Mobile World Congress tech fair, pandemic version, kicks off
BARCELONA, Spain — A major wireless technology trade fair kicked off in Barcelona on Monday with scaled-back attendance and beefed-up health and safety measures,...
Puerto Rico to receive nearly $4B in US pandemic funds
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Monday that Puerto Rico will receive nearly $4 billion in federal education pandemic...
Honda changing course, will build its own electric vehicles
DETROIT — Although General Motors will build Honda's first two fully electric vehicles for North America, the Japanese automaker plans to change course and...
Uprooted again: Venezuela migrants cross US border in droves
DEL RIO, Texas — Marianela Rojas huddles in prayer with her fellow migrants, a tearful respite after trudging across a slow-flowing stretch of the...
Offices after COVID: Wider hallways, fewer desks
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The coronavirus already changed the way we work. Now it’s changing the physical space, too.
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This week: Home prices, Walgreens earnings, June jobs report
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
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South Africa tightens restrictions to fight resurgent virus
JOHANNESBURG — Battling a fast-increasing surge of COVID-19 cases, South Africa has reintroduced tough restrictions including a ban on alcohol sales and an extended...
Catalans jeer Spanish king amid efforts to ease tensions
BARCELONA, Spain — Supporters of independence for Catalonia protested Sunday against a visit to its regional capital Barcelona by Spain’s King Felipe VI, as...
‘F9’ puts charge back into movie theaters with $70M opening
LOS ANGELES — In the biggest sign yet that life is left in movie theaters, “F9" sped to a box office take of $70...
North Macedonia gets 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia on Sunday received a shipment of 500,000 doses of Chinese Sinovac vaccines that will allow authorities to continue...