CNN — China announced sweeping changes to its national pandemic response on Wednesday, the clearest and most significant sign yet that the country is moving away from its strict zero-Covid approach. In a statement reported by state broadcaster CCTV, China’s State Council unveiled 10 new guidelines that loosen some restrictions […]
Meghan Markle detailed her hardships dealing with suicidal thoughts while a member of the royal family during an interview at the Ripple of Hope Gala in New York City on Tuesday night. Meghan, with Prince Harry at her side, said she first shared her struggle publicly last year because ‘I […]
A man requiring a wheelchair claims he was booted from his Qatar Airways flight after boarding the plane and left stranded at Melbourne airport because of his disability. The story of Craig Nolan, an Australian man with spina bifida whose plan to return to his home in Finland via Doha […]
Rodents strike back. Mayor Eric Adams’ war on rats took an ironic turn Tuesday when it was revealed that Hizzoner is facing a $300 fine for an infestation of the rodents at his Brooklyn property. News of the rat summons came after Adams last month promised to expunge the citywide […]
FRANKFURT, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank-owned (DBKGn.DE) fund manager DWS (DWSG.DE) on Wednesday said it would divest businesses and reduce its footprint in measures that would create 100 million euros in savings by 2025 to be reallocated to growth areas. The announcement, which includes new profit and cost targets […]
On Tuesday morning, reports came in that an oil storage tank had exploded near Kursk city in the Bryansk region of Russia. Roman Starovoyt, the Governor of Kursk, had blamed the attack on a Ukrainian drone, but Ukraine has not taken responsibility for the strike. The Russian news outlet Baza […]
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(Bloomberg) — Two months after snubbing US President Joe Biden’s pleas for oil, Saudi Arabia is rolling out the red carpet for his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. Most Read from Bloomberg Xi will visit Saudi Arabia for several days starting Wednesday, during which he will take part in a regional […]
New York CNN Business — The New York Times is preparing for more than 1,100 of its union staffers to go on strike for a full day Thursday — an act of protest that has not been staged by employees at the paper of record since the late 1970s. The […]
A British pensioner arrested on suspicion of killing his wife in Spain has told cops that she fell and hit her head on a kerb after getting out of their car. The 69-year-old man, who has not been identified, was taken into custody Sunday accused of dealing the blow that […]
A 14-year-old girl was found with self-inflicted knife wounds at Senator Ted Cruz’s home. Police were seen outside of Cruz’s Houston, Texas, home on Tuesday evening after a 14-year-old was found with self-inflicted wounds on her arms shortly before 8pm. A representative for the Senator said the incident was a […]
The Democratic incumbent, Raphael Warnock, won the Georgia Senate runoff on Tuesday, securing his first full term and delivering a 51st seat to bolster his party’s majority in the chamber. The Associated Press called the race about three and a half hours after polls closed in Georgia, as Warnock led […]
SAN DIEGO — Cody Bellinger picked the Cubs over the Blue Jays, Giants and Rockies, among teams showing interest. Bellinger received $17.5 million on a one-year deal, which is slightly below what he would have gotten in arbitration had the Dodgers tendered him. He wanted to do the one-year deal […]
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – The United States will increase the rotational presence of air, land and sea forces in Australia, including bomber aircraft and fighter jets, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday, amid shared concerns about China. Speaking after annual AUSMIN talks between the allies, Austin said […]
Taiwan is set to receive up to 100 state-of-the-art Patriot air defence missiles from the US, a State Department notice has suggested, in a further bid to bolster protection against China. The deal, valued at $882million (£720million), would afford the island nation more advanced weapons than what had been agreed […]
ATLANTA — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock wrapped up his “one more time” tour with a victory Tuesday in the runoff, defeating Republican rival Herschel Walker to secure a six-year term. “Against unspeakable odds, here we stand together,” he said. Here are four takeaways from the Georgia runoff. Warnock’s star rises […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday signed off on two new significant arms sales to Taiwan in approvals that are sure to rankle China. The State Department said it had okayed sales worth more than $425 million of spare aircraft parts to support Taiwan’s fleet of F-16 fighters, […]
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TORNADO hits Marbella: Trees are uprooted and tables are sent ‘flying through the air’ as ‘terrifying’ freak weather smashes the resort town A tornado has torn through Marbella, Spain, leaving a path of destruction One person was injured as the freak weather phenomenon caused chaos Residents and holidaymakers in the […]
Bill Cosby has been hit with another slew of sexual assault and rape allegations, with five women filing a lawsuit on Monday in New York, taking advantage of a new temporary extension in the statute of limitations. The five women claim that Cosby, now 85, attacked them between 1969 and 1991. […]