Tag: Business
Belarus denounces Western sanctions as ‘economic war’
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus said Tuesday that the new prospective Western sanctions over its diversion of a passenger plane amount to the declaration of...
FAA says US airports will get $8 billion in pandemic relief
WASHINGTON — Airports around the country will share $8 billion in federal grants to help them recover from the pandemic, which caused a steep...
German finance minister, auditors faulted in Wirecard probe
BERLIN — German lawmakers presenting a report Tuesday into the collapse of the payment processing company Wirecard accused the country's finance minister and auditors...
Dubai investment arm posts $5.1 billion loss amid pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai’s state-owned sovereign wealth fund announced Tuesday a net loss of $5.1 billion over the past year, highlighting the...
Judge weighs blocking Indiana ‘abortion reversal’ law
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge said he'll soon decide whether to block a new Indiana law that would require doctors to tell women undergoing...
Turkish businessman arrested in scheme with Utah polygamists
SALT LAKE CITY — A Turkish businessman has been arrested by the U.S. Justice Department in connection with what authorities say was a biodiesel...
As passengers return to air travel, bad behavior skyrockets
Air travel can be difficult in the best of times, with cramped planes, screaming babies, flight delays and short tempers.
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German railway announces plan to reopen 20 closed routes
BERLIN — Germany's national rail operator on Tuesday announced plans to reopen 20 stretches of railway around the country that have been closed over...
Almost 900 Secret Service employees were infected with COVID
WASHINGTON — Roughly 900 U.S. Secret Service employees tested positive for the coronavirus, according to government records obtained by a government watchdog group.
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Rights group: Facebook amplified Myanmar military propaganda
Facebook's recommendation algorithm amplifies military propaganda and other material that breaches the company's own policies in Myanmar following the country's military coup in February,...