Economy and business

Albanian PM says TikTok ban was not ‘rushed reaction to a single incident’

In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day

Custom clocks designed for Pennsylvania’s Capitol a century ago still ticking

‘Sonic 3’ bests ‘Mufasa’ at box office

NASA’s future closely connected to commercial space entrepreneurs

What Assad’s fall has revealed about Syria’s trade in stimulant drug Captagon

Survey: Most US teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana

Group behind new European football competition has resurfaces; here’s what they propose

Once overlooked, Brazilian caramel-colored stray dogs having a major moment

Stolen base king Rickey Henderson dies at 65

Albania to shut down TikTok for 1 year, says platform promotes violence among children

France adds first nuclear reactor in 25 years to grid

New musical project tells 1800s story of US transcontinental railroad

Trump wants US to dominate AI as industry weighs benefits, risks

Amid pope’s big Holy Year, overtourism aggravates housing crisis

Pennsylvania’s Bethlehem, founded by Moravians on Christmas eve, keeps its traditions alive

Scientists observe ‘negative time’ in quantum experiments

US flu season is under way, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag

National Building Museum in Washington unveils new exhibition

Finding home: Ukrainian teens adjust to life in New York

US slow to react to pervasive Chinese hacking, experts say

Music bridges memory gaps for New York Alzheimer’s patients

US deaths are down and life expectancy is up, but improvements are slowing

Bluesky could become target of foreign disinformation, experts warn

US cyber watchdog seeks switch to encrypted apps following ‘Salt Typhoon’ hacks

US Supreme Court to consider TikTok bid to halt ban

Sewage-polluted lake water kills rhinos, other wildlife in Zimbabwe

Bird flu spillover to other species poses global health threat, experts warn

Senators urge US House to pass Kids Online Safety Act

First winner of FIFA’s Marta Award? Marta, of course

Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict minerals

Alabama woman doing well after latest experimental pig kidney transplant

EU investigates TikTok over Romanian presidential election

‘Gamifying’ health: A new approach to HIV treatment in Africa

Japan targets 40-50% power supply from renewable energy by 2040

Attacks on Pakistan polio teams kill vaccinator, 2 police officers

Five years on from the pandemic, long COVID keeps lives on hold

‘North Pole’ flight takes kids to Santa in transformed Denver airport hangar

‘Kraven the Hunter’ flops while ‘Moana 2’ tops the box office again

Incoming FCC chair is big tech critic who worries about China

Mystery drone sightings keep happening in New Jersey – What we know… and don’t know

Greece’s only miniature therapy horses bring joy to many, but the charity is struggling

Hackers demand ransom from Rhode Islanders after data breach

Nutrition experts weigh in on US dietary guidelines

New Zealander who doesn’t speak Spanish wins Spanish world Scrabble title

Popular actor in southern India is freed on bail in stampede case

Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup. But when exactly?

Texas attorney general sues NY doctor over abortion pill prescription

US court rejects TikTok request to temporarily halt pending US ban

Nigeria: Experts call for increased funding for malaria intervention

Landmark climate change hearing ends on question of reparations

Russia’s war steals childhood from Ukrainian kids

Hula, the heartbeat of Hawaii

China jails former national football coach for 20 years for bribery

San Francisco names street for Associated Press Iwo Jima photographer

As tourists discover Finland’s Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses

Australia to charge tech companies for news content if they do not pay

French-language song surpasses 1 billion listens on Spotify for the first time

FIFA names Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host

Zimbabwe aims to end HIV/AIDS as public health threat by 2030