Tag: Government business and finance
Cyprus kicks off new registry declaring true company owners
NICOSIA, Cyprus — A new digital registry obliging Cyprus-based companies to declare their true owners puts the east Mediterranean island nation in line with...
Tanzania’s new president changes policy on COVID-19, media
NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzania's new president appears to be taking a new, scientific approach to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Greece: Stores open amid virus surge to help rescue economy
ATHENS, Greece — Retail stores across most of Greece were allowed to reopen Monday despite an ongoing surge in COVID-19 infections, as the country...
McConnell downplays need for aid to home state’s government
LEXINGTON, Ky. — U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell downplayed a new infusion of federal relief for his home state's government, questioning the need...
Farmers file antitrust lawsuit against big ag companies
BOISE, Idaho — A group of farmers has filed an antitrust case against several big agricultural companies, contending the companies worked together to ban...
Faith leaders call for elimination of Senate filibuster
A coalition of faith leaders and activists on Monday demanded the elimination of the Senate filibuster, wading into a crucial debate in Washington with...
State regulators fine utility $900K for pipeline violations
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Indiana regulators have fined CenterPoint nearly $900,000 for natural gas pipeline violations the utility previously known as Vectren committed in 2019.
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From child care to COVID, rising job market faces obstacles
WASHINGTON — A surge in hiring in the United States last month — 916,000 added jobs, the most since August — coincides with...
Electric van production planned at former Hummer site
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — An Indiana factory that once produced Hummers will be churning out electric vehicles later this year.
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Virus pandemic overshadows Bulgarian parliamentary election
SOFIA, Bulgaria — After months of nationwide anti-government protests over corruption, stalled reforms and a stagnating economy in the European Union’s poorest member state,...
