Tag: Government programs

Cyprus approves electricity cable to link its power grid with Greece's

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has given the green light for construction of a 1.9 billion euro ($2.1 billion) undersea...

Asian markets trade mixed after Wall Street climbs closer to its record high

HONG KONG -- Asian stocks were mixed Friday after stocks in the United States pulled closer to their records following a couple of...

UK leader faces unease in his Labour Party after a winter fuel allowance is cut for millions

LONDON -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced a battle of nerves with his Labour Party on Tuesday, winning a parliamentary vote on...

Americans lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams, the FBI says

WASHINGTON -- Americans were duped out of more than $5.6 billion last year through fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency, the FBI said in a...

Officials say a troubled and delayed Baltic high-speed rail project still set for completion by 2030

HELSINKI -- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said Saturday they are committed to completing by the end of the decade a financially troubled and...

Chinese and African leaders hold a summit on deepening cooperation in a divided world

BEIJING -- Dozens of African leaders gathered Thursday in Beijing for a summit that signals China's influence in a continent that it hopes...