PARIS: After flying into the financial turbulence of the COVID pandemic, the airline sector expects passenger traffic to take off despite concerns about the industry’s impact on climate change. 

GENEVA: Switzerland seemed on course yesterday to reject proposals to make it the first European country to ban synthetic pesticides following a campaign that saw the idyllic image of peaceful Swiss Alpine pastures ruptured by fiery debates.

CARBIS BAY, United Kingdom: European leaders yesterday delivered an ultimatum to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to keep his word on Brexit to resolve a row over new trade arrangements in Northern Ireland. 

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s push to get Congress to reform the tax code and ensure the richest Americans pay their “fair share” has received an unexpected boost from billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk-who, it turns out, don’t have much of a tax bill at all.

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers unveiled sweeping antitrust measures Friday aimed at tempering the dominance of Big Tech firms including Apple and Facebook, in what may be the most ambitious effort in decades to break corporate monopolies. 

FRANKFURT: Markets will be looking for clues on when the European Central Bank might start winding down monetary stimulus, as the economic rebound from the pandemic accelerates and eurozone inflation surges past the bank’s target. 

PARIS: French car maker Peugeot is facing prosecution in France over the “dieselgate” emissions cheating scandal, its parent company Stellantis said Wednesday, after similar charges were announced against Renault and Volkswagen. 

ATHENS: Thousands of demonstrators marched in Greece yesterday as a 24-hour nationwide strike against a new labour reform shut down transport and public services. 

LONDON: The European Union yesterday warned the UK against taking further unilateral action on post-Brexit trade arrangements in Northern Ireland, promising tough measures if it does so.