Shop Owner’s Plea as California Reopens: ‘I Need Customers’ | Business News

Shop Owner’s Plea as California Reopens: ‘I Need Customers’ | Business News

By BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — During the darkest days of the coronavirus pandemic, Martha Medina would occasionally slip into her shuttered store on Los Angeles’ oldest street to ensure everything was secure. Colorful folklorico dresses from each of Mexico’s 32 states lined the walls. Black charro suits worn by mariachis and…

UK-EU Brexit Spat Over N Ireland Clouds G7 Leaders Summit | Business News

UK-EU Brexit Spat Over N Ireland Clouds G7 Leaders Summit | Business News

By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press FALMOUTH, England (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday on the sidelines of a G-7 summit, as post-Brexit turbulence strains relations between Britain and the EU. After Britain’s top diplomat accused the EU of taking a…

EU Lawmakers OK Virus Pass, Boosting Summer Travel Hopes | Business News

EU Lawmakers OK Virus Pass, Boosting Summer Travel Hopes | Business News

By LORNE COOK, Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers on Wednesday endorsed a new travel certificate that will allow people to move between European countries without having to quarantine or undergo extra coronavirus tests, paving the way for the pass to start in time for summer. The widely awaited certificate is aimed at…

Australia Says WTO Should Punish Chinese Economic Coercion | Business News

By ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The World Trade Organization should penalize “bad behavior when it occurs,” Australia’s prime minister said Wednesday ahead of a Group of Seven leaders’ meeting in Britain where he hopes to garner support in a trade dispute with China. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia would be…