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Soap Lake Library teaches young gardeners how to help native bees thrive
SOAP LAKE — Families visited the Soap Lake Library this week for an Earth Day program that turned tin cans, bamboo…
Facebook bans Holocaust denial, will direct people who search for information on platform to authoritative sources
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook bans Holocaust denial, will direct people who search for information on platform to authoritative sources.
Stocks start higher ahead of big week for company earnings
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are starting higher on Wall Street as investors brace for the beginning of quarterly earnings reports from US companies, which get underway this week. The S&P 500 is up 0.7% in the first few …
Global watchdog proposes tax overhaul for Big Tech
LONDON (AP) — A global economic watchdog on Monday proposed an overhaul of international tax rules to make sure big tech companies pay their dues, and warned that failure to adopt it would make the economic recover…
Twilio buys Segment for $3.2B as demand for cloud tech booms
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twilio is buying customer data start-up Segment in a stock deal valued at about $3.2 billion as demand for cloud technology surges during the pandemic.
Chinese foreign minister begins SE Asian tour in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — China and Cambodia signed a free trade agreement on Monday as China's foreign minister visited Phnom Penh as part of a four-nation Southeast Asian tour.
Liz Weston: Suddenly retired? Here’s what to do next
The pandemic seems to be driving a surge of early retirements as businesses close or downsize and older people weigh the health risks of continuing to work.
2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Auctions are everywhere in today’s economy. They determine how Google sells ads, what price consumers end up paying for electricity, and the way governments sell off the public airwaves to telecom …
Bank of England asks banks on readiness for negative rates
LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has asked commercial banks whether they are ready for negative interest rates, signaling that the central bank is moving closer to cutting its key interest rate below zero.
The Latest: French PM issues warning amid spike in cases
PARIS — French Prime Minister Jean Castex has warned that France could impose further restrictions as the coronavirus is spreading rapidly and the situation in hospitals is deteriorating in the country.
Asia Today: China to test 9 million after new outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health authorities will test all 9 million people in the eastern city of Qingdao for the coronavirus this week after nine cases linked to a hospital were found, the government announced Monda…
British Airways CEO replaced as company fights for survival
LONDON (AP) — British Airways has replaced CEO Alex Cruz after 4 1/2 years on the job as part of a broad shake-up as the COVID-19 pandemic pummels airlines around the world.
Greece calls new Turkish survey mission a threat to region
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece accused neighbor Turkey of undermining efforts to ease a crisis over eastern Mediterranean drilling rights Monday, after Ankara redeployed a survey vessel for new energy exploration in …
EU appoints McGuinness as new financial services chief
The European Union has appointed Ireland's Mairead McGuinness as the new commissioner in charge of financial services.
English villages wake up to find they're Brexit's new border
SEVINGTON, England (AP) — Four years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Brexit can still seem abstract. But in the county known as the Garden of England, it is literally taking concrete form.
China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine alliance
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China, which has at least four coronavirus vaccine candidates in the last stage of clinical trials, said Friday it is joining an international initiative to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to cou…