Category Archives: Business
Infrastructure bill unleashes funding to address risky dams
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — States will soon be flooded with federal money to address a pent-up need to repair, improve or remove thousands of aging dams across the U.S., including some that could inundate towns or neighborhoods if they
Scion of Polish nobility jailed in property restitution case
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Warsaw court on Tuesday confirmed the arrest order for a Polish businessman who is a descendant of one of Poland's aristocratic families, in a case highlighting the problems still resulting from the communist regime's seizure
Slovakia to restrict the unvaccinated to tame COVID surge
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia is planning new restrictions on unvaccinated people in an effort to tame the latest surge of coronavirus infections that has caused a “critical” situation in the country's hospitals, the prime minister said Tuesday....
GOP-majority court chosen to consider Biden vaccine mandate
Challenges to President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers will be consolidated in the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, a panel dominated by judges appointed by Republicans.
Report implicates Belarus in anti-NATO cyber campaign
BOSTON (AP) — Cybersecurity researchers say they have uncovered evidence that Belarus is involved in a hybrid hacking/disinformation campaign against Eastern European NATO members since 2016 that aimed to sow discord in the military alliance, steal con...
New Brunswick fiscal update projects $89.1-million surplus due to higher revenues
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's government is projecting that the fiscal 2021-22 year will end in a $89.1-million surplus instead of the $244.8-million deficit that had been estimated in the last budget. Finance Minister Ernie Steeves released the provin...
Spanish regions eye COVID-19 passports amid infection surge
MADRID (AP) — Worried by a rise in COVID-19 infections, some of Spain’s regional governments are asking courts to authorize the introduction of virus passports that can help control the pandemic’s spread.
Greece’s tavernas, coffee shops close for pandemic protest
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Associations representing restaurants and catering businesses in Greece organized strikes and protests across the country Tuesday, seeking renewed financial relief from the government due to the effects of the surging coronavirus ...
German agency suspends approval process for Russia pipeline
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's network regulator said Tuesday that it has suspended its procedure to certify the operator of a new pipeline that would bring Russian gas to the country under the Baltic Sea because of an issue with the
Xi-Biden talks raise hope for better ties but strains remain
BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday welcomed a virtual meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden as raising hopes for better relations, while the U.S. was more muted on the talks as the world's two biggest powers
