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The Turkish and Russian presidents are holding talks in Moscow in a bid to end hostilities in northwestern Syria involving their forces along with proxies that threaten to pit Turkey against Russia in a direct military conflict By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press March 5, 2020, 12:20 PM 5 min read MOSCOW — The Turkish and […]

Another big category is health insurance. Self-employed people may be able to deduct premiums for themselves and family members as long as they weren’t eligible for employer-sponsored coverage (even through a spouse). Some gray areas A variety of deductions tend to confuse taxpayers because the rules are more nuanced or are seemingly subject to interpretation.

The Carnival period in Venice usually marks the start of peak season in one of the world’s most visited cities By FRANCISCO SECO and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press March 5, 2020, 10:17 AM 3 min read VENICE, Italy — The Carnival period in Venice usually marks the start of peak season in one of the

Shares in Europe and Asia have advanced, taking their cue from a surge on Wall Street as governments and central banks took more aggressive measures to fight the virus outbreak and its effects on the economy By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer March 5, 2020, 8:33 AM 3 min read TOKYO — Shares in Europe

NANCHANG, China — In a lively Muslim quarter of Nanchang city, a sprawling Chinese factory turns out computer screens, cameras and fingerprint scanners for a supplier to international tech giants such as Apple and Lenovo. Throughout the neighborhood, women in headscarves stroll through the streets, and Arabic signs advertise halal supermarkets and noodle shops. Yet

BEIJING — To keep his 40 employees indoors and away from China’s virus outbreak, the manager of an electronics factory in Dongguan, near Hong Kong, says he hired a cook and arranged dormitories for them. Cjtouch Electronic Co., which makes smartphone touch screens, is one of thousands of manufacturers trying to protect employees while they

Twitter is starting to test tweets that disappear after 24 hours, although initially only in Brazil By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer March 5, 2020, 12:40 AM 2 min read SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter is starting to test tweets that disappear after 24 hours, although initially only in Brazil. The company says the ephemeral tweets,

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, criticized Washington’s effort, saying it was “doing all it can to pressure other countries to give up their support for the Chinese candidate.” China’s ambassador in Geneva, Chen Xu, told reporters last week that the United States had threatened smaller countries with loss of World Bank and International

United Airlines is cutting back on flights both internationally and within the United States as it grapples with lower travel demand because of the new virus outbreak By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer March 4, 2020, 10:17 PM 4 min read United Airlines will reduce flights, freeze hiring and ask employees to volunteer for unpaid

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday moved to simplify capital rules, a long-expected change that banks have been pushing for — and one that sharply divided central bank officials. The Fed has been in the process of overhauling its approach to capital rules for nearly two years. From the outset, the changes sought to combine capital