Category Archives: Business
Most people in US want masks for travelers: AP-NORC poll
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A majority of people in the United States continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and other shared transportation, a poll finds. A ruling by a federal judge has put the government’s
Cyprus to further ease use of COVID certificates, masks
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is further winding down the compulsory use of COVID-19 vaccination certificates and face masks as the country’s virus numbers continue to improve.
Cyprus to further ease use of COVID certificates, masks
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is further winding down the compulsory use of COVID-19 vaccination certificates and face masks as the country’s virus numbers continue to improve.
YouTube takes down Hong Kong leader candidate’s channel
HONG KONG (AP) — YouTube on Wednesday took down the campaign channel of Hong Kong’s sole candidate to become its next leader, John Lee, citing compliance with U.S. sanctions imposed against the former No. 2 official.
Judge sends Assange extradition decision to UK government
LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Wednesday formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. The case will now go to Britain’s interior minister for a decision, though the WikiLeaks founder still
Masks off: Spain relaxes face covering rules for indoors
MADRID (AP) — Spain took another step Wednesday toward a sense of normality amid the pandemic by partially ending the near two-year-long obligatory use of masks indoors.
Inflation picks up steam in March to hit 6.7% amid war in Europe, supply chain woes
OTTAWA — Canada's inflation rate hit 6.7 per cent last month, the fastest annual increase in more than three decades as Russia's attack on Ukraine pushed up oil prices and a pandemic-related supply chain crunch dragged on. The March increase in
Sri Lankan leader promises inquiry into police shooting
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday pledged an impartial and transparent inquiry into a police shooting that left one person dead and 13 others injured during protests over the country's worst economic crisis ...
Live updates | US set to send more military aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to announce plans Thursday to send additional military aid to help Ukraine fight back against the Russian invasion, according to a U.S. official.
Macron attacks Le Pen on Russia, Muslim headscarf ban pledge
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron tore into his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a television debate Wednesday for her ties to Russia and for wanting to strip Muslim women of their right to cover their heads in
