Thailand's CP Group buying Tesco's Thai, Malaysian stores

BANGKOK (AP) — British supermarket chain Tesco has agreed to a $10.6 billion deal to sell all its stores in Thailand and Malaysia to companies belonging to the CP Group, Thailand's biggest conglomerate.

Thailand's CP Group buying Tesco's Thai, Malaysian stores

BANGKOK (AP) — British supermarket chain Tesco has agreed to a $10.6 billion deal to sell all its stores in Thailand and Malaysia to companies belonging to the CP Group, Thailand's biggest conglomerate.

Saudi Arabia increases oil output to record high

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco said Tuesday it would increase its crude oil production to 12.3 million barrels a day in April, a record amount.

Trump administration to allow more seasonal foreign workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — An additional 35,000 temporary foreign workers will be allowed into the U.S. this year to fill seasonal jobs amid a tight labor market, the Trump administration said Thursday.

Saudi Arabia increases oil output to record high

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco said Tuesday it would increase its crude oil production to 12.3 million barrels a day in April, a record amount.

Lebanon begins 'historic' offshore oil drilling amid crisis

Beirut (AP) — Lebanon's president Thursday inaugurated the Mediterranean country's first offshore exploratory drilling for oil and gas, calling it a “historic day” for the cash-strapped country.

Australian campuses offer cash, discounts to China students

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian universities are offering Chinese students stranded in their homeland travel money and discounted tuition and the largest campus delayed the start of the academic year, trying to keep their lucrative enrollments amid a viral outbreak.

European economies on course for unprecedented recessions

LONDON (AP) — Europe's economies are heading for unprecedented recessions as a result of the lockdown measures put in place by governments to get a grip on the coronavirus pandemic, closely watched surveys indicated Thursday.

PHD: New COVID-19 case in area

SANDPOINT — A new case of novel coronavirus turned up in Kootenai County, the Panhandle Health District said on Friday.

Draft UN resolution urges global access to COVID-19 material

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has until Monday to consider a draft resolution calling for global action to rapidly scale up development, manufacturing and access to medicine, vaccines and medical equipment to confront the coronavirus pandemic.

Draft UN resolution urges global access to COVID-19 material

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has until Monday to consider a draft resolution calling for global action to rapidly scale up development, manufacturing and access to medicine, vaccines and medical equipment to confront the coronavirus pandemic.

European economies on course for unprecedented recessions

LONDON (AP) — Europe's economies are heading for unprecedented recessions as a result of the lockdown measures put in place by governments to get a grip on the coronavirus pandemic, closely watched surveys indicated Thursday.

Spring fever

North Idaho Home and Garden Show begins today at Kootenai County Fairgrounds

Home and Garden Show off and running

SBA celebrates 70 years of powering the American dream

SBA’s creation was largely a response to the pressures of the Great Depression and World War II.

We’re all in this town together

It was the last thing I wanted to do, leaving work to go anywhere but home in a driving snow.

New day, new board, new elected officials

“New day, new board, new elected officials, and some continuing on,” were the first words commissioner Steve Bradshaw said as he took over as chairman of the board of county commissioners at a swearing-in ceremony on Monday.

MY TURN: Workforce housing — getting past the brick wall

What has for decades made Coeur d’Alene, Hayden, Post Falls, Rathdrum and Spirit Lake so desirable to call home was a living and lifestyle that allowed all incomes to co-exist in relative harmony and equality.

Amazon is investing another $7.8B in Ohio-based cloud computing operations, state leaders say

The new investments by Amazon Web Services, or AWS, were announced by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, who leads the governor's technology office. The financial outlay "further cements Ohio as the heart of our nation's technology and innovation," the governor said in a statement.

AG Knudsen calls out Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase for ‘firearm discrimination’

At a hearing Wednesday, Knudsen said that large financial institutions were increasingly denying services to an “extremely highly regulated industry” because they “happen to be engaged in the Second Amendment.”

GOP strategy to help the housing crisis is to increase property taxes

Across western Montana, people are being squeezed out of their homes and communities by rising prices.