Tag: Business
Miners’ union backs shift from coal in exchange for jobs
WASHINGTON — The nation's largest coal miners' union said Monday it would accept President Joe Biden's plan to move away from coal and other...
Founder of Adobe and developer of PDFs dies at age 81
<p>LOS ALTOS, Calif. — Charles “Chuck” Geschke — the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology,...
Chicago high schools to reopen Monday after union approval
CHICAGO — Chicago’s public high schools were set to reopen Monday for the first time since the nation's third-largest school district went fully remote...
Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply
<p>TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine to speed up...
‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan
<p>BHANNINE, Lebanon — It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often is. Food had to be...
Fashion industry evolves, as virus forces a rethink
<p>PARIS — The pandemic has torn a multibillion-dollar bite out of the fabric of Europe's fashion industry, stopped runway shows and forced brands to...
Refugees win rare victory in Serbia landmark pushback ruling
<p>BELGRADE, Serbia — Hamid Ahmadi still can feel the cold of the February night when Serbian police left him and two dozen other refugees...
Students’ struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for president
<p>CHUGUR, Peru — As schools across Peru closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pedro Castillo tried to find a way to keep classes going...
Passenger train derails in Egypt; some 100 injured
<p>CAIRO — A passenger train derailed Sunday north of Cairo, injuring around 100 people, Egyptian authorities said. It was the latest of several rail...
Founder of Adobe and developer of PDFs dies at age 81
LOS ALTOS, Calif. — Charles “Chuck” Geschke — the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology,...