Category Archives: Business
Switzerland’s top lawyer seeks tools to curb financial crime
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland’s new attorney general is pushing parliament to give his office more tools to fight white-collar crime. The country's maximum financial penalty
Malaysian state energy company leaves Myanmar gas project
BANGKOK (AP) — Petronas, Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company, announced Friday that it is withdrawing from its participation in Myanmar’s offshore Yetagun natural gas project. The
Federal deficit $69.8B for April-to-February period of fiscal 2021-22
OTTAWA — The federal government posted a deficit of $69.8 billion for the April-to-February period of its 2021-22 fiscal year as revenue grew and expenses fell. In its monthly fiscal monitor report, the Finance Department says the tally compared with a...
Federal judges are asked to pave way for Purdue Pharma deal
Lawyers for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and many of those who had claims against the company over the toll of opioids joined together Friday to urge a federal judicial panel to allow a plan that would settle lawsuits across the
Kansas lawmakers give final approval to sports betting plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators gave final approval early Friday to a bill that authorizes betting on sporting events, with most of the state's revenues from it going to efforts to lure the Missouri-based Kansas City Chiefs to the
IAEA: Japan making progress on Fukushima water release plan
BERLIN (AP) — The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said Friday that Japan is making “significant progress” on its plans to release treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant next year.
New gas pipeline boosts Europe’s bid to ease Russian supply
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Mountainous and remote, the Greek-Bulgaria border once formed the southern corner of the Iron Curtain. Today, it’s where the European Union is redrawing the region’s energy map to ease its heavy reliance on Russian natural gas.
Live updates | US official: Ukraine resistance slows Russia
WASHINGTON -- A senior U.S. defense official said Friday the Russian offensive is going much slower than planned in part because of the strength of the Ukrainian resistance.
An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns
For family law attorney Robin Frank, defending parents at one of their lowest points — when they risk losing their children — has never been easy. The
An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns
Inside a cavernous stone fortress in downtown Pittsburgh, attorney Robin Frank defends parents at one of their lowest points – when they risk losing their children. The
