Tag: Food and drink
Packed parks, lurking virus? Worries mount as Italy reopens
MILAN — Italy’s gradual reopening on Monday after six months of rotating virus lockdowns is satisfying no one: Too cautious for some, too hasty...
Vaccines mean Hungary’s restaurants open for outdoor service
BUDAPEST, Hungary — People in Hungary got a taste Saturday of what life was like before the coronavirus pandemic as restaurants and bars served...
EXPLAINER: What does Japan’s virus state of emergency mean
TOKYO — Japan on Friday declared a state of emergency to curb a rapid coronavirus resurgence, the third since the pandemic began. The measures...
Austria sets out plan to reopen many sectors in mid-May
BERLIN — Austria plans to reopen restaurants, bars, hotels, cultural and sports facilities on May 19 after several months of restrictions and closures, Chancellor...
Milan gets buzzier with 1 million bees in designer hives
MILAN — Italy’s financial and fashion capital of Milan got a little buzzier on Thursday with a project that mixes biodiversity with art.
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Meituan raises $10 bln for self-driving cars, drone delivery
HONG KONG — Chinese food delivery giant Meituan raised nearly $10 billion in a sale of convertible bonds and additional shares and plans to...
Behind production of a top-selling bourbon, push to go green
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The process of making fine whiskey involves aging spirits to a golden brown, but a bourbon producing giant is going green...
Amazon begins rollout of pay-by-palm at Whole Foods near HQ
NEW YORK — Amazon is rolling out pay-by-palm technology at some Whole Foods grocery stores near its headquarters to make paying quicker and more...
Greece to reopen tourism services on May 15
ATHENS, Greece — Greece's prime minister says the country's tourism industry will open on May 15 when a ban on travel between different regions...
Europe lines up more shots, hoping to beat back virus surge
BERLIN — Slow out of the gate, the European Union has ramped up its COVID-19 vaccination efforts, with the distribution of the Johnson &...
