France’s Sarkozy faces new trial over 2012 campaign finance French former President Nicolas Sarkozy is going on trial again By SYLVIE CORBET and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press March 17, 2021, 8:38 AM • 3 min read The Associated Press FILE -...

Voters go to polls on final day of virus-hit Dutch election Thousands of voting booths have opened across the Netherlands on the final day of a general election overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic By MIKE CORDER Associated Press March 17, 2021, 7:1...

Asian shares slip ahead of Fed's view on US economic outlook Asian shares fell in muted trading as world markets cautiously awaited the U.S. central bank’s latest assessment on the economy By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer March 17, 2021, 6:59 AM •...

People work at the assembly workshop of FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. in Chengdu, southwe...

Russia threatens to block Twitter in a month Russian authorities say they will block Twitter in a month if it doesn’t take steps to remove banned content By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press March 16, 2021, 4:47 PM • 4 min read Share to Facebook Shar...

Mexico's ex-oil boss quits; Fuel oil burn to increase The former leader of Mexico's oil workers' union will finally be resigning from his symbolic post as a worker at the state-owned oil company Pemex By The Associated Press March 16, 2021, 8:50 PM •...

Johnson looks east to Asia as focus of post-Brexit strategy British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the U.K. will prioritize diplomatic engagement with Asian countries in the coming decade, as he unveiled a major shift in the country’s foreign polic...

Battling bigness: Congress eyes action against monopolies The battle against bigness is spreading By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer March 16, 2021, 6:08 PM • 5 min read The Associated Press Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a Senate Committe...

Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan Utah lawmakers have voted to require every cellphone and tablet sold in the state automatically block pornography By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SOPHIA EPPOLITO Associated Press March 16, 2021, 7:3...

Icy weather sends industrial production down 2.2% last month Industrial output fell sharply in February as severe winter storms battered much of the country, disrupting a wide range of manufacturing activities from autos to chemical plants By MARTIN CRU...