Category Archives: Economy
GOP state officials push back on employer vaccine mandate
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republican state officials reacted with swift rebukes Thursday to President Joe Biden's newly detailed mandate for private employers to require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, threatening a wave of lawsuits and other...
Hungarian official: Government bought, used Pegasus spyware
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A senior official in Hungary's governing party acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that the government purchased a powerful spyware tool, which was allegedly used to target journalists, businesspeople and an opposition ...
The Latest: Activists give Poland ‘Fossil of the Day’ award
The latest on the U.N. climate summit COP26 in Glasgow: GLASGOW, Scotland — Environmental campaigners have awarded their ‘Fossil of the
Ontario seeking to double skilled immigrants to address labour shortage
TORONTO — Ontario is calling on the federal government to double the number of immigrants allowed into the province under a program aimed at boosting the skilled workforce. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the province is facing a significant labo...
Air Canada boss apologizes amid widespread criticism for comments on learning French
MONTREAL — Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau has apologized for comments he made about not needing to learn French to get by in Montreal, words that sparked immediate and widespread backlash. A day after giving a speech almost entirely in English
Canadian tourism group urges feds to axe ‘irrational’ border-crossing requirements
OTTAWA — Pricey and "irrational" COVID-19 tests, along with "discriminatory" quarantine policies for kids, are making it difficult for families to travel even when all adults are fully vaccinated, according to members of the Canadian Travel and Tourism...
Central European nations seek South Korea train partnership
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The leaders of four Central European nations met Thursday in Hungary’s capital, where they urged visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in to consider investing in a rapid train line connecting Budapest and Poland's capital, ...
Portugal’s president calls a snap election on Jan. 30
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s president announced Thursday that he is dissolving parliament and calling a snap election for Jan. 30, following the minority Socialist government’s defeat in a key vote on post-pandemic plans to spend billions of eur...
Key takeaways as US sets Jan. 4 vaccine mandate deadline
Millions of U.S. workers now have a Jan 4. deadline to get a COVID vaccine. The federal government on Thursday announced
US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday.
