Tag: Business
Russia hosts new Kyrgyzstan leader on his 1st foreign trip
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted the newly elected president of Kyrgyzstan, voicing hope for political stability in the Central Asian...
Iraq’s struggling Christians hope for boost from pope visit
<p>Nasser Banyameen speaks about his hometown of Qaraqosh in the historical heartland of Iraqi Christianity with nostalgia. Before Islamic State group fighters swept through...
Report: Italy’s mobsters well-poised to exploit pandemic aid
ROME — Italy’s organized crime investigators raised alarm Wednesday that the nation’s mobsters are well-positioned to exploit pandemic recovery projects worth billions of euros...
Edmunds compares new Escalade, Navigator and Mercedes GLS
<p>Among luxury SUVs, the Cadillac Escalade has long made no apologies about being big and brash. Now Cadillac has redesigned the Escalade for 2021...
Dear Sir or Madam: Paul McCartney memoir due out in November
NEW YORK — Paul McCartney is finally ready to write his memoirs, and will use music — and a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet — to...
NBCA says it has ‘concern’ about T-wolves’ coaching change
CHICAGO — The leadership of the National Basketball Coaches Association spoke out Wednesday about its “concern and level of disappointment” with the way the...
Incomplete polar bear survey halts Alaska oil search bid
<p>ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska Native corporation that was hoping to receive a federal permit to look for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife...
Pandemic art sales: Prettying up the walls we’re staring at
NEW YORK — If you’ve been watching experts and commentators appearing on television from their homes, their increased attention to decor might look familiar:...
Hawaii 1st to receive new warships that pull onto beaches
<p>HONOLULU — A new class of U.S. Navy vessel is expected to be deployed for the first time in Hawaii as part of a...
Food fight: Meat-free school meals spark furor in France
LE PECQ, France — By taking meat off the menu at school canteens, the ecologist mayor of one of France's most famously gastronomic cities...