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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level rose 8% in October from a year ago, the fourth straight…

The Associated Press Amazon is stepping back into virtual care with a new service that uses secure messaging to connect patients with doctors for…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday, as investors got jittery over global risks after Poland…

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has displayed its self-developed drone technology amid rising concerns over China’s threats to use force to assert…

LONDON (AP) — A French Holocaust denier who was convicted under France’s anti-Nazi laws has been arrested in Scotland after authorities searched…

By The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah said Tuesday they received a letter from him…

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists in Austria have attacked a famous painting by artist Gustav Klimt with a…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police say gunmen have shot dead a local chief and two of his aides during an attack in…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold…

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is calling on Iran’s government to immediately release thousands of people who have been detained for…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan will lift a more than 2 1/2-year ban on international cruise ships that was imposed following…

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Luxury spending is growing faster than ever, fueled by pent-up pandemic demand and shifting…

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s justice minister says the number of people in custody in connection with the deadly bomb attack on a bustling…

BEIJING (AP) — Police in eastern China say they shot dead a would-be bank robber and freed the hostage he had taken. A notice on the social media…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence blames Donald Trump for endangering his family “and all those…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — French oil giant Total says it will soon launch exploration activities in search for gas in the…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s information minister says Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has tested positive for the coronavirus and is feeling unwell…

By NINIEK KARMINI and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he raised with…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic is set to be granted a visa to play in next year’s Australian Open despite his high-profile…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross says a convoy of trucks carrying medicine arrived in Tigray’s regional…

By VANESSA GERA, ZEKE MILLER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland said early Wednesday that a Russian-made missile…

By NINIEK KARMINI and SIBI ARASU Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has signed deals with international lenders and major…

SYDNEY (AP) — Two genetic experts told an inquiry in Sydney on Tuesday that a rare genetic mutation probably caused the deaths of two daughters of…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate slammed world leaders Tuesday who persist…

By FRANK JORDANS and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry indicated on Tuesday he’ll…

By DAN IKPOYI and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The world’s population will likely hit an estimated 8 billion people…

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Officials say a Palestinian killed three Israelis and wounded three others in an attack in a…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hosting the World Cup marks a pinnacle in Qatar’s efforts to rise out of…

By YAYAN ZAMZAMI Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — More than 100 Rohingya Muslims traveling in a boat for more than a month have been…

By PHILIPP JENNE and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press ST. GEORGEN, Austria (AP) — In a standoff over the rising number of asylum-seekers in…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thirugnanam Sureshan maneuvers his wheelchair into the tiny kitchen of his one-bedroom apartment,…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani official says the prime minister has ordered a review of the ban on the country’s Oscar entry, the movie…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The world is getting hotter and more crowded and the two issues are connected,…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press TSENTRALNE, Ukraine (AP) — Relatives embraced in the middle of the road. They squeezed hands and choked back tears.…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press For decades, Doha has flung open its doors to Taliban warlords, Islamist dissidents, African rebel commanders and…

By DANA BELTAJI and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN Associated Press BRIDGWATER, England (AP) — Wedged between the southwestern town of Bridgwater and the…

MALE, Maldives (AP) — Police in Maldives have arrested 14 people allegedly working with foreign Islamic extremists to carry out a bombing in the…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A group of South Korean adoptees in Europe have rallied in Seoul with their local…

By EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is affected by both extreme floods and water shortages, exacerbated by climate change.…