Tag: Business
UK court rules government acted unlawfully in contract award
LONDON — Britain's High Court ruled Wednesday that the U.K. government acted unlawfully in awarding a contract to a company run by friends of...
EU lawmakers OK virus pass, boosting summer travel hopes
BRUSSELS — European Union lawmakers on Wednesday endorsed a new travel certificate that will allow people to move between European countries without having to...
Eying deal, GM softens on tough standards for car pollution
DETROIT — The nation's largest automaker said Wednesday it can support greenhouse gas emissions limits that other car manufacturers negotiated with California — if...
Tycoon behind DAMAC’s Trump golf club wants full ownership
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The billionaire founder of one of Dubai’s largest developers, DAMAC Properties, announced on Wednesday his intention to take the...
EU court annuls approval of aid for German airline Condor
BERLIN — A top European Union court on Wednesday annulled the EU's approval of 550 million euros ($670 million) in state aid for German...
Judge rules in utility’s favor in deadly Indiana explosion
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A judge has ruled in favor of a utility in a lawsuit filed over a 2017 natural gas explosion in southwestern...
France is back: Borders reopen to American tourists, others
PARIS — After “a very bad year,” Paris tour operator Marc Vernhet sees a ray of light with the promised return of tourists from...
Europe’s stimulus likely to keep running as economies reopen
FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank is expected to leave its stimulus efforts running at full steam Thursday — even as the economy...
Boston leadership tangled in series of scandals
BOSTON — Boston’s leaders are scrambling to tamp down a series of political crises.
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Polish miners, power workers, protest shift away from coal
WARSAW, Poland — Some four thousand Polish coal mining and power workers protested in Warsaw Wednesday against the gradual phasing out of coal use...