Tag: Business
Belgium suspends J&J vaccine for under 41s after death
BRUSSELS — Belgium on Wednesday suspended the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for people under age 41 following the death of...
FIFA survey: 70% of women’s soccer clubs operate at a loss
A comprehensive survey of women’s soccer has found that 70% of women's soccer clubs internationally operate at a loss.
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GOP senators ready $1T infrastructure counteroffer to Biden
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans revived negotiations over President Joe Biden’s sweeping investment plan, preparing a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal that would be funded with...
Ford: Electric vehicles to be 40% of global sales by 2030
DETROIT — Ford expects 40% of its global sales to be battery-electric vehicles by 2030 as it adds billions to what it's spending to...
UN envoy: Syrian people face ìmmense humanitarian suffering
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Syria said Wednesday it’s “a tragic irony” that ordinary Syrians are facing “immense and growing humanitarian...
AP Investigation: Myanmar’s junta using bodies to terrorize
Two black pickups speed down an empty city street in Myanmar before coming to a sudden stop. Security forces standing in the back of...
Indian economist Amartya Sen receives top Spanish award
MADRID — Amartya Kumar Sen, an Indian economist and philosopher who studied the causes of famines, will be recognized with this year's Princess of...
Iowa murder suspect blames mystery men for runner’s slaying
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The man on trial for the 2018 abduction and stabbing death of a University of Iowa student testified in his...
Car-free San Francisco streets: Residents debate reopening
SAN FRANCISCO — For Vanessa Gregson, the four-lane highway that borders the beach along San Francisco's Pacific Ocean is now an automobile-free sanctuary where...
France to introduce tougher mandatory quarantine for UK
PARIS — France will impose a mandatory quarantine on visitors from Britain to prevent the spread of a worrying virus variant first detected in...