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Bumpy road ahead: UK bracing for big spike in unemployment

LONDON - The U.K. has kept a lid on its unemployment rate so far during the coronavirus pandemic but, scratch beneath the surface, there are worrying trends that will likely see the jobless total soar...

Aug 11, 2020

Japan tech giant SoftBank's profits rise on investments

TOKYO - Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group Corp.'s said Tuesday that its profit rose 12% in April-June from a year earlier as its investments added to its coffers, including sales of its shares ...

Aug 11, 2020

Trump: Some men insulted that Biden vowed to name female VP

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump criticized his Democratic rival's vice-presidential selection process, saying Tuesday that some men are "insulted" by Joe Biden's decision to promise to select a wo...

Aug 11, 2020

Sharon Stone writes memoir that doesn't 'pull any punches'

NEW YORK - Sharon Stone has taken on a new, real-life role - memoir writer. "I have learned to forgive the unforgivable," says Stone, whose "The Beauty of Living Twice" comes out in March. "My hope is...

Aug 11, 2020

Global coronavirus cases top 20M as Russia approves vaccine

ROME - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil, as Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve ...

Aug 11, 2020

Asia Today: New Zealand reports 1st local cases in 102 days

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that authorities have found four cases of the coronavirus in one Auckland household from an unknown source, the first r...

Aug 11, 2020

US producer prices up 0.6% in July, biggest jump since 2018

WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices shot up an unexpected 0.6% in July, biggest gain since October 2018, with energy prices moving sharply higher. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the jump last m...

Aug 11, 2020

Coronavirus breaks out again in New Zealand after 102 days

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that authorities have found four cases of the coronavirus in one Auckland household from an unknown source, the first r...

Aug 11, 2020

Russia registers virus vaccine, Putin's daughter given it

MOSCOW - Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one ...

Aug 11, 2020

Lithuanian FM: Belarus challenger 'safe' in Lithuania

MINSK, Belarus - The Lithuanian foreign minister says that the leading opposition candidate in Belarus' presidential election has fled her country and is now "safe" in Lithuania. Linas Linkevicius mad...

Aug 10, 2020