US Travel Ban Ends and Europeans Go Abroad Again

[ad_1] “We must resolve this issue as soon as possible,” said Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, in an unusually frank statement in August. “This can’t go on for weeks.” It took months. Countless Europeans missed important family gatherings such as reunions, births, weddings and funerals. Thousands have taken to social media …

High Natural Gas Prices Are Stretching Europeans, Discussing Recycling

[ad_1] LONDON — As the world struggles to recover from the pandemic, rising natural gas prices threaten to become a burden on Europe and other economies. Wholesale prices for fuel are at their highest in years, about five times the price people were now at in 2019, before they contracted the virus. High costs are …