points,