Factbox: How Germany’s gas price brake is helping reeling industry
FRANKFURT, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A German expert commission that has been charged with drawing up plans to ease the impact of high gas prices...
China tech shares sink as U.S. export curbs raise chip sector hurdles
SHANGHAI - Shares in Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group (9988.HK) and Tencent (0700.HK) as well as in chipmakers slumped on Monday, as investors were spooked...
Japan eager to welcome tourists from abroad amid cheap yen
TOKYO (AP) — It’s hard to tell from his serious demeanor, but Akky International Corp. Chief Executive Hideyuki Abe can barely contain his excitement. Foreign...
Cremations readied for Thai day care massacre victims
UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — Makeshift furnaces made of clay bricks were being built Monday on the grounds of Buddhist temples in a town in...
Kanye West’s Twitter, Instagram locked over offensive posts
Kanye West’s Twitter and Instagram accounts have been locked because of antisemitic posts by the rapper, now known legally as Ye. Spokespersons for Twitter and...
China imposes lockdowns as COVID-19 surges after holiday
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese cities were imposing fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily COVID-19 cases tripled during a weeklong holiday,...
Ukraine nuclear plant reconnected to grid after line was cut
BERLIN (AP) — An external power line to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — the biggest in Europe — was repaired on Sunday after shelling...
‘Amsterdam’ and ‘Lyle Lyle’ struggle, letting ‘Smile’ repeat
NEW YORK (AP) — David O. Russell’s star-studded 1930s mystery “Amsterdam” flopped and the children’s book adaptation “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” debuted softly, allowing the horror thriller “Smile” to repeat...
Musgrove pitches hometown Padres past Mets 6-0 and into NLDS
NEW YORK (AP) — With a magnificent performance on a memorable night in Padres history, Joe Musgrove brought this one home for San Diego and...
Questionable roughing the passer calls raise more questions
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Can’t touch this. Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett found out the hard way when he sacked Tom Brady and got flagged...