Thomas Mulier

Vice President Mike Pence, right, bumps elbows with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, on March 5, 2020, during a news conference at Camp Murray in Washington state. Pence was in Washington to discuss the state's efforts to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and officials have been avoiding shaking hands to prevent the spread of germs.

Even elbow-bumping may be too intimate to ward off coronavirus

March 9, 2020 at 3:26 p.m.

Elbow-bumping was just beginning to become a thing — even global leaders were doing it rather than kiss or shake hands as a safe means of greeting. But now, it's...

In this Tuesday Feb. 23, 2016, file photo, Danone CEO Emmanuel Faber poses for photographers prior to the company's 2015 annual results presentation in Paris. Yogurt giant Danone said Thursday, July 7, 2016, it reached a $10 billion deal to buy American organic food maker WhiteWave, expanding the French company's foothold in health foods and the U.S. market.

Dannon yogurt parent company to buy soy food producer WhiteWave for $10B, expands organic market

June 12, 2018 at 8:29 a.m.

Danone agreed to buy WhiteWave Foods Co. for about $10 billion to add the best-selling U.S. soy milk brand Silk and expand in organic food in its biggest acquisition in...

Existing home sales slow down in Spain

August 20, 2021 at 11:55 p.m.

Prices of used housing in Madrid and Barcelona, Spain's two largest cities, rose slower in the first quarter than in previous quarters as people grew reluctant to spend, according to...

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