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By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet For people 50 and older, taking care of year-end financial tasks can help you make the most of your money. As 2021 draws…

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press VARANASI, India (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a dip in the sacred Ganges River…

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s ruling Social Democrats have elected Dimitar…

BERLIN (AP) — The German government has approved 60 billion euros in funding to be used for combating climate change and modernizing the country.…

LONDON (AP) — British antitrust regulators are opening an investigation into Microsoft’s $16 billion acquisition of speech recognition company…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish currency has dipped to an all-time low amid another anticipated interest rate cut later this week and after the…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A gem company in Sri Lanka has unveiled a rare and massive gemstone weighing 683 pounds (310 kilograms) that has been…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc is threatening further sanctions against Mali if the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing $1.2 billion in commitments from international businesses to support the economies and…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has announced 60 finalists for $1 billion in economic development…

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Long lines have formed for booster shots across England as the U.K. government…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities say a homemade bomb went off in a school attached to an Orthodox Christian convent and injured 12 people. They…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s new government says it is extending the country’s current incentive payments for buyers of electric and hybrid cars by…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at saving Americans time and frustration…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — An employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba who was fired after she went public with a sexual…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers have been weighing ways to counter the threat of a possible Russian…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are holding a virtual summit this week to discuss bilateral…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says he is returning home “very optimistic” after a two-day trip to the United Arab Emirates.…

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has sentenced activist and business tycoon Jimmy Lai to 13 months in jail for urging participation in last…