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Small tornado hits northwestern Puerto Rico, downing trees and power lines

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A small and rare tornado swept briefly through a town in northwestern Puerto Rico, damaging homes and causing at least one landslide, officials said Monday. No injuries were reported.

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Germany's central bank says the economy apparently returned to growth in the 2nd quarter

BERLIN (AP) — The German economy appears to have returned to slight growth in the April-June period after shrinking for two consecutive quarters, the country's central bank said Monday.

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G20 finance chiefs meeting in India address global challenges like climate change and rising debt

NEW DELHI (AP) — Finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations meeting in India on Monday are poised to address critical global economic challenges, including the threats posed by climate change and rising debt among low-income countries.

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China's economy misses growth forecasts, raising the odds of more support for its tepid recovery

HONG KONG (AP) — China's economic growth missed forecasts in the second quarter of the year, adding to worries over surging youth unemployment and a weak property sector and raising the likelihood the government will double down on support for the fa

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Hong Kong's seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water

HONG KONG (AP) — As Tokyo plans to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, Japanese restaurant operator Sam Lam is busy finding substitutes for Japanese seafood that could soon be banned from entering Hong Kong.

Jul 16, 2023 9:58 PM Read more >

French tourism businesses are wary of customers drying up as droughts worsen

SAINTE-CROIX du VERDON, France (AP) — At the pristine southern French lake of Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon, tourists in pedal boats and on white water rafts — and the businesses that welcome them — have been buoyed by generous rainfall and good water manag

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Movie and TV stars join picket lines in fight over the future of Hollywood

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis, Rosario Dawson and other top movie and TV actors joined picket lines alongside screenwriters Friday on the first full day of a walkout that has become Hollywood’s biggest labor fight in decades .

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On the picket lines with Hollywood's actors and writers, from LA to New York

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a “Strike Girl Summer.” So read a picket sign as the sidewalks of Hollywood and midtown Manhattan teemed with actors on Day 1 of their strike, protesting alongside the writers who have been at it since May.

Jul 16, 2023 6:58 PM Read more >

Teamsters president says he's asked the White House not to intervene if UPS workers go on strike

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Teamsters said Sunday that he has asked the White House not to intervene if unionized UPS workers end up going on strike.

Jul 16, 2023 4:08 PM Read more >

European Union and Tunisia announce progress in building economic and trade ties, and on migration

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — European leaders and Tunisia's president announced progress on Sunday in the building of hoped-for closer economic and trade relations and on measures to combat the often lethal smuggling of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea

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