Tag: Government regulations
Social equity in marijuana industry still largely pipe dream
<p>DENVER — Terrence Hewing was working for a package delivery company in 2007 when police approached his cargo van in suburban Denver. He was...
Germany pledges to adjust climate law after court verdict
BERLIN — The German government on Friday announced that it will swiftly adjust its law aiming to curb climate change, after the country's top...
Beijing warns fintech firms against anti-monopoly behavior
<p>HONG KONG — Chinese financial regulators have summoned 13 companies engaged in online finance services, including Tencent and Bytedance, and told them to strengthen...
Cuomo says indoor dining in NYC to go to 75% starting May 7
Restaurants in New York City can increase their indoor dining to 75 percent of capacity starting May 7, in line with the rest of...
Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking
<p>SECACO, Burkina Faso — For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where...
Top Kansas court upholds law barring ‘wrongful birth’ suits
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas' highest court on Friday upheld a law barring so-called wrongful birth lawsuits against doctors, in a case in which a...
Carper urges tough US rules barring gas-powered cars by 2035
<p>WASHINGTON — A top Senate Democrat is urging U.S. anti-pollution standards that would follow a deal brokered by California with five automakers and then...
Pfizer, BioNTech seek COVID vaccine authorization for kids
<p>LONDON — Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech have submitted a request to the European drug regulator for the approval of their coronavirus vaccine to be...
Germany pledges to adjust climate law after court verdict
<p>BERLIN — The German government on Friday announced that it will swiftly adjust its law aiming to curb climate change, after the country's top...
Greece keeps lid on Orthodox Easter events, readies tourism
<p>ATHENS, Greece — Worshippers lined up at churches across Greece on Orthodox Good Friday as the government kept pandemic restrictions in place through the...