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Cyprus approves electricity cable to link its power grid with Greece’s

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has given the green light for construction of a 1.9 billion euro ($2.1 billion) undersea electricity cable linking its...

StatCan looks to improve the way it tracks wireless plan pricing with new data

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada has changed the way it tracks the price of wireless plans in an effort to capture a more accurate picture...

Kroger and Albertsons prepare to make a final federal court argument for their merger

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kroger and Albertsons were expected to present their closing arguments Tuesday in a U.S. District Court hearing on their proposed...

Canada’s inflation rate hits 2% target, lowest level in more than three years

OTTAWA — Inflation finally hit the Bank of Canada's two per cent target in August after a tumultuous battle with skyrocketing price growth, raising...

Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children

Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how...

A key employee who called the Titan unsafe testifies the company only wanted to make money

A key employee who labeled a doomed experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage testified Tuesday that he frequently clashed with the...

US retail sales ticked up last month in sign of ongoing consumer resilience

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just as the Federal Reserve...

Dozens wounded after pagers detonate in Lebanon, media and security officials say

BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of people were wounded in Beirut’s suburbs and other parts of Lebanon after their handheld pagers exploded Tuesday, Lebanese state...

Fed to go big on first rate cut, traders bet

By Ann Saphir(Reuters) - Traders on Tuesday kept bets the Federal Reserve will start an expected series of interest rate cuts with a half-percentage-point...

Flames from massive pipeline fire near Houston subside but continue burning

DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A flame that towered over a southeast Houston suburb had subsided Tuesday, but continued to burn following a massive...

Canada’s inflation rate hit 2 per cent in August, slowest pace since February 2021

Canada's annual inflation rate slowed to 2 per cent in August, landing in the middle of the central bank’s target range and marking the...

Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over ‘foreign interference’

LONDON (AP) — Meta said it's banning Russia state media organization from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to...

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