Italian beach establishments close umbrellas briefly to protest long-delayed liberalization plans

Italian beach establishments close umbrellas briefly to protest long-delayed liberalization plans

ROME (AP) — Italian beach establishments mounted a symbolic two-hour strike early Friday aimed at pressuring the government not to enact a decades-old EU directive to allow more competition in the sector, long a symbol of Italy’s failure to reform the economy. Italy’s 6,500 beach concessions generate some 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in annual

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Harrie Lavreysen will try to defend his Olympic sprint title against Matthew Richardson

Harrie Lavreysen will try to defend his Olympic sprint title against Matthew Richardson

Follow along for live updates from today’s Olympic action. MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — Harrie Lavreysen will try to defend his Olympic sprint title against Matthew Richardson of Australia, who upset his Dutch countryman Jeffrey Hoogland in their semifinal, on Friday night at the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Lavreysen, who beat Hoogland in the finals at

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Austria’s Valentin Bontus wins gold in men’s kitesurfing to conclude Olympic sailing in Marseille

Austria’s Valentin Bontus wins gold in men’s kitesurfing to conclude Olympic sailing in Marseille

Follow along for live updates from today’s Olympic action. MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Valentin Bontus of Austria took gold after winning two finals races Friday in men’s kitesurfing , the new, fastest sport at the Summer Olympics , whose medals bring to a close sailing competitions in Marseille . Toni Vodisek of Slovenia got silver

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You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts

You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts

The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free electricity. Faster development is one thing Congress and the administration agree on. President Joe Biden signed legislation in July to modernize the licensing of new reactor technologies so they can be built faster. Republican and

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