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By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Britain’s privacy watchdog has hit TikTok with a multimillion-dollar penalty for misusing children’s data and violating other protections for users’ personal information. The Information Commissioner’s Office said Tuesday that it issued a $15.9 million fine to the short-video sharing app, which is wildly popular with young

By YASMINE MOSIMANN Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say an agreement has been reached to resume oil exports from Iraq’s northern Kurdish region through a pipeline to Turkey. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, announced the deal at a press conference Tuesday in Baghdad.

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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after a failed mission this year and increasing difficulty in raising funding for future missions. The company laid off most of its staff on Friday and told the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in a

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Styles, Post Malone, Lizzo, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, the cast of “Ted Lasso” and the web series that gave us a kid loving corn are among the nominees for this year’s Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators. The International Academy

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By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press ZURICH (AP) — The chairman of Credit Suisse apologized Tuesday to shareholders for failures of the once-venerable bank and acknowledged the shock and anger felt as the troubled Swiss lender is set to be swallowed up by rival UBS in a government-arranged takeover. Axel Lehmann, who took the top board

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is making $450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects at the site of current or former coal mines. The money is part of President Joe Biden’s efforts to combat climate change. Up to five projects nationwide will be funded through

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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s main opposition party says it will seek a parliamentary inquiry into Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s handling of a tax evasion scam involving a private bank before he became the country’s leader. The center-right Union bloc said Tuesday that it will call for the national parliament to set up a commission of inquiry

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Tuesday as investors watched for the latest moves by central banks, given signs that inflation is abating in many regions. The OECD reported inflation in leading economies fell to 8.8% in February from 9.2% in January. Inflation

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By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday will meet with his council of advisers on science and technology about the “ risks and opportunities ” that rapid advancements in artificial intelligence development pose for individual users and national security. The White House said the Democratic president would

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Once-venerable Credit Suisse could be heading into a firestorm as shareholders meet for what is shaping up to be their last crack at managers. It follows a colossal collapse of the bank’s stock price over the last decade and as rival UBS is set to gobble up

By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will have to muster all his diplomatic adeptness and political acumen on a three-day state visit to China where the war in Ukraine will be front and center. Macron is expected to warn China against sending weapons to Russia and instead ask

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday as investors watched for the latest moves by central banks, while oil prices steadied after shooting higher the day before following an announcement that major exporters plan to cut production. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul but fell

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate on hold at 3.6% at its latest monthly meeting following evidence that inflation is falling.The meeting on Tuesday was the first at which the Reserve Bank of Australia board did not hike the cash rate since April