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GIBRALTAR (AP) — Gibraltar was holding a referendum Thursday on whether to introduce exceptions to the British territory's ban on abortion.Abortion is illegal in Gibraltar, unless it is needed to s......

* Tecan hits record high after Paramit acquisition (Adds comments; updates prices)...

Global shares edged up on Thursday, while the U.S. dollar steadied below an 11-week high as investors reassessed U.S. Federal Reserve statements on inflation and looked to upcoming data for direction....

Global shares edged up on Thursday, while the U.S. dollar steadied below an 11-week high as investors reassessed U.S. Federal Reserve statements on inflation and looked to upcoming data for direction....

German business morale rose by more than expected in June as companies' assessment of current conditions improved and their optimism increased about the second half of the year, a survey showed on Thursday....

BERLIN (AP) — Torrential rain pours down, waves break and big puddles splash as visitors enter the new children's museum at the Jewish Museum in Berlin. No surprise there, because the exhibit is de......

The dollar slipped slightly in early European trade on Thursday, having spent the week gradually edging away from two-month highs hit after the U.S. Federal Reserve's surprise hawkish shift at its meeting last week....

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Europe is "on thin ice" in its battle against the coronavirus, as the highly contagious delta variant threatens to undo progress mad......

PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) — A former cabinet secretary in West Virginia has been named president and CEO of Princeton Community Hospital.Karen Bowling currently serves as West Virginia University Healt......

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee doctor has pleaded guilty to causing the overdose death of a patient by illegally prescribing the painkiller hydrocodone, federal prosecutors said.Thomas K. Ballar......

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky spent $1.4 billion of its share of federal pandemic aid passed in early 2020 and had $150 million left unspent through March of this year, the state auditor's office ......

CHARLETON, W.Va. (AP) — At least a couple of private West Virginia schools are requiring students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this fall.The University of Charleston and Bethany College both s......

Portuguese biomass energy firm Greenvolt said on Thursday it planned to raise 150 million euros ($179 million) through a stock market listing to fund its expansion, including in European solar parks and wind farms....

A top lobby group that is part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce believes India's proposed new e-commerce rules are a cause for concern and will lead to a stringent operating environment for companies, according to an email reviewed by Reuters....

Not so long ago, Tadej Pogacar was a just a promising outsider still learning the ropes of cycling's biggest race.His rise to become the second-youngest winner of the Tour de France in September la......

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a part of the Biden administration's federal stimulus relief package that forgave agricultural debts to farmers of color....

Copenhagen has topped media outlet Monocle's list of the world's best cities for quality of life, the fourth time Denmark's capital has won the honour since the survey began in 2007....

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Son Gwon dismissed the notion of dialogue with the United States, saying it "would get us nowhere," in a statement carried by government media....

South Korean retailer Shinsegae Group's E-Mart Inc said on Thursday it plans to acquire 80% stake of eBay Inc's South Korean business for 3.4 trillion won ($3 billion), E-Mart said in a regulatory filing....

Britain wants to allow people to have holidays abroad again but the government is wary of the risks, a minister said on Thursday ahead of an announcement on whether a narrow list of quarantine-free travel destinations would be expanded....