A second coronavirus wave ploughed on relentlessly through Europe which reported more than 12 million cases and 300,000 deaths as swaths of Italy returned to lockdown and the British city of Liverpool trialed citywide testing on Friday. The continent has become the new epicentre of ...
British electric car industry worried about future Japanese investment
Japanese companies based in the U.K. are facing the possibility of 10% tariffs on exports of electric cars into the European Union.
BOJ chief airs concern about resurgence of COVID-19 in Europe and U.S.
In a policy-setting meeting last week, the BOJ maintained its ultraeasy monetary policy to support the pandemic-hit economy.
Toyota plans record second-half output to recover from pandemic hit
The automaker aims to produce around 4.6 million cars globally in the July to December period, which would be its highest output for the second half of a year.
Honda joins Fiat in paying Tesla for European emissions compliance
Selling regulatory credits to other carmakers has been a boon to Tesla, bringing in almost $1.2 billion of revenue this year.
Europe’s pandemic woes multiply with leaders drifting to lockdowns
A one-month stay-at-home policy for all of England will take effect Thursday, with waivers for schools, universities and essential stores.
As the West stumbles, ‘helmsman’ Xi pushes an ambitious plan for China
A Communist Party conclave concluded Thursday with a rousing statement lauding Xi as the party’s helmsman, affirming his broad mandate as leader.
Wave of new COVID-19 cases crashes across U.S. and Europe as winter looms
The United States, Russia, France and many other countries are setting records for coronavirus infections as a tidal wave of cases washes over parts of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing some countries to impose new curbs. The gloom weighed on global financial markets on Monday as ...
'It'll be carnage': British companies dread a Brexit border breakdown
Even the government has said 7,000 trucks could be held in 100-kilometer queues in Kent, south-east England, if companies do not prepare.
Europe faces dearth of medical staff as new wave tests virus readiness
"Public authorities haven’t learned the lessons from the first wave,” said Benoit Labenne, a general practitioner in the Paris suburbs.
How Europe’s small businesses are fighting climate change
Smaller companies often don’t have the resources to develop sophisticated climate plans but now, slowly, organizations are stepping in to help.
Air pollution costs Europe cities $190 billion a year, analysis finds
Air pollution costs inhabitants of European cities more than €160 billion ($190 billion) each year due to long- and short-term health impacts, a group of environmental and social watchdogs said in research published Wednesday. In a sweeping analysis of air quality, health and transport data ...
