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Italy to inject another 400 mn euros into airline
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» MILAN - The Italian government on Tuesday approved injecting another 400 million euros ($400 million) into state-owned ITA Airways as efforts to sell off the airline stall.
Cheers and jeers in US as plane mask mandates are lifted
AFP, Published on 20/04/2022
» NEW YORK - Airlines, subways and bus services across the United States moved quickly Tuesday to remove mask requirements following a federal court ruling that struck down face-covering mandates on public transportation, a hot-button issue throughout the pandemic.
Biden bets on shorter Covid-19 isolation time amid labor crunch
AFP, Published on 29/12/2021
» NEW YORK - Eyeing an Omicron surge that has exacerbated US labor stress especially in front-line industries, President Joe Biden's administration is betting shorter Covid-19 quarantine times will lessen the economic hit from the latest variant.
Delta cites new China Covid rules after flight returns to US
AFP, Published on 28/12/2021
» NEW YORK: Delta Air Lines on Monday cited new Chinese cleaning requirements after it rerouted a China-bound flight back to the United States, drawing criticism from Chinese authorities.
Millions travel across US as airlines cancel flights over Covid
AFP, Published on 24/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Millions of Americans are traveling before Christmas even as national Omicron Covid-19 infections surpass Delta's peak and hospitals run out of space for patients.
New Covid variant shuts borders across the globe
AFP, Published on 28/11/2021
» THE HAGUE - A new, heavily mutated Covid-19 variant spread across the globe on Sunday, shutting borders and renewing curbs as the EU chief said governments faced a "race against time" to understand the strain.
Borders slam shut as world rushes to contain new Covid variant
AFP, Published on 28/11/2021
» SYDNEY: World governments rushed to contain a new, heavily mutated Covid-19 strain Sunday, with Israel slamming its borders shut to foreign nationals and Australia reporting its first cases of the variant.
Coal in the stocking: US retailers scramble ahead of festive season
AFP, Published on 17/10/2021
» NEW YORK - With the pandemic grimly persisting, American homes could face a meager holiday season, forced to do without some of their favorite items missing from store shelves.
To encourage vaccinations, more US firms turn to incentives -- and threats
AFP, Published on 27/08/2021
» NEW YORK: In the wake of full US approval for the Pfizer/BioNTech anti-Covid vaccine this week, more and more American companies are looking at mandatory vaccinations for employees -- and customers.
Sunnier skies: US airline recovery gets off the ground
AFP, Published on 23/07/2021
» NEW YORK - US airlines are seeing profits return and betting that the rise of the Delta variant of the coronavirus will not derail a domestic travel comeback even as it clouds the outlook for an international recovery.