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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…
Markets mixed after Fed chair says low rates to persist
World markets were mostly higher Friday after the Federal Reserve chair said the U.S. central bank will keep its easy money policy even if inflation hits its 2% target.
Israel lists first commercial passenger flight to UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel has listed an El Al flight taking off Monday for Abu Dhabi, which would be Israel's first commercial passenger flight to the United Arab Emirates after the two countries ag…
New Zealand investigating stock market cyber attacks
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government and its foreign spy agency are getting involved after cyber attacks disrupted trading on the nation’s stock market several times this week.
AP Explains: What's behind the Turkey-Greece saber rattling
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Greek and Turkish warships are testing each other’s naval prowess while political leaders in Athens and Ankara probe each other’s resolve over a search for hydrocarbon reserves in east Medite…
Japan PM Shinzo Abe says he's resigning for health reasons
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, said Friday he is stepping down because a chronic health problem has resurfaced. He told reporters that it was “gut wrenching” to leave many of his g…
Mercedes gets big electric van order from Amazon
BERLIN (AP) — Amazon says it's buying 1,800 electric delivery vans from Mercedes-Benz, the biggest such order for the German automaker to date.
Key dates in tenure of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will step down due to his health.
UN chief urges India to quickly move to clean solar power
NEW DELHI (AP) — India should commit to carbon neutrality by ending fossil fuel subsidies and investing in clean solar power as it mobilizes trillion of dollars to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, the U.N. ch…
China blocks imports from Australian beef producer
BEIJING (AP) — China blocked imports from an Australian beef producer on Friday after reporting a banned drug was found in its meat, and Australian officials said they were working to resolve the problem.
Putin: Russia is ready to provide security help to Belarus
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that he stands ready to send police to Belarus if protests there turn violent but sees no such need now, while Belarusian police dispersed a protest in …
European flight safety agency to start 737 Max test flights
BERLIN (AP) — Europe's flight safety authority said Thursday it had scheduled the first flight tests for the Boeing 737 Max, which has been grounded worldwide after two deadly crashes revealed design issues with th…
Australia to phase out waste exports, boost recycling
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government introduced legislation Thursday that would phase out exports of waste plastic, paper, glass and tires beginning January next year.
Brazil legislators press president to keep ethanol tariff
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A group of Brazilian lawmakers made a final push Thursday to try to convince President Jair Bolsonaro not to reduce tariffs on American ethanol, a major Trump administration request.
As virus rages, US economy struggles to sustain a recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Home sales are booming. Stocks are setting record highs. Industrial production is clambering out of the ditch it fell into early this year.
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