Tag: Business
Cyprus: no waiting for EU, vaccinated Britons welcome May 1
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Tourism-reliant Cyprus won’t wait for the European Union to create a vaccine certificate that aims to ease travel and will seek...
Pitcher Sam Dyson banned 1 yr under domestic violence policy
NEW YORK — Pitcher Sam Dyson was suspended for the 2021 season by Major League Baseball on Friday under the domestic violence policy of...
German officials want emails, IMs tied to real-world ID
<p>BERLIN — Germany security officials are proposing that Internet companies should link a user's real-world identity to all of their instant messages, emails and...
UK competition watchdog investigates Apple’s App Store
<p>LONDON — U.K. authorities have launched an investigation into Apple's App Store over concerns it has a dominant role that stifles competition and hurts...
Senate Finance panel OKs Tai as top U.S. trade negotiator
WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee easily approved President Joe Biden's pick to be America's top trade negotiator.
...
Famed Madrid flamenco venue closes amid virus restrictions
MADRID — Artists at one of Madrid’s best-known flamenco bars put on a final outdoor show Thursday, marking its closure after 140 years because...
Activists sue big French retailer over Amazon forest damage
PARIS — Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain...
Tonywatch: Aaron Tveit rides a roller coaster of a year
NEW YORK — Even in a crazy year with so many ups and downs, consider the last 12 months of Aaron Tveit.
...
German financial supervisor moves against Greensill Bank
<p>BERLIN — Germany's financial market supervisor on Wednesday ordered the closure of Greensill Bank AG for business with customers, citing an “imminent risk” that...
For the first time since COVID, profits are rising again
<p>NEW YORK — The freefall for corporate profits because of the pandemic is over, at least for now.</p>
...