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A Thai reporter takes a photo of an empty freezer at the Nong Prue police station in Pattaya, Chonburi province, Thailand, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. The dismembered body of a 62-year-old German businessman Hans-Peter Mack who has been missing for a week has been found in the freezer of a house in southern Thailand, police said Tuesday. (AP Photo)

German businessman's dismembered body found in Thailand freezer with chainsaw and hedge clippers

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Thai police say they have found the dismembered body of a missing German businessman inside a freezer inside a house in southern Thailand. The police chief in the town of Nong Prue said the body of … more

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and DAVID RISING | 7/11/23

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Tokyo. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Tuesday ahead of an update on U.S. consumer prices that traders hope will show inflation is easing, reducing the need for more interest rate hikes. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Stock market today: Asian shares rise ahead of a US inflation update on hopes for easing rate hikes

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Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Tuesday ahead of an update on U.S. consumer prices that traders hope will show inflation is easing, reducing the need for more interest rate hikes. … more

By JOE McDONALD | 7/11/23

Yemen's rivals are not only clashing on the ground but battling economically for revenue from ports

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A U.N. envoy says sporadic armed clashes between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and government forces are straining peace efforts, and the rivals are now also battling over revenue from ports, trade, … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 7/10/23

FILE - A worker adjusts the US and EU flags prior to the arrival of European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the EU-US Energy Council Ministerial meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, on April 4, 2023. The European Union signed off Monday July 10, 2023 on a new agreement over the privacy of people's personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease European concerns about electronic spying by American intelligence agencies. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Europe signs off on a new privacy pact that allows people's data to keep flowing to US

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The European Union has signed off on a new agreement over the privacy of people’s personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease concerns about electronic spying by … more

By KELVIN CHAN | 7/10/23

This undated photo provided by Envoy shows Larry Gadea, chief executive officer of the company. Gadea founded the workplace platform a decade ago to solve inefficiencies around front desk management. When the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown offices, the San Francisco-based company had to adapt fast. (Initialized Capital/Envoy via AP)

Hybrid work is evolving but it's here to stay, says Envoy CEO Larry Gadea

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Larry Gadea founded the workplace platform Envoy a decade ago to solve inefficiencies around front desk management. When the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown offices, the San Francisco-based company had to … more

By ALEXANDRA OLSON | 7/10/23

FILE - A sign for The New York Times hangs above the entrance to its building, May 6, 2021, in New York. The New York Times is getting rid of its sports department and will instead rely on sports coverage from its website The Athletic going forward, according to a report on the media company's website. The move impacts more than 35 people in the sports department. The report on Monday, July 10, 2023 said that journalists on the sports desk will move to other roles in The New York Times newsroom and that there were no planned layoffs. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

The New York Times disbands sports department and will rely on coverage from The Athletic

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The New York Times is getting rid of its sports department and will instead rely on sports coverage from its website The Athletic going forward. The move impacts more than 35 people in the sports … more

7/10/23

South Korean lawmakers hold placards and a banner against Japanese plans to release treated radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, during a rally in front of the Prime Minister's office Monday, July 10, 2023, in Tokyo. The small green placards in Japanese read, "(We) don't forget Fukushima!" The banner in Korean reads, "No dumping of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water at sea!," upper line, and "Let’s protect everyone’s sea together." (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan defends neutrality of IAEA report on Fukushima water release plan as minister visits plant

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Japan’s industry minister has visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to see equipment that would be used in the planned release of treated radioactive water into the sea to … more

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | 7/10/23

FILE - President Joe Biden, left, walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of a working session on Ukraine during the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 21, 2023. Russia's war on Ukraine will top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts meet in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

NATO will boost defense spending to help back Ukraine but the math is tricky. Just ask Luxembourg

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NATO leaders are set to make a new defense spending pledge at their summit this week as support for Ukraine eats into their military budgets. Only 11 countries are set to meet NATO's current spending … more

By LORNE COOK | 7/10/23

A person walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, July 10, 2023, in Tokyo. Asian shares got the week off to a slow start, with mixed trading Monday as China reported wholesale prices fell in June, amid other signs the economy is slowing. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed on signs of slowing growth in the US and China

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Asian shares have begun the week with mixed trading. China reported wholesale prices fell 5.4% in June, suggesting a further weakening of demand in many industries. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong, … more

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | 7/10/23

Syria revokes BBC's media accreditation and accuses the British broadcaster of spreading 'fake news'

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Syria’s Information Ministry has canceled the BBC’s media accreditation, accusing the British public broadcaster of biased and fake news in its coverage of the war-torn country. The ministry late … more

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 7/9/23

FILE - Mexican Navy officers stand guard next to a security checkpoint at the Benito Juarez International Airport, in Mexico City, Friday, June 30, 2023. Mexico's armed forces are taking control of the capital's main airport and the government plans to give the military control of nearly a dozen more across the country as the president aims at corruption and mismanagement. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Mexican military to take over airports as president takes aim at corruption, mismanagement

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Mexico’s armed forces are taking control of the capital’s main airport, and the government plans to give the military control of nearly a dozen more across the country as the president takes aim … more

By MARÍA VERZA | 7/9/23

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Patrick Wilson in Screen Gems' "Insidious: The Red Door." (Sony Pictures via AP)

‘Insidious 5’ topples 'Indiana Jones' before ‘Mission: Impossible’ launches

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Indiana Jones’ reign atop the box office was short-lived. In its second weekend in theaters, the Disney release was usurped by another franchise fifth -– “Insidious: The Red Door.” The horror … more

By LINDSEY BAHR | 7/9/23

FILE - A child holds a PRIME hydration drink prior to a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks, March 31, 2023, in Los Angeles. An influencer-backed energy drink that has earned viral popularity among children is facing scrutiny from federal lawmakers and health experts over its potentially dangerous levels of caffeine. Senator Chuck Schumer on Sunday, July 9, 2023 called on the Food and Drug Administration to investigate Prime. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)

The FDA is being asked to look into Logan Paul's energy drink, which has the caffeine of 6 Coke cans

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An influencer-backed energy drink that has earned viral popularity among children is facing scrutiny from lawmakers and health experts over its potentially dangerous levels of caffeine. Senator Chuck … more

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ | 7/9/23

Main opposition Democratic Party lawmaker Woo Won-shik, left, shows a list of proposed disposal methods for the Fukushima contaminated water as his party lawmaker Wi Seong-gon and Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, right, look on during a meeting with the party's lawmakers at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean lawmakers berate IAEA chief over Japanese plans to release treated Fukushima wastewater

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South Korean opposition lawmakers sharply criticized the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog for its approval of Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 7/9/23

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives for a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Yellen says Washington might 'respond to unintended consequences' for China due to tech export curbs

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about security-related curbs on U.S. technology exports and might “respond to unintended consequences” as she … more

By JOE McDONALD | 7/9/23

Yasmeen Bekhit, a 22-year-old graduate student, poses for a photograph in her Y2K-inspired outfit near her home in Manheim, Pa., Tuesday, June 27, 2023. If there’s one thing retailers will tell you, it’s that Gen Z hasn’t let up on early 2000s trends that are booming in popularity two decades later. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Y2K fashion has taken over. And Gen Z is loving it

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What comes to mind when you hear the phrase Y2K? Here's a hint: It's no longer about a computer glitch that could have made the world go haywire at the end of 1999. Today Y2K is all about fashion, … more

By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO | 7/9/23

FILE - Cheese from Switzerland is presented at the fair eat'n Style in Cologne, Germany, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. The head of the Switzerland's dairy association SMP says the country will import more cheese than it exports this year for the first time. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz, File)

Switzerland to become a net importer of cheese this year for the first time

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The head of the Switzerland's dairy association says the country will import more cheese than it exports this year for the first time. Boris Beuret said in an interview published Saturday that the … more

7/8/23

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, center, speaks during her meeting with China's Vice Premier He Lifeng at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Saturday, July 8, 2023. (Pedro Pardo/Pool Photo via AP)

US Treasury chief Yellen appeals to China for cooperation on climate and other global challenges

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has appealed to China not to let disagreements about trade and other irritants disrupt cooperation on climate change and other global challenges. In a meeting on … more

By JOE McDONALD | 7/8/23

A statue of Jack Daniels sits on a bench as a visitor enters a souvenir shop in the town where the distillery is located Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Lynchburg, Tenn. A destructive and unsightly black fungus which feeds on ethanol emitted by whiskey barrels has been found growing on property near the distillery's nearby barrelhouses which has resulted in a lawsuit against it. (AP Photo/John Amis)

As whiskey and bourbon business booms, beloved distillers face pushback over taxes and emissions

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The whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky have long been beloved in their communities, where they provide jobs and the pride of a successful homegrown industry. But the distillers' … more

By TRAVIS LOLLER | 7/8/23

'Clone' or competitor? Users and lawyers compare Twitter and Threads

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In a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week, Twitter threatened legal action against Instagram parent company Meta over the new text-based app, Threads. Threads creators have pushed back. Just how … more

By MATT O'BRIEN and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS | 7/7/23