Category Archives: World

UK extends job support, tax breaks for pandemic-hit economy
LONDON - Britain's treasury chief on Wednesday announced an additional 65 billion pounds ($91 billion) of support for an economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, extending job support programs and...
Mar 03, 2021

Senate Finance panel OKs Tai as top U.S. trade negotiator
WASHINGTON - The Senate Finance Committee easily approved President Joe Biden's pick to be America's top trade negotiator. The panel on Wednesday confirmed Katherine Tai to be U.S. trade representativ...
Mar 03, 2021

Fiat Chrysler, PSA profits dropped in pandemic before merger
MILAN - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot on Wednesday reported their last financial statements as independent companies, each contributing full-year profits of around 2 billion euros to the n...
Mar 03, 2021

Tonywatch: Elizabeth Stanley seeks 'healing and connection'
NEW YORK - A short time after Broadway shut down last year, Elizabeth Stanley went on a tiny rescue mission. She was offered a chance to get back into her dressing room at the Broadhurst Theatre - hom...
Mar 03, 2021

Police uncover ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach Capitol
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol Police say they have intelligence showing there is a "possible plot" by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. The revelation was detailed in a statement...
Mar 03, 2021

ICC investigates alleged crimes in Palestinian territories
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Wednesday she has launched an investigation into alleged crimes in the Palestinian territories, plunging the court into...
Mar 03, 2021

US service sector growth slows sharply in February
WASHINGTON - Growth in the services sector, where most Americans works, slowed sharply in February with hurdles related to the pandemic hindering growth. The Institute for Supply Management said Wedne...
Mar 03, 2021

Camilla says hospitalized Prince Philip is 'slightly' better
LONDON - Prince Philip is "slightly improving" and the royal family is keeping its fingers crossed for the hospitalized duke's recovery, his daughter-in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, said Wednesda...
Mar 03, 2021

Rock 'n' roll's big night comes to Cleveland - in fall
CLEVELAND - The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 2021 induction ceremony will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on October 30. President and CEO Greg Harris ...
Mar 03, 2021

'Dr. Oz' aids police in resuscitating man at Newark airport
NEWARK, N.J. - When a traveller became stricken at Newark Liberty International Airport, the police got an assist from a celebrity doctor: Mehmet Oz. The incident occurred late Monday night when Port ...
Mar 03, 2021