Tag: Government subsidies
WFP boosts assistance in Lebanon as economic crisis deepens
BEIRUT — The World Food Program said on Wednesday it is tripling its assistance to Lebanon, offering cash assistance to nearly 300,000 people amid...
German Greens want more rail travel, fewer domestic flights
BERLIN — Germany's environmentalist Greens party wants to boost rail travel at the expense of domestic flights to help the country achieve its goal...
Turkish firm shuts down power supply for crisis-hit Lebanon
BEIRUT — A Turkish company that provides electricity to Lebanon from two power barges shut down its operations on Friday over delayed payments. The...
India’s deepening water crisis at the heart of farm protests
RANSIH KALAN. India — Every year, Swarn Singh sows rice in his fields, knowing that the thirsty crop is draining northern India's Punjab of...
GM spending on Mexico electric vehicle plant angers US union
DETROIT — An announcement by General Motors that it would invest more than $1 billion at a Mexican factory that will build electric vehicles...
Saudi crown prince defends austerity steps, social loosening
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman laid out a vigorous defense of his domestic policies and the thinking behind his...
India’s electric vehicles face practical, technical hurdles
NEW DELHI — H.S. Panno, an independent contractor living in a spacious two-story penthouse in New Delhi, had his doubts when he bought his...
India’s electric vehicles face practical, technical hurdles
NEW DELHI — H.S. Panno, an independent contractor living in a spacious two-story penthouse in New Delhi, had his doubts when he bought his...
California re-opens enrollment for health insurance coverage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California on Monday re-opened enrollment for its state health insurance exchange, hoping more people will buy coverage now that the federal...
