AP Interview: Lawyer says Kelly innocent of Ghosn pay scheme

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TOKYO — The chief lawyer for Greg Kelly, an American on trial in Japan on charges of under-reporting Nissan former Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s compensation,...

China sets moderate new energy goals for climate change

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BEIJING — China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, announced generally moderate new energy and climate targets on Friday that give little sign...

Luxury seller Saks to spinoff website into separate company

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NEW YORK — Saks Fifth Avenue is spinning off its website into a separate company, with the hopes of expanding that business at a...

Cuba’s struggling entrepreneurs look to Biden with hope

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HAVANA — Business was booming for a trendy little clothing shop called Clandestina in the heart of Old Havana, one of thousands of new...

Cyprus: no waiting for EU, vaccinated Britons welcome May 1

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NICOSIA, Cyprus — Tourism-reliant Cyprus won’t wait for the European Union to create a vaccine certificate that aims to ease travel and will seek...

Manchin, key Senate swing vote, boosts West Virginia’s hopes

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has long proclaimed itself “Almost Heaven,” a nod to a song and soaring mountaintop vistas. Now some joke the...

Syrian pound hits record low as economic crisis worsens

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BEIRUT — The Syrian pound hit a record low Wednesday just days before the Arab country marks the 10th anniversary of a conflict that...

Costco 4Q profits rise, helped by pandemic shopping habits

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ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Warehouse retail chain Costco Wholesale said its fourth-quarter profits rose slightly from a year ago, its profits weighed by wage premiums...

Senate Finance panel OKs Tai as top U.S. trade negotiator

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WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee easily approved President Joe Biden's pick to be America's top trade negotiator. ...

Activists sue big French retailer over Amazon forest damage

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PARIS — Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain...