Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Crime|News

US says alleged white supremacists tried to use Telegram to spark race war

U.S. prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Monday against two alleged leaders of a white supremacist gang, saying they used the Telegram social media site

US says alleged white supremacists tried to use Telegram to spark race war
Africa|News

Morocco floods death toll rises to 18, authorities say

Floods from torrential rains killed at least 18 people in the southern Morocco provinces of Tata, Tiznit, Errachidia, Tinghir and Taroudant, authorities said in a latest

Americas|News

Two killed in fire from waste overflow at top Pemex oil refinery in Mexico

Two workers died and another was injured after a fire broke out over the weekend at the biggest domestic refinery owned and operated by Mexico's state oil company Pemex, a

Business|Finance|Technology

Bank of America hires JPMorgan's Tim Carpenter to co-lead software investment banking, source says

Bank of America has hired technology banking veteran Tim Carpenter from peer JPMorgan Chase to co-lead its software investment banking business, a source familiar with the matter said on

Bank of America hires JPMorgan's Tim Carpenter to co-lead software investment banking, source says
MidEast|News|World

Turkey's Erdogan calls for summit of Muslim country leaders on Gaza war

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to convene an emergency summit to discuss the war in Gaza and what he called Israel's attacks on

Turkey's Erdogan calls for summit of Muslim country leaders on Gaza war
Europe|News|Political

Two Pakistani men convicted over calls to murder Dutch anti-Muslim leader Wilders

A Dutch court said it convicted two Pakistani political leaders on Monday of making calls for the murder of anti-Muslim lawmaker Geert Wilders, though both are thought to be

Two Pakistani men convicted over calls to murder Dutch anti-Muslim leader Wilders
Business|News

Canada's Unifor, GM start contract talks for CAMI assembly plant

General Motors and Unifor have begun collective bargaining for workers at the automaker's CAMI Assembly plant in Ontario, the Canadian labour union said on Monday.

Canada's Unifor, GM start contract talks for CAMI assembly plant
Business|Finance|Stock Markets

US SEC approves new audit quality benchmarks over Republican objections

Wall Street's top regulator on Monday gave the nod to new accounting standards set by a watchdog agency, part of an effort to address concerns about the prevalence of poor quality audits.

US SEC approves new audit quality benchmarks over Republican objections
Business|Finance

JPMorgan appoints Garcia-Salas, Redmond for mid-cap investment banking

JPMorgan Chase & Co has hired Humberto Garcia-Salas and Andrew Redmond as managing directors for its Mid-Cap Investment Banking division, as it seeks to further strengthen its investment

JPMorgan appoints Garcia-Salas, Redmond for mid-cap investment banking
Business|Technology

Siemens investing $60 million on high-speed train plant in upstate New York

Siemens is spending $60 million on a new U.S. factory to build high speed trains to whisk passengers between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, the German engineering company said on Monday.

Siemens investing $60 million on high-speed train plant in upstate New York
Celebrity|Crime|Fashion and Beauty|News

Former Canada fashion mogul Nygard sentenced to 11 years in sex assault cases

Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of four counts of sexual assault in attacks on women in his Toronto

Former Canada fashion mogul Nygard sentenced to 11 years in sex assault cases
Celebrity|Entertainment|Health

'Loving and being loved': UK's Princess Kate says she is grateful after finishing chemotherapy

Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, said on Monday she had finished her course of preventative chemotherapy for cancer, saying the treatment had given her a new

'Loving and being loved': UK's Princess Kate says she is grateful after finishing chemotherapy
News|World

Belize army sends officers for long-delayed Haiti mission to Jamaica

The Belize Defence Force is deploying two senior officers to Jamaica ahead of an assignment to Haiti, it said on Sunday, as part of its commitment to support a long-delayed

Business|Fashion and Beauty|Finance

Sneaker maker Golden Goose posts 12% increase in core profit in H1

Italian luxury sneaker group Golden Goose said its adjusted core profit rose 12% to 109.2 million euros ($120.57 million) in the first half of the year, as its net revenues kept

News

Tropical Storm Francine forms over the Louisiana coast, NHC says

Tropical storm Francine has formed over the Louisiana coast and is expected to gain hurricane strength on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Economy|Europe|News

French economy to go into reverse as Olympic boost fades, INSEE says

France's economy accelerated in the third quarter thanks to the Olympic Games but is set to go into reverse before the end of the year, the country's INSEE statistics agency forecast

Africa

RSF paramilitaries kill 31 in Sudanese city of Sennar, activists say

At least 31 people have been killed and 100 wounded since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces renewed an assault on the city of Sennar in southeastern Sudan on Sunday, a

RSF paramilitaries kill 31 in Sudanese city of Sennar, activists say
Uncategorized

US probes 781,000 newer Jeep vehicles over underhood fire reports

A U.S. auto safety agency said on Monday it is opening an investigation into more than 781,000 newer Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator sport utility vehicles after

US probes 781,000 newer Jeep vehicles over underhood fire reports
Business|Economy|Europe

Main elements of Draghi competitiveness report

The European Union needs far more coordinated industrial policy, more rapid decisions and massive investment if it wants to keep pace with economic rivals the United States and

Main elements of Draghi competitiveness report
Election|Health

Donald Trump says he supports legalizing adult marijuana use in Florida

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he supports a ballot initiative in Florida that would legalize recreational use of marijuana for adults ages

Donald Trump says he supports legalizing adult marijuana use in Florida
Business|Economy|News

Tariffs tend to hit the poor harder, WTO says

Import tariffs tend to disproportionately hit low-income households, the World Trade Organization said in a report on Monday, countering what it sees as backlash against open

Tariffs tend to hit the poor harder, WTO says
Health|News|Technology

US proposes new vehicle requirement to reduce pedestrian deaths

A U.S. regulator said on Monday it is proposing a requirement that some future vehicles be redesigned to reduce the risks of serious or fatal injuries in

US proposes new vehicle requirement to reduce pedestrian deaths
News

Ten former top US military officials back Harris, call Trump 'a danger'

A group of 10 retired top U.S. military officials endorsed U.S.

Ten former top US military officials back Harris, call Trump 'a danger'
Europe|News|Political|World

Germany tightens controls at all borders in immigration crackdown

Germany's government announced plans to impose tighter controls at all of the country's land borders in what it called an attempt to tackle

Germany tightens controls at all borders in immigration crackdown
Business|Finance

US SEC hits 7 public companies with penalties for violating whistleblower protections

Seven public companies agreed to pay a combined $3 million to settle U.S.

US SEC hits 7 public companies with penalties for violating whistleblower protections

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