EU push for better decision-making; more than shop-talk?
BRUSSELS — Engulfed by the biggest economic crisis in its history and fighting off a pandemic that has already claimed half a million of...
House approves pro-union bill despite dim Senate odds
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House approved legislation that would invigorate workers' unions, following decades of court defeats and legislative setbacks that have kneecapped the...
CEO: Italy-made Sputnik V aimed for EU market, if approved
MILAN — The head of a Swiss pharmaceutical company said Wednesday that hopes behind a deal with Russia to produce the Sputnik V vaccine...
Burning tires: Lebanon’s protesters send dark, angry message
BEIRUT — It’s an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Anti-government protesters in Lebanon are burning tires to block key roads, releasing dense...
Music? Yes. Dancing? No, as New Orleans eases virus rules
NEW ORLEANS — Live indoor music can resume in New Orleans beginning this weekend, city officials announced Wednesday, but dancing will remain prohibited, while...
Career fair helps former NFL players find new careers
The premise that every NFL player leaves the sport a rich man is as accurate as believing a football is round.
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Layoffs, upheaval at Zacharias ministry roiled by scandal
The global Christian ministry founded by the late Ravi Zacharias said Wednesday it will suspend fundraising, lay off 60% of its staff and overhaul...
Italy rejects two-state deal for ethnically divided Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Italy strongly disapproves of any deal to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus that doesn’t conform to an already agreed-upon federal framework that’s...
Gibraltar, a vaccine champion, launches ‘Operation Freedom’
GIBRALTAR — Maskless parents pick up smiling Cinderellas, Harry Potters and hedgehogs from schools that reopened after a two-month hiatus just in time for...
Tunisia receives first batch of coronavirus vaccines
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia received its first batch of coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday — 30,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V — and will start...
