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US factories grew in December at fastest pace since mid-2018

WASHINGTON - American factories grew in December at the fastest pace in more than two years as manufacturing continued to weather the pandemic better than the battered services sector. The Institute f...

Jan 05, 2021

Larry King, hospitalized with COVID, moved out of ICU

LOS ANGELES - Veteran talk show host Larry King, suffering from COVID-19, has been moved out of the intensive care unit at a Los Angeles hospital and is breathing on his own, a spokesman said on Monda...

Jan 05, 2021

Former head of China state asset firm sentenced to death

BEIJING - The former head of state-owned China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd. was sentenced to death Tuesday for bribe taking in one of the harshest punishments for economic crimes in recent years....

Jan 05, 2021

Loyal soldier Pence torn between Trump, Constitution

WASHINGTON - He has been President Donald Trump's most loyal soldier, dutifully backing the unpredictable leader through one chaotic situation after another. Now Vice-President Mike Pence finds himsel...

Jan 05, 2021

England faces lockdown that will last at least six weeks

LONDON - England is facing a third national lockdown that will last at least six weeks, as authorities struggle to stem a surge in COVID-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals around the ...

Jan 05, 2021

Where is Jack Ma, China's e-commerce pioneer?

BEIJING - China's best-known entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, made his fortune by taking big risks. The former English teacher founded Alibaba Group in 1999, when China had few internet u...

Jan 05, 2021

Hong Kong's top judge cautious on calls for judicial reform

Hong Kong's outgoing top judge said Tuesday that calls for reform of the city's judiciary cannot be based on dissatisfaction with court rulings, as pro-Beijing figures and state-owned media step up cr...

Jan 05, 2021

Germany set to extend hard lockdown as daily deaths mount

BERLIN - Germany's disease control centre on Tuesday reported 944 more COVID-19 deaths, fueling expectations that Chancellor Angela Merkel and the country's 16 state governors will extend the country'...

Jan 05, 2021

Dog found alive raises hopes in deadly Norway landslide

COPENHAGEN - A small dog was found alive in the rubble of the deadly landslide that carried away homes in a Norwegian village, raising hopes for rescuers who are still searching for three missing peop...

Jan 05, 2021

An 'orchard of bad apples' weighs on new Afghan peace talks

ISLAMABAD - Afghan negotiators are to resume talks with the Taliban on Tuesday aimed at finding an end to decades of relentless conflict even as hopes wane and frustration and fear grow over a spike i...

Jan 05, 2021