Airlines close books on rotten 2020 and so far, 2021 is grimThe books are closed now and the largest U.S. airlines lost a combined $34 billion last year By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer January 28, 2021, 11:30 PM • 5 min read Share to Facebook Share...

Belarusians increasingly cornered after EU cuts air links Many people who want to leave Belarus to avoid the growing repression under authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko now find themselves increasingly cornered By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Pre...

Biden budget highlights: Lots of spending, taxing the rich President Joe Biden’s $6 trillion budget proposal offers major new initiatives like child and elder care subsidies, generous tax credits for families and the working poor, and free community c...

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine works, but less so against variantsNovavax says its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective, based on early findings from a British study By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer January 28, 2021, 10:57 PM • 4 min read Share to Fa...

Facebook panel overturns 4 content takedowns in first rulingFacebook’s quasi-independent oversight board issued its first rulings on Thursday, overturning four of five decisions by the social network to take down questionable content By BY KELVIN CHAN...

EU explores legal avenues amid AstraZeneca vaccine disputeThe European Union is looking at legal means to guarantee the delivery of all the COVID-19 vaccine doses it bought from AstraZeneca and other drugmakers By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and GEIR MOULSON Assoc...

Investors see green returns as renewable energy risesThe future looks bright for solar and other renewable energy technology By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer January 28, 2021, 2:10 PM • 3 min read The future looks bright for solar and other rene...

'Take every shift as it comes': No respite for UK hospitalsWhen the U.K.’s coronavirus death toll surpassed 100,000 this week, it was much more than just a number to Justin Fleming By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press January 28, 2021, 11:06 AM • 6 min...

Vaccine factory inspected amid EU dispute with AstraZenecaBelgian health authorities have inspected a pharmaceutical factory located in Belgium to find out whether the expected delays in the deliveries of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine are due to p...

Ruling brings kosher slaughterhouse new business, old fearsA kosher slaughterhouse in southern Hungary has increased its exports to Belgium since the European Union’s highest court upheld a Flanders region law that prohibited slaughtering animals with...