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Dryer vent cleaning is important -- but often overlooked
MOSES LAKE — Not all the maintenance a house needs is visible. Sometimes a potential problem just goes unnoticed u…
Lawyer: Families of MH17 victims want reparation for damages
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — A lawyer for relatives of victims killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014 told trial judges Monday that the families want damages as a recogni…
Strike leader detained in Belarus as crackdown continues
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' authorities on Monday detained the organizer of a strike at a top industrial plant, part of a methodical effort to stifle weeks of protests demanding the resignation of the country's a…
France accuses UK of stalling in post-Brexit trade talks
PARIS (AP) — On the cusp of a crucial month of negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom, France has lambasted the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson for wha…
Liz Weston: Some remote workers may be in for tax surprise
If the pandemic caused you to relocate across state lines, even temporarily, the next surprise could be having to file an extra tax return and potentially pay more taxes.
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.
Italian economy shrank 12.8% in Q2, more than first thought
ROME (AP) — The Italian economy shrank by more than previously thought during the second quarter as a result of lockdown restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic, official figures showed Monday.
Czech officials visit Taiwan as China threatens retaliation
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Czech Republic's top legislator on Monday told an economic forum in Taiwan that freedom and democracy are the basis of prosperity, on the second day of a visit that has drawn vows of retal…
Global stocks mixed after Wall Street advances to record
BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks were mixed Monday after Wall Street turned in its fifth straight weekly gain and China’s manufacturing growth held steady.
Berkshire Hathaway takes stakes in Japanese trading houses
TOKYO (AP) — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said Monday it has taken stakes of just over 5% in five major Japanese trading houses in what it says is a long-term investment.
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.
Asia Today: Australia records its deadliest day of pandemic
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic Monday as the government urged hot spot Victoria state to announce plans to lift a lockdown on the country's second-largest city.
Workday, Nutanix rise; Ollie's, Big Lots fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday:
Ahead of Kentucky Derby, worker shortage looms for trainers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Trump administration’s immigration squeeze and the hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic threaten to leave the horse racing industry short of workers, racing officials warn as they…
The Latest: S. Korea sees 299 new cases as virus spikes
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has reported 299 new cases of the coronavirus as officials placed limits on dining at restaurants and closed fitness centers and after-school academies in the greater capital area …
Thousands march in Mauritius over dead dolphins, oil spill
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Honking and drumming, tens of thousands of people protested Saturday in Mauritius over the government’s slow response to an oil spill from a grounded Japanese ship and the alarming discovery of …