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COPENHAGEN – The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which has quickly taken over in Denmark, is more transmissible than the more common BA.1 and more able to infect …

By Tina Bellon – The U.S. public charging network for electric vehicles is becoming more robust, but significant differences in reliability and performance remain between providers, an industry ranking by …

By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Moataz Mohamed DUBAI -The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday said it would introduce a federal corporate tax on business profits for the first time …

BERLIN – Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings expects a strong recovery this year and is planning to add to about 750 new cockpit and cabin jobs over the next 12 months. In …

By Deena Beasley – Rival antiviral pills from Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co that demonstrated efficacy in trials of adults with COVID-19 who are at high risk of serious …

DUBLIN – Ryanair could base up to 20 planes in Ukraine over the next few years if Russia does not invade and if airports there offer attractive enough deals, Group …

– BlackBerry Ltd said on Monday it will sell its legacy patents primarily related to mobile devices, messaging and wireless networking for $600 million to a special purpose vehicle formed …

NEW YORK – The U.S. Treasury yield curve is expected to be completely flat by mid year as the U.S. Federal Reserve hikes interest rates but growth is called into …

BRUSSELS -The Omicron wave of COVID-19 infections slowed euro zone economic growth in the final quarter of 2021 compared to the previous three months although the impact was much stronger …

By Deena Beasley – Merck & Co’s new antiviral pill, once touted as a potential game changer for treating COVID-19, is the last choice among four available options for at-risk …

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON – The risk of geopolitical disruption to oil supply at a time of already tight inventories due to the strong post-pandemic recovery has sent the premium …

By Kanishka Singh and Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK – More than 1,400 U.S. flights were canceled on Sunday after the nation’s northeast states were walloped a day earlier by a …

By James Pomfret HONG KONG – A coalition of Christians and Catholics on Monday called on Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to drop charges against media tycoon Jimmy Lai and …

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON – A plan hatched by Cargill Inc and Continental Grain Co to combine two big chicken processors – Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms – flies in …

By Xie Yu, Julie Zhu, Yew Lun Tian and Clare Jim HONG KONG/DANZHOU, China – The opening last year of the world’s largest artificial resort island, developed by China Evergrande …

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Monday urged U.S. Olympic officials to prepare to defend American athletes from possible Chinese government retaliation should they choose to speak out about China’s rights abuses …

NEW YORK – U.S. public pension funds will likely have to switch to more aggressive investment strategies in the coming years to fill funding gaps despite assets held by sovereign …

By Kavya Guduru – Oil prices will build on a strong start to the year with geopolitical risks to supply complementing a strong demand rebound as fears over the impact …

– Atlanta-based Cox Automotive, a unit of privately held Cox Enterprises, has launched a new Mobility division to provide commercial services to vehicle manufacturers, dealers and fleet operators, the company …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Cyrus Vance Jr, whose 12 years as Manhattan district attorney was notable for a criminal probe into Donald Trump’s business as well as high-profile …

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON – The United States and its allies have prepared a list of Russian elites in or near Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle to hit with …

MILAN – Italian luxury group Dolce&Gabbana will stop using fur in all its collections from this year, the fashion brand said on Monday in a joint statement with animal rights …

ZURICH – Swiss prosecutors are pursuing around 42.4 million Swiss francs ($45.5 million) in compensation from Credit Suisse in a money-laundering trial due to begin on Feb. 7, the Swiss …

By Krishna N. Das PATNA, India – Niranjan Kumar, the eldest son of a small farmer in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, was one of 12.5 million youngsters who …

By Elizabeth Culliford – Since October, Facebook has renamed the company, articulated a vision of the internet where people can digitally connect through virtual-reality avatars or teleport to see places …