Tag Archives: business

MADRID - Something seemed wrong to the guard inspecting sealed bags of toxic ash in the port of Melilla, one of Spain's two small territories in North Africa. So he pulled a knife, cut the bag open an...

MEXICO CITY - Mexico has received its first shipment of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. Some 200,000 doses arrived to Mexico City's international airport late Monday night aboard a British Airway...

LONDON - Children in England will return to class and people will be able to meet a friend outside for coffee in two weeks' time, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday as he laid out a slow ea...

After unusual icy weather left millions of Texans without power, some are facing another crisis: Sky-high electricity bills. The surge in pricing is hitting people who have chosen to pay wholesale pri...

WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders have a potent dynamic on their side as Congress preps for its first votes on the party's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill: Would any Democrat dare cast the vote that ...

Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all 777s with the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver this past weekend, and most carriers that fly those planes said they would tempor...

BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to impose new sanctions against Russian officials linked to the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and expressed concern that the go...

FRANKFURT - Optimism rose among German businesses in February, according to a closely watched survey - despite a worrisome flattening out in the decline of infections. The index of business sentiment ...

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden announced changes Monday to target more federal pandemic assistance to the nation's smallest businesses and ventures owned by women and people of colour. Biden says a ...

OTTAWA - The border between Canada and the United States will remain closed to non-essential travel for at least another month.Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced late Friday that the closure ...