Economy & Business
US Congress approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
The House of Representatives gave final approval on Wednesday to one of the largest economic stimulus measures in U.S. history, a sweeping ...Texas becomes biggest US state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday lifted a state mask mandate and said he was authorizing businesses restricted because of the coronavirus ...U.S., EU imposes sanctions on Russia over poisoning of Navalny
The European Union imposed sanctions on four senior Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, a move agreed by EU ...Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, ...Australian parliament passes media reforms after last-ditch changes
Australia’s parliament passed a law on Thursday to make Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc pay media companies for content on their ...Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos said Tuesday he would give up his role as chief executive of Amazon later this year as the tech and ...EU looks at vaccine certificates to help summer tourism
The European Union is looking at a common vaccine certificate to help get travelers to their vacation destinations and prevent tourism from ...Airlines face more turbulence before vaccine relief
For a year expected to mark a turning point for pandemic-stricken European airlines, 2021 is off to a rough start. A resurgence ...Vaccination drive could see EU lifting economically-relevant COVID-19 restrictions by May
By Kumutha Ramanathan and KC Hum, Editing By Shreejana KC Members of the European Union may see economically significant COVID-19 restrictions eased ...Indonesian Sriwijaya 737 loses contact after taking off from Jakarta
More than 60 people are feared dead after a plane crashed off the coast of Indonesia shortly after take-off on Saturday afternoon. ...














