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Japan ready to expand virus restrictions as infections surge
Jan 18, 2022 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japan's government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron variant of the coronavirus infects more people. Japan has neve...
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Indiana vaccine exemption bill advances, faces GOP hurdles
Jan 18, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana House Republicans pushed through a proposal Tuesday that would severely limit workplace COVID-19 vaccination requirements even as the move fa...
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Asia shares mostly higher after US holiday; BOJ stands pat
Jan 18, 2022 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday in the absence of big market-moving news following a national holiday in the U.S. The Bank of Japan wrapped up a tw...
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German arms exports hit record after big sales to Egypt
Jan 18, 2022 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Germany's arms exports reached record levels in 2021, largely due to significant sales of maritime and air defense weapons to Egypt, officials said Tuesday...
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Official: Japan hopes to lead Asian zero-emissions push
Jan 18, 2022 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japan will gradually phase out coal plants over the next two decades while developing new technologies to reduce, capture and utilize carbon, Environment Mi...
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Israel lawmakers outraged over claim police used NSO spyware
Jan 18, 2022 6:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli lawmakers on Tuesday called for a parliamentary inquiry into the police's alleged use of sophisticated spyware on Israeli citizens, including pr...
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Ford, ADT form venture to make vehicle security products
Jan 18, 2022 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Ford and security company ADT have formed a joint venture that will help businesses protect vehicles and expensive equipment they carry from theft. The fi...
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Norway's Telenor to sell stake in Myanmar's Wave Money
Jan 18, 2022 6:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor plans to sell its 51% stake in the Myanmar fintech company Wave Money to its main partner in the venture, Yom...
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Trump plans 2,300 new homes at struggling Doral resort
Jan 18, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump plans to build 2,300 luxury homes at his Doral golf resort in the Miami area, part of a flurry of recent moves to revive a family business s...
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In tiny Wyoming town, Bill Gates bets big on nuclear power
Jan 18, 2022 6:00 am - KEMMERER, Wyoming (AP) - In this sleepy Wyoming town that has relied on coal for over a century, a company founded by the man who revolutionized personal computing is la...