Category Archives: Health
EU fines German car makers $1B over emission collusion
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union handed down $1 billion in fines to major German car manufacturers Thursday, saying they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission-control systems.
Canada not doomed to fourth wave of COVID-19, doctors say, despite U.K.’s experience
OTTAWA — A fourth wave of COVID-19 now surging across the United Kingdom doesn't have to become a reality in Canada as long as people keep getting vaccinated as quickly as possible, some infectious disease experts say. That optimistic prediction comes
Stocks pull back from record highs as bond yields sink again
BEIJING — Stocks closed lower Thursday on Wall Street as bond yields fell again and investors turned cautious following the market's recent run of record highs.
Japan bans fans at Tokyo-area Olympics venues due to virus
TOKYO (AP) — Fans will be banned from Tokyo-area stadiums and arenas when the Olympics begin in two weeks, the city’s governor said Thursday after meeting with organizers of the pandemic-postponed games.
Malaysia’s top lawyer: PM still in power after ally quits
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's attorney general said Thursday that Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin remains in power until it can be proven in Parliament that he has lost majority support.
EXPLAINER: Assassination threatens more chaos for Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse seemed to have thrown an already turbulent nation into chaos on Wednesday, with a muddled line of succession. Here is a look at the situation:
Japan to declare virus emergency lasting through Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge will multiply during the Games.
Global COVID-19 deaths hit 4 million amid rush to vaccinate
The global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 4 million Wednesday as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the vaccine and the highly contagious delta variant.
Fencing will come down, but Capitol still closed to visitors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fencing installed around the Capitol after the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection will start being removed as soon as Friday, but most visitors are still not allowed inside the iconic building.
Business Highlights: Flexible working, economic bottlenecks
___ Is Thursday the new Monday? Flexible working is in flux
