AP explains court ruling siding with Amish families who balked at Minnesota septic tank rules
A long-running religious freedom case has come full circle with a court ruling this week over the way a deeply conservative Amish community in Minnesota disposes of bath and dishwater
2023-07-13 12:23
China's June exports fall 12.4%, imports drop 6.8%
BEIJING China's exports fell 12.4% in June year-on-year, while imports contracted 6.8%, customs data showed on Thursday, suggesting
2023-07-13 12:23
House Republicans set to interrogate FTC's Khan over ethics, antitrust issues
House Republicans who say the Federal Trade Commission has been overzealous and politicized under President Joe Biden are set to interrogate agency head Lina Khan on Thursday
2023-07-13 12:22
Big companies toughen banking partner screening after crisis - survey
By Laura Matthews NEW YORK Large companies are spreading out their counterparty risk and increasing screening of their
2023-07-13 12:20
Spain sweats out sultry nights as heat wave bakes southern Europe
Spain is sweltering under an unrelenting heat wave as temperatures start to build toward what is forecast to be a torrid weekend across southern Europe
2023-07-13 11:58
El Nino is threatening rice crops while grain supplies already are squeezed by the war in Ukraine
Experts are warning that rice production across South and Southeast Asia is likely to suffer with the world heading into an El Nino
2023-07-13 11:50
Amazon faces labor complaint over failure to bargain with union
Amazon.com was hit with a complaint on Wednesday over allegedly refusing to bargain with a New York workers
2023-07-13 11:45
Kia to invest $200 million in US plant, build EV9 SUV in 2024
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Kia said on Wednesday it will invest more than $200 million in its assembly plant in
2023-07-13 11:45
High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia
Thailand’s de facto legalization of marijuana last year has brought a wave of tourists from around Asia intrigued by the lure of the forbidden leaf
2023-07-13 11:28
Bank of Korea stands pat for fourth straight meeting
By Jihoon Lee and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's central bank on Thursday held interest rates steady for a
2023-07-13 09:27
Dollar takes a beating as traders see US rates peaking
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE A bruised dollar was nudged lower still in Asia on Thursday, as traders took
2023-07-13 09:16
Elon Musk launches AI firm xAI as he looks to take on OpenAI
(Reuters) -Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur, launched his long-teased artificial intelligence startup xAI on Wednesday, unveiling a team comprised of
2023-07-13 08:53