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Hong Kong high court allows bail for 3 councilors

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s High Court allowed three district councilors who were part of a group of 47 pan-democrats charged under the national security law to be released on bail on Saturday, while rejecting the appeal of two others. Tat Cheng, Michael Pang and Ricky Or were allowed to post bail but will have to give up travel documents, observe a ...

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EU nations push to relax ban on travel from rest of world

Bloomberg A group of European Union (EU) nations that count tourism as a significant industry is pushing for a relaxation of rules on traveling to the bloc from the rest of the world, according to diplomats. The EU imposed a blanket ban on non-essential travel from most countries last March in a bid to stem the spread of Covid-19. But ...

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Spain approves $13b aid package to help indebted companies

Bloomberg Spain’s government approved an 11 billion-euro ($13 billion) plan to help companies pay down debts accumulated during the pandemic, Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said. The package, which has three parts, will leave companies better poised for the economic recovery, Calvino told journalists during a televised news conference. The announcement is the latest example of how European governments are accelerating ...

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