Category Archives: Business
US-funded child care aid nearing reality with Biden bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Women — and some men — in Congress have been fighting for government child care assistance for almost 80 years. With President Joe Biden's $1.85 trillion social services package, they are as close as they have ever
As many try living with virus, China keeps up zero tolerance
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Wang Lijie planned to spend three days in the Gobi Desert last month to take in the area's famous poplar forest as its trees turned a golden yellow.
San Diego sues to get scooter firms to pay for litigation
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego is suing scooter companies to get them to pay the city's costs to defend any lawsuits generated by the two-wheeled vehicles that have proliferated on public sidewalks.
Bank of Canada governor says central bank’s role includes reducing inequality
OTTAWA — The governor of the Bank of Canada has laid down an argument for the central bank’s actions during the pandemic, hours after the country's opposition leader suggested the bank stay in its inflation-targeting lane. The Bank of Canada enacted
Sen. Warren’s concerns over COVID-19 book draw lawsuit
SEATTLE (AP) — A small publishing company in Vermont is suing Sen. Elizabeth Warren, saying her chastising Amazon over the sale of a book that promotes misinformation about COVID-19 amounted to censorship.
Australia putting $738M into low emissions investment fund
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister on Wednesday launched a billion Australian dollar ($738 million) investment fund to fast-track emerging low emissions technologies including carbon capture and storage as he bolsters his government’...
Bolivia calls on Canada to waive patent and export COVID-19 vaccines
OTTAWA — The Canadian government is facing mounting pressure to waive the patent on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to allow a Canadian manufacturer to export a low-cost version to Bolivia. The Bolivian government struck a deal with Ontario'...
Proposed national marine sanctuary off California advances
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal agency announced Tuesday that it is taking a step toward designating a new national marine sanctuary off the central California coast that would be named for the region's Indigenous people.
Brazil businesses lean on government to shift climate stance
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Powerful businesses are urging Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to give up the country's long-standing resistance on key issues at this year's U.N. climate talks, arguing that Brazil can't afford to pass up the chance to use
Air Canada to review French policies as CEO begins private instruction
MONTREAL — It's back-to-school season for Air Canada's CEO. The country's largest airline says chief executive Michael Rousseau has started French lessons, just days after public remarks that sparked an uproar over his inability to speak Quebec's commo...
