Category Archives: Business
Danish inflation hits 6.7%; highest since 1984
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's inflation rate has increased to 6.7% in April in its highest level since 1984 as electricity and heating prices spike, authorities said Tuesday.
Government coffers fuller than expected due to higher inflation, growth: Desjardins
OTTAWA — A new analysis of government finances across the country says revenues were much stronger than expected in the last year due to higher inflation and economic growth. The analysis by Desjardins found spending was more mixed, but pandemic-relate...
Sri Lanka orders troops to shoot those involved in violence
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's defense ministry ordered security forces on Tuesday to shoot anyone causing injury to people or property to contain widespread arson and mob violence targeting government supporters.
UK govt sets out big plans, but little cost of living relief
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government set out its agenda for the next year on Tuesday with sweeping promises to cut crime, improve health care and revive the U.K.’s pandemic-scarred economy — but no new help for millions of Britons
Shanghai re-tightens on COVID, frustrating trapped residents
BEIJING (AP) — The city of Shanghai is doubling down on pandemic restrictions after a brief period of loosening up, frustrating residents who were hoping a more than monthlong lockdown was finally easing as the number of new cases falls
Timeline of NATO expansion since 1949
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Finland and Sweden are nearing decisions on whether to ditch their long-standing policy of military nonalignment and join NATO in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Crucial NATO decisions expected in Finland, Sweden this week
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Key decision-makers in non-aligned Finland and Sweden are set to announce their positions on NATO membership this week in what could be a serious blow to Russia as its military struggles to make decisive gains in Ukraine.
Xi promotes Communist Party youth wing ahead of key congress
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday promoted the role of the ruling Communist Party’s youth wing ahead of a key party congress later this year that comes amid rising economic and social pressures.
Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House emphatically approved a fresh $40 billion Ukraine aid package Tuesday as lawmakers beefed up President Joe Biden’s initial request, signaling a magnified, bipartisan commitment to thwart Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bl...
Pipeline builder fined thousands over erosion and sediment control on B.C. project
VICTORIA — Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. has been fined more than $170,000 after inspectors found what the British Columbia government says were repeated issues of erosion and sediment control. A statement from the Environmental Assessment Office says...
