Tag: COVID-19 pandemic
All big banks pass latest Federal Reserve ‘stress tests’
NEW YORK — All 23 of the nation's biggest banks are healthy enough to withstand a sudden economic catastrophe, the Federal Reserve said Thursday...
German business sentiment rises as pandemic ebbs
BERLIN — Germany's businesses are more optimistic than they've been in almost three years, according to a closely watched survey by Munich's Ifo institute...
UK plans to ease quarantine rules for travel to US, EU
LONDON — Britain said Thursday that it intends to relax pandemic travel restrictions by allowing people who are fully vaccinated to visit a wide...
Strikers search for goals, wing backs shine at Euro 2020
LONDON — Kylian Mbappé scored the most goals in France last season, and Harry Kane did likewise in the Premier League.
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Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Ludacris to play New Orleans Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS — Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Demi Lovato, Ludacris, The Isley Brothers, Melissa Etheridge and Trombone Shorty are among the acts slated to take...
As pandemic restrictions wane, hopes rise for Europe travel
SWANSEA, Wales — When Sierra Schade booked a trip to from Atlanta to Greece, she hoped more European countries would follow Greece’s lead and...
Need to breastfeed could block Canadian’s path to Olympics
TORONTO — A Canadian basketball player is being “forced to decide between being a breastfeeding mom or an Olympic athlete.”
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US, Germany confront rising antisemitism, Holocaust denial
BERLIN — The United States and Germany launched a new initiative Thursday to stem an alarming rise in antisemitism and Holocaust denial around the...
Soderbergh, Cheadle return to Detroit in ‘No Sudden Move’
NEW YORK — During the pandemic, Steven Soderbergh has shot two feature films, released a pair of movies, written a sequel to his first...
Palace: Japan emperor ‘worried’ about Olympics amid pandemic
TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is “extremely worried” that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics could accelerate the spread of the coronavirus, the head of...