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Confluence Health names new Chief Medical Officer
WENATCHEE — Confluence Health has selected a new chief medical officer, according to an announcement from Confluen…
States retreat as confirmed virus cases hit all-time high
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas and Florida reversed course and clamped down on bars again Friday in the nation's biggest retreat yet as the number of confirmed coronavirus infections per day in the U.S. surged to an al…
Pakistan fires 5 officials over pilot licenses scandal
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s aviation authorities on Friday fired five officials implicated in a scandal over licenses obtained by pilots who had had others take their exams, the latest in shocking revelations follo…
Detroit says 'shoddy' work led to arrest tied to technology
DETROIT (AP) — A Black man who was
Libya oil company: Russian mercenaries enter major oilfield
CAIRO (AP) — Russian and other foreign mercenaries have entered Libya’s largest oil field, the country's National Oil Corporation said on Friday, describing the development as an attempt to thwart the resumption of…
EU regulators to look into German handling of Wirecard case
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A top economic official at the European Union's executive commission says it has asked for the EU's securities regulator to investigate what went wrong with supervision of payments company…
American Airlines will book flights to full capacity
DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines will start booking flights to full capacity next week, ending any effort to promote social distancing on its planes while the United States sets records for new reported cases of the…
American booking full flights next week; Big Lots still busy
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of the …
US to provide Cambodia with $56 million in development aid
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The United States has agreed to provide Cambodia with more than $56 million in development assistance, the two countries announced.
Merkel: Germany 'can afford' more debt to fund EU recovery
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country can afford to take more more debt to help fund an unprecedented economic recovery program for the European Union, because it's in Germany's own interes…
Climate activists disrupt reopening of Paris' Orly Airport
PARIS (AP) — Twenty-nine environmental activists were arrested Friday after breaking onto a runway of Paris’ Orly Airport to protest plane emissions — just hours after the airport reopened for the first time since …
Greek, Turkish leaders speak after months of tension
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of Greece and Turkey spoke by phone Friday, the prime minister’s office says, after months of increasing tension between the two countries.
Greece mulls damages claim over drugmaker bribe scandal
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government said Friday that it is planning to seek damages from Swiss drugmaker Novartis following a settlement in the United States over bribery allegations.
ASEAN tackles emergency virus fund, sea feud in video summit
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders held their annual summit by video Friday to show unity and discuss a regional emergency fund to respond to the immense crisis brought by the coronavirus pandemic. Long-…
US consumer spending up 8.2%, partly erasing record plunge
WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers increased their spending by a record 8.2% in May, partly erasing huge plunges the previous two months, against the backdrop of an economy that’s likely shrinking by its steepest…
US consumer spending jumped 8.2% in May in partial rebound from record drop, but economy is still seen as shrinking
WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer spending jumped 8.2% in May in partial rebound from record drop, but economy is still seen as shrinking.