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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…
Asian stocks fall back after Wall Street advances to record
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets gave up early gains Monday after Wall Street turned in its fifth straight weekly gain and China’s manufacturing growth held steady.
UN labor body: Qatar 'dismantles' kafala employment system
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — New labor rules in the energy-rich nation of Qatar “effectively dismantles” the country's long-criticized “kafala” employment system, a U.N. labor body said Sunday.
SC utility, Westinghouse agree to sell nuclear equipment
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's state-owned utility has reached a settlement with the now bankrupt company hired to build two nuclear plants that were never completed to sell leftover equipment and supp…
Mitsubishi Motors executive behind Nissan alliance dies
TOKYO (AP) — Former Mitsubishi Motors Chief Executive Osamu Masuko, who engineered the Japanese automaker’s alliance with Nissan, has died. He was 71.
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose 15 cents to $42.76 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil for November delivery rose 30 cents to $45.58 a barrel.
Survey: China manufacturing logs feeble growth in August
BEIJING (AP) — China’s manufacturing activity held steady in August as domestic demand helped to offset weaker orders from exports markets that are struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, a survey showed Monday.
This Week: Earnings from Zoom, Macy's and Toro
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
Hong Kong begins mass testing for virus amid public doubts
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong tested more than 120,000 people for the coronavirus Tuesday at the start of a mass-testing effort that's become another political flash point in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
Huawei ends sports sponsor deal over Australia 'trade war'
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Chinese telecom giant Huawei is ending its oldest major sporting sponsorship deal, saying Monday it was breaking its contract with an Australian rugby league team after nine years because…
Facebook threatens to block news distribution in Australia
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook threatened to
How major US stock indexes fared Monday
Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Monday as the market gave back some of its recent gains following a five-week winning streak.
Greece: Threat of EU sanctions offers Turkey 'exit strategy'
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece voiced hope Monday that the threat of sanctions from its European Union partners would convince Turkey to stop its offshore energy prospecting in contested eastern Mediterranean waters,…
Belarus strike leader jailed; opposition activist detained
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' authorities on Monday handed a jail sentence to a factory strike organizer and detained a leading opposition activist, part of a methodical effort to stifle weeks of protests against t…
The Latest: Philippines allows partial reopening in capital
MANILA, Philippines — Fitness gyms, barber shops and internet cafes were allowed to reopen partly in the Philippine capital Tuesday as the government further eased quarantine restrictions despite the country having…
Pandemic brings hard times for farmers, worsening hunger
The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside.