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Food has become so expensive in Turkey that some people are spending what money they have to stock up on rice and pasta to avoid swallowing even higher prices in the months ahead....

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island killed at least 10 people and injured hundreds on Friday, with the country's meteorological agency warning of the risk of more aftershocks, potentially strong enough to produce a tsunami....

* NZ index sees worst weekly loss in 10 months (Updates to close)...

Malcolm Brogdon and Domantas Sabonis combined for 48 points and the Indiana Pacers used a 33-10 blitz in the second quarter to take command en route to a 111-87 thumping of the host Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night....

Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, Jamal Murray had 17 points and nine rebounds, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Golden State Warriors 114-104 on Thursday night....

Indian shares edged lower on Friday, dragged down by index heavyweights HDFC Bank and Housing Development Finance Corp, while Bharti Airtel jumped after MSCI Global Standard Indexes said it would review the weight of the telecom operator's stock....

Indonesian investigators with the National Transportation Safety Committee have successfully downloaded information from the flight data recorder of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea last week, the agency said on Friday....

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island killed at least seven people, injured hundreds and damaged many buildings on Friday, the country's disaster mitigation agency said, as panicked residents fled to safer areas....

Mexico will not pursue criminal charges against former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos, the attorney general's office said on Thursday, a decision that raised criticism and comes despite U.S. prosecutors' accusations he collaborated with drug...

The dollar's rebound from a near three-year low faltered on Friday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates would not rise any time soon....

Indian shares edged lower on Friday, dragged down by index heavyweights HDFC Bank and Housing Development Finance Corp, while Bharti Airtel jumped after MSCI Global Standard Indexes said it would review the weight of the telecom operator's stock....

The dollar's rebound from a near three-year low faltered on Friday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates would not rise any time soon....

Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines because of a global shortage of semiconductors that in some cases has been exacerbated by the Trump administration's actions against key Chinese chip factories, industry officials said....

Mexico will not pursue criminal charges against former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos, the attorney general's office said on Thursday, a decision that raised criticism and comes despite U.S. prosecutors' accusations he collaborated with drug...

Indonesian investigators with the National Transportation Safety Committee have successfully downloaded information from the flight data recorder of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea last week, the agency said on Friday....

The inaugural committee of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced a list of participants for next week's ceremony that includes Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez....

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 22,368 to 2,000,958, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The reported death toll rose by 1,113 to 44,994, the tally showed....

* Indonesia scraps changes to central bank law * South Korea stocks drop after interest rate left unchanged * Taiwan dollar gains further * Graphic: World FX rates https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E * Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 Jan 15 (Reuters)...

Logan Couture's backhand shot beat Darcy Kuemper in a shootout, lifting the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday at Glendale, Ariz., in the season opener for both clubs....

An official petition to Australian lawmakers urging them to exempt international students from border closures has received nearly 3,000 signatures, citing...

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 22,368 to 2,000,958, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The reported death toll rose by 1,113 to 44,994, the tally showed....

Food has become so expensive in Turkey that some people are spending what money they have to stock up on rice and pasta to avoid swallowing even higher prices in the months ahead....

Connor McDavid scored three goals and added an assist in a dominating performance to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Thursday night in Edmonton....

Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines because of a global shortage of semiconductors that in some cases has been exacerbated by the Trump administration's actions against key Chinese chip factories, industry officials said....

China reported the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases in more than 10 months, official data showed on Friday, due to a severe outbreak in the northeast that has put more than 28 million people under lockdown....

China reported the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases in more than 10 months, official data showed on Friday, due to a severe outbreak in the northeast that has put more than 28 million people under lockdown....

The yuan inched up on Friday, reflecting softness in the dollar and underpinned by the China central bank's decision to drain a small amount of cash from the banking system while keeping interest rates unchanged. The dollar's recent rebound from a...

Food has become so expensive in Turkey that some people are spending what money they have to stock up on rice and pasta to avoid swallowing even higher prices in the months ahead....

The U.S. government on Thursday executed Corey Johnson, a convicted murderer, marking one of the final two federal executions planned under President Donald Trump's administration, after the Supreme Court rejected a plea to allow him to recover from C...