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UK business in limbo in face of years of Brexit uncertainty

Friday, 1 July 2016, 11:50 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The impact of Britain's vote to leave the European Union was swift and painful for Ed Bussey's small tech firm in London. The founder and CEO of Quill, an online content company, had been looking...

Tesla crash could hurt sentiment on driverless cars

Friday, 1 July 2016, 09:13 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The death of a driver who was using Tesla Motors' semi-autonomous mode could add to the public's apprehension about driverless cars. Joshua D. Brown of Canton, Ohio, died in the accident May 7 in...

Dad admits killing 6-year-old son while playing video games

Friday, 1 July 2016, 06:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A Florida man who kept playing videogames after pinning his 6-year-old son to the couch on Christmas Eve has pleaded guilty to killing the boy. The Herald Tribune reports that 31-year-old James...

Australia could soon elect fifth prime minister in three years

Friday, 1 July 2016, 06:23 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Australians go to the polls Saturday with the opposition leader vying to become the country's fifth prime minister in three years. Global market turmoil since the Brexit vote, Australia's success in...

Generation EU: British vote often pitted old against young

Thursday, 30 June 2016, 15:07 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The day after Britain voted to leave the European Union, 69-year-old Mary Crossley of London said she got a phone call from her 31-year-old daughter. She seemed pretty annoyed. "'You've messed us...

Italy lowers toll from 2015 migrant wreck after ship raised

Thursday, 30 June 2016, 14:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Italian authorities on Thursday lowered by more than 200 people the estimated number of migrants who died in a 2015 shipwreck that spurred Europe to beef up its Mediterranean rescue...

Eurozone inflation back above zero in June, but still low

Thursday, 30 June 2016, 13:50 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The annual rate of inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro rose to 0.1 percent in June from below zero, but is still far short of official targets. The Eurostat statistical agency said...

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