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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Amazon is shifting from the plastic air pillows used for packaging in North America to recycled paper because it’s more environmentally sound, and it says paper just works better. The company said Thursday that it’s already replaced 95% of the plastic air pillows with paper filler in North America

BERLIN (AP) — The European Union’s top court says products such as disinfectants can’t be advertised as “skin friendly.” The European Court of Justice issued its ruling Thursday after a German federal court sought its opinion in a case against a drugstore chain. The dm chain sold a hand, skin and surface disinfectant with a

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Thursday that it would consider sending arms to Ukraine, a major policy change that was suggested after Russia and North Korea rattled the region and beyond by signing a pact to come to each other’s defense in the event of war. The

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has kept its main interest rate at a 16-year high of 5.25%, even though inflation has fallen to its target of 2%. In a statement, some policymakers on the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee voiced worries that some underlying measures of inflation, such

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — At least two people have been killed and nine others injured when a train full of passengers collided head-on with another train on a test run just outside Chile’s capital of Santiago. Investigations were underway Thursday to determine the cause of the crash, which vaulted one car fully on top of

MOSCOW (AP) — The trial of a Russian American dual citizen whom Russia accuses of treason opened on Thursday as tensions rise between Washington and Moscow, including over the arrests of two American journalists. The trial is being held behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg, in the same court that next week is to begin hearing

LONDON (AP) — Two climate activists have been arrested after cutting through a fence at a London area airport and spray-painting private jets orange. Essex police say that two women were arrested early Thursday in the private area of Stansted Airport. Environmental group Just Stop Oil posted video of someone cutting through a fence and

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Thursday condemned an agreement reached by Russia and North Korea that pledged mutual defense assistance in the event of war and said it will reconsider its policy of limiting its support to Ukraine to non-lethal supplies. The comments by a senior presidential

By LORI HINNANT, VASILISA STEPANENKO and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — The first shock wave shattered aisles stacked almost to the ceiling with home improvement products. The next Russian bomb streaked down like a comet seconds later, unleashing flames that left the megastore an ashen shell. A third bomb failed to detonate

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Diaphanous origami-like sculptures that floated like spring seeds caught in the wind captured the essence of the subtle, rich, and exquisite display from Issey Miyake at Paris Fashion Week — one of the strongest in seasons. Here are some highlights of Thursday’s spring 2025 menswear shows:

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has resumed its aerial attacks on Ukraine’s power grid and Kyiv’s forces again targeted Russian oil storage depots with drone strikes across the border. With no major changes reported along the front line, where a recent push by the Kremlin’s forces in eastern and northeastern

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s presidential office on Thursday condemned an agreement reached by Russia and North Korea that vowed mutual defense assistance in the event of war and said it will reconsider its policy of limiting its support to Ukraine to non-lethal supplies. The comments by a