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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad orders 16 Airbus aircraft

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad orders 16 Airbus aircraft

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi’s long-haul carrier Etihad put in an order for 16 Airbus aircraft on Tuesday, part of its efforts to expand as its economic fortunes improve. The order...

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Report says China made hundreds of billions in loans to US firms to gain edge

Report says China made hundreds of billions in loans to US firms to gain edge

WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, Washington has been warning others not to trust loans from Chinese state banks fueling its rise as a superpower. But a new report reveals an ironic twist: The United S...

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Brazil pushes COP30 delegates to agree on solutions to global warming

Brazil pushes COP30 delegates to agree on solutions to global warming

With a direct letter sent to nations, host country Brazil is shifting the U.N. climate conference into a higher gear. The letter sent late Monday comes during the final week of what has been bill...

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Asian shares skid after Nvidia and other tech superstars pull Wall Street lower

Asian shares skid after Nvidia and other tech superstars pull Wall Street lower

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares tumbled on Tuesday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul sinking more than 3%, after Nvidia and other artificial-intelligence -related shares pulled U.S. stocks lower. U...

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Judge to explain why he’s approving Purdue Pharma settlement plan

Judge to explain why he’s approving Purdue Pharma settlement plan

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge is set to give his reasoning Tuesday for approving OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The deal calls for m...

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Maryland more than doubles estimate on rebuilding Baltimore bridge

Maryland more than doubles estimate on rebuilding Baltimore bridge

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials have more than doubled the estimated cost to replace Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed and killed six construction workers last year af...

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