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The FDA's approval of the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid shot will likely spur more businesses to adopt vaccine mandates for workers.

The hacker behind the biggest cryptocurrency heist of all time has granted access to the final tranche of stolen funds.

PayPal will let British customers buy, hold and sell digital currencies, starting this week.

Venice is set to impose an entry fee for visitors in a bid to prevent huge swathes of tourists descending on the city.

Women working as executive directors at U.K. FTSE 100 companies are being paid 40% less a year on average, according to research.

It's hoped a prototype of the turbine will be installed in 2023.

Company payouts to shareholders are projected to hit $1.39 trillion in 2021, just 3% below their pre-pandemic peak, Janus Henderson found in a new report.

The U.K. is planning to use AI software developed by an ex-DeepMind employee to try to better predict when cloud movements will affect solar power generation.

The euro zone economy has lost some momentum but is still on track for solid growth in the third quarter of this year.

NATO is working "24/7" to evacuate people from Afghanistan, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said as reports of violence and repression continue to emerge.

Harris spoke to reporters during a joint press conference with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong following an earlier meeting.

Heavy losses last week left Hong Kong's Hang Seng index more than 20% lower from its mid-February high.

German politicians have struck a welcoming tone toward Afghan refugees, but experts warn this could be short-lived.

Ismail Sabri Yaakob was sworn in as Malaysia's new prime minister over the weekend.

Hiring managers can often focus on certain groups that they want to hire from, and this can lead to biases rearing their heads.

China was one of the first countries to express willingness to engage with the Taliban diplomatically when they suddenly swept to power in Afghanistan.

The Biden administration is facing criticism of its handling of the overall U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The Fed's efforts to reverse its easy policy will be a dominant theme for markets in the week ahead, as central bankers meet virtually for their symposium.

Afghans face a nationwide cash shortage, closed borders, a plunging currency, and rapidly rising prices of basic goods. An emerging crypto scene has helped some.

The pandemic hurt 2020 global car sales, but some things never change ⁠— like American drivers preferring Ford's F-Series trucks. In countries like Argentina and Australia, Toyota pickups were most popular, while Swiss drivers typically opted for the Czech brand Skoda.