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By RAF CASERT and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — World leaders are reacting to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with raw outrage and vows of unprecedented sanctions that shroud a sense of powerlessness to defend Ukraine militarily without running the risk of a wider war in Europe. The European Union and the U.S. are

By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Just what a vulnerable world economy didn’t need — a conflict that accelerates inflation, rattles markets and portends trouble for everyone from European consumers to indebted Chinese developers and families in Africa that are enduring soaring food prices. Russia’s attack on Ukraine and

By RAF CASERT and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is planning the “strongest, the harshest package” of sanctions it has ever considered at an emergency summit as the Russian military attacked Ukraine. World leaders reacted with outrage Thursday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that “the target is

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China has repeated calls for talks to resolve the crisis in Ukraine while refusing to criticize Russia’s attack and accusing the U.S. and its allies of worsening the situation. I a move that could help reduce the impact of Western sanctions against Moscow, China also approved

By ALICE FUNG and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong launched a vaccination requirement to enter shopping malls, restaurants and a host of other places on Thursday as it battles an expanding omicron outbreak and tries to overcome vaccine hesitancy in parts of its population. Businesses posted a QR code at

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO envoys are meeting in emergency session after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a large-scale attack on Ukraine. The 30-nation military organization was making preparations Thursday to bolster its defenses in allies neighboring both countries. Preparations are also underway for a summit of NATO leaders. Some member

By JOSEPH WILSON and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s top opposition leader Pablo Casado will remain in charge of the Popular Party until early April, when party members are expected to choose a new leadership. The move follows an ugly internal clash that has benefited the conservatives’ rivals in the far-right. Casado

By RAF CASERT and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is planning the “strongest, the harshest package” of sanctions it has ever considered at an emergency summit as the Russian military attacked Ukraine. World leaders reacted with outrage Thursday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that “the target is

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — World stock markets have plunged and oil prices surged by more than $8 per barrel after President Vladimir Putin launched Russian military action in Ukraine. Market benchmarks tumbled in Europe and Asia and Wall Street futures were sharply lower. Brent crude oil jumped to over $100

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Cyberattacks against Ukrainian government websites and affiliated organizations added to the confusion of Russia’s military assault Thursday, including data-wiping malware activated a day earlier that cybersecurity researchers said infected hundreds of computers including in neighboring Latvia and Lithuania. Researchers said the malware attack had apparently been

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The more than $6 billion sale of Venetian properties on the Las Vegas Strip has been completed. The new and old owners of the Venetian and Palazzo casino resorts and the former Sands Expo and Convention Center said Wednesday that gamblers, conventioneers and hotel guests should see few changes. New York-based

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has spent most of her life working to nurture economic growth. Now her department is tasked with finding ways to choke off parts of Russia’s economic development in response to President Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine. One key question for the administration is

By EVA VERGARA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A drought has gripped Chile for 13 years and the flowers that feed honeybees in central Chile have grown increasingly scarce. So some keepers have headed to the nation’s far south seeking more plants with pollen. Others are relying more heavily on sugar-water substances that leave

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Some human rights advocates are urging governments to impose sanctions against supplying aviation fuel to Myanmar as security forces stage air attacks against opponents of its army-led administration. Calls for moves to cut off jet fuel supplies have gained attention after several major oil and gas

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower as anxiety about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine rises. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney sank. Oil prices advanced on unease about possible disruption of Russian supplies. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index fell 1.8% to an

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say a former Amazon employee leading a push to unionize one of the online retailer’s warehouses has been arrested. Authorities say Christian Smalls faces charges of trespass, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration. Workers at Amazon’s Staten Island facility are getting ready for a vote in late

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a rhythm pattern that came off a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The bouncy rhythm heard in the 1985 reggae hit “Under Mi Sleng Teng” by Wayne Smith came from Casiotone MT-40, which

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” says it’s “absurd” that Alec Baldwin believes he’s not to blame. Matt Hutchins, husband of Halyna Hutchins, made the remarks in an interview with the “Today” show that airs in