Tag: Business
Top GOP senator: Easing police protections hurts departments
WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top Republican on Tuesday linked Democrats’ efforts to make it easier to sue police officers to problems many law enforcement...
Sparkling beaches: Cyprus has cleanest waters in EU
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Tourism in Cyprus got a shot in the arm Tuesday after Europe’s environmental watchdog ranked the country first among the European...
Can virtual reality help seniors? Study hopes to find out
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the...
Noelle Quinn ready for challenge of leading Seattle Storm
SEATTLE — Noelle Quinn is thrilled to join the lineage of former WNBA players to graduating from playing to being head coaches in the...
Greece, 6 others launch EU vaccination certificate system
ATHENS, Greece — Greece and six other European Union member states on Tuesday are introducing a vaccination certificate system, ahead of the rollout of...
Australian court upholds ban on most international travel
CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the federal government’s draconian power to prevent most citizens from leaving the...
OPEC and allies expected to gradually increase output
FRANKFURT, Germany — Members of the OPEC oil cartel and allied producing countries are juggling conflicting pressures in global oil markets as they establish...
China’s central bank tries to stop surge in currency’s value
BEIJING — China’s central bank is trying to restrain the surging exchange rate of its currency, temporarily backtracking in efforts to make the tightly...
Private company takes over Puerto Rico power company service
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A private company on Tuesday took over the transmission and distribution operations of Puerto Rico’s power authority, which has...
JBS cyberattack disrupts Australian meat production
CANBERRA, Australia — Thousands of Australian meat workers had no work for a second day on Tuesday after a cyberattack crippled the world’s largest...