By Dave Graham and Diego Oré MEXICO CITY – An auditor’s third report on a deadly Mexico City metro accident last year for the first time identified maintenance shortcomings as…
by Teresa Ruiz PRESS RELEASE Trenton – In an effort to advance period equity in the state, legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz and Senator Vin Gopal,…
SHENZHEN, China – American businesses are struggling to persuade overseas staff to join them in China due to the country’s strict COVID-19 control measures and ongoing lockdowns, the American Chamber…
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s government imposed controls on exports of technology to Belarus on Friday, saying Minsk was directly involved in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The restrictions – which the island…
FRANKFURT – German car parts supplier Continental said on Friday it expects energy, logistics and materials cost to rise by 3.5 billion euros ($3.7 billion) this year due to COVID-19…
(Reuters) – The U.S. solar industry is warning of a big slowdown in project installations this year as global supply chain disruptions and the threat of new U.S. tariffs on…
FREDERICK, MD – The Frederick Police Department has announced residents and visitors to be aware of limited traffic patterns during Sunday’s Frederick Running Festival Half-Marathon. Several roads will be closed…
BERLIN – German flag carrier Lufthansa said on Friday it had to reduce the buy-on-board meal offer for some short- and medium-haul routes departing from Frankfurt as its catering contractor…
By Alex Lawler LONDON – OPEC told the International Monetary Fund’s steering committee on Thursday that the surge in oil prices was largely due to the Ukraine crisis, in the…
BENGHAZI – Libya halted oil production from its El Feel oilfield on Sunday and two sources at Zueitina oil port said exports there had been suspended after protesters calling for…
MONROE, NJ – A traffic light at the intersection of Prospect Plains Road and Applegarth Road might be down for two weeks after being damaged in a crash. On Thursday,…
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI – India’s $8 billion Amul dairy group said on Monday it is bracing for disruptions and higher input costs for some products from July when…
(Reuters) – Annual inflation will continue to rise due to the base effect, the Russian central bank said on Friday, adding that tightening of monetary conditions already in place will…
BERLIN – Germany’s biggest airport operator Fraport said on Twitter on Wednesday it had to cancel flights as it was struggling to hire enough people after massive job cuts due…
MILAN – Vehicle production from sites owned in Italy by Stellantis and previously its predecessor Fiat Chrysler is set to fall for a fifth consecutive year in 2022 due to…
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO – Bank of Nova Scotia Chief Executive Officer Brian Porter criticised the Canadian government’s proposed bank tax in prepared remarks to shareholders on Tuesday, calling them…
FRANKFURT – Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industry on Tuesday agreed a lump sum payment for workers and put further collective wage bargaining on hold, citing uncertainty stemming from Russia’s attack…
SAO PAULO – Mercedes-Benz Group will put more than five thousand workers on collective vacation in two plants in Brazil due to the shortage of semiconductor chips, the company said…
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON – The U.S. military has canceled a test of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile that it had initially aimed only to delay…
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – The South Brunswick High School released students early for a second day after 150 students either tested positive for COVID-19 or were experiencing symptoms. School officials…
By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS – Greece’s economy is expected to expand 3.5% this year due to higher energy prices and the Ukraine crisis, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday,…
By Bernardo Caram BRASILIA – Brazil’s central bank decided on Wednesday to postpone payments to financial institutions for resources held in accounts from the Pix instant payment system, underscoring mounting…
By Emma-Victoria Farr and Alexander Hübner (Reuters) – Mergers and acquisitions in Germany in the first three months of 2022 have dropped 10% from the same period in 2021 in…
Though past-due loans edged higher (+1.8%) in February, the national delinquency rate remains near pre-pandemic levels heading into March, which typically sees strong seasonal performance improvements February’s increase was driven…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – Japan may see consumer inflation creep up and stay near the central bank’s 2% target for a prolonged period if the war in Ukraine continues…