PRIME

If you are an Amazon Prime Video user, get ready to see ads on movies and TV shows starting next month.

Prime will include ads beginning on Jan. 29, the company said in an email to U.S. members this week, setting a date for an announcement it made back in September. Prime members who want to keep their movies and TV shows ad-free will have to pay an additional $2.99 per month.

Ukraine's allies urged to help pay its debt

BRATISLAVA -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Ukraine's allies to help the country pay its natural gas debt to Russia.