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Basin hospitals honored by state association
MOSES LAKE — Four local hospitals were awarded the Achievement of Quality Excellence by the Washington State Hospi…
TikTok scrambles to remove suicide video clips, ban users
LONDON (AP) — TikTok says it's working to remove videos of a man apparently taking his own life and banning users that keep trying to spread the clips on the popular social media platform.
Falling prices flash warning light for Europe's economy
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A startling fall in consumer prices and a stronger euro have increased pressure on the European Central Bank to provide another blast of monetary stimulus in support of a drawn-out economi…
Millennial Money: Is moving now your best financial move?
You may not have started 2020 thinking about a move. But like it or not, many of us have had to reconsider our living situations during the pandemic.
The Latest: India reports its highest daily virus death toll
NEW DELHI — India has reported 1,133 deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, its highest single-day total.
China launches initiative for global data security issues
HONG KONG (AP) — China has launched an initiative to address global data security issues, a countermove to the U.S. “clean network” program that is aimed at discouraging other countries from using Chinese technolog…
Lavrov: Russia ready to help ease Turkey-Greece tension
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Moscow is ready to help ease rising tensions over Turkey's search for energy reserves in the eastern Mediterranean, and rejected any actions that c…
When will tourists return to Africa? Continent must guess
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Raino Bolz quickly diversified when his tourism business in South Africa’s winelands crashed to a halt in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. He sold a minibus — useless withou…
EU names Dombrovskis as its new trade chief
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive commission is proposing its experienced Latvian vice president, Valdis Dombrovskis, to take over the post as trade chief of the bloc following the resignation of Irela…
German machinery industry sees big production drop this year
BERLIN (AP) — A group representing Germany's machinery industry said Tuesday it expects production to drop 17% this year as the sector struggles with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and international trad…
Italy investigates Apple, Google, Dropbox over cloud storage
Italy's competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Apple, Google and Dropbox over their cloud storage services.
Thanks, but no: Small businesses shun payroll tax deferral
NEW YORK (AP) — As employees of small businesses get their first September paychecks, they’re probably receiving their usual amount — company owners are still withholding money for Social Security despite a preside…
Fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka extinguished after 3 days
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A fire on a large oil tanker drifting off Sri Lanka's coast was extinguished on Sunday after burning for three days, as a team of experts moved to salvage the vessel, the country's navy ch…
Journalists for US media face possible expulsion from China
BEIJING (AP) — China is delaying the renewal of press cards for at least five journalists working at four U.S. media outlets, an organization of foreign correspondents said Monday, making them vulnerable to expulsi…
The Latest: Australia OKs funding for two potential vaccines
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia announced on Monday it had struck supply and production agreements with pharmaceutical companies worth 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.2 billion) over two potential COVID-19 vacci…
The Latest: Florida reports its lowest new single-day cases
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida reported 1,838 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the lowest single-day number of new infections reported by state health officials since June 15.