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2025 sees slight real estate market improvement
KIRKLAND — The real estate market in Washington improved in 2025 compared to the year before, according to data re…
UK hospitals stagger under toll from the new virus variant
LONDON (AP) — England's National Health Service is accustomed to tough winters — and caring for people on overcrowded wards sometimes means moving patients into the corridor. But this is different. Now some are luc…
US factories grew in December at fastest pace since mid-2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — American factories grew in December at the fastest pace in more than two years as manufacturing continued to weather the pandemic better than the battered services sector.
Germany extends lockdown until Jan 31 and toughens curbs
BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Tuesday it is extending the country's lockdown by three weeks until Jan. 31, tightening curbs on social contacts and planning limits on people's movements in the worst-affec…
Late sales rebound helps US automakers avoid 2020 disaster
DETROIT (AP) — Sales of new vehicles in the U.S. fell 14.6% last year, but a second-half rebound from a coronavirus-related plunge in the spring kindled optimism for a recovery later this year.
Jefferies, Exxon rise; Exact Sciences, WW International fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Tuesday:
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
Energy companies led U.S. stocks broadly higher Tuesday, as the market bounced back from its worst loss in months.
Asia Today: China provinces enforce measures as cases spike
BEIJING (AP) — China's Hebei is enforcing stricter control measures following a further rise in coronavirus cases in the province adjacent to the capital Beijing that's due to host events for next year’s Winter Oly…
Kim opens North Korean congress by admitting policy failures
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted that his economic development plans have failed as he opened the nation’s first full ruling party congress in five years, state media reported Wedn…
Islands of floating waste clog rivers in Balkans
VISEGRAD, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Huge islands of waste are floating on some rivers in the Balkans, causing an environmental emergency and threatening a regional hydropower plant.
WHO 'disappointed' at Chinese delays letting experts in
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that he is “disappointed” Chinese officials haven't finalized the permissions to allow a team of experts into China to examine the origins of COV…
Michigan judge nullifies crucial permit for mining project
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge has overruled state regulators who approved a key permit for a proposed open-pit mine in the Upper Peninsula, another delay for a project that has been debated for nearl…
Gulf Arab leaders sign declaration to ease rift with Qatar
AL-ULA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Gulf Arab leaders signed a declaration Tuesday to ease a rift with Qatar, following Saudi Arabia’s decision to end a 3 1/2-year embargo of the tiny energy-rich country that deeply divide…
U.S. judge allows oil and gas lease sales in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge amid environmental concerns
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. judge allows oil and gas lease sales in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge amid environmental concerns.
Thailand scrambles to contain outbreak, secure vaccines
BANGKOK (AP) — For much of 2020, Thailand had the coronavirus under control. After a strict nationwide lockdown in April and May, the number of new local infections dropped to zero, where they remained for the next…
Former head of China state asset firm sentenced to death
BEIJING (AP) — The former head of state-owned China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd. was sentenced to death Tuesday for bribe taking in one of the harshest punishments for economic crimes in recent years.