By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is painting a relatively rosy picture of the state of the country’s economy following the U.K.’s deepest recession in around 300 years. In his annual budget to Parliament, Sunak said growth this year was set to be 6.5%, higher than predicted just
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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is painting a relatively rosy picture of the state of the country’s economy following the U.K.’s deepest recession in around 300 years. In his annual budget to Parliament, Sunak said growth this year was set to be 6.5%, higher than predicted just
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Rusia notificó este miércoles 1.123 muertes por covid-19 en las últimas 24 horas, un nuevo récord histórico por segundo día consecutivo, según datos del centro de respuesta al coronavirus del país. El récord anterior de 1.106 muertes en 24 horas se registró este martes. El número de nuevos casos en
Continue ReadingBy Michael Warren and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is backing former football star Herschel Walker’s Senate bid in Georgia, the latest sign that the Republican establishment is aligning behind Walker despite having serious doubts about the GOP candidate’s viability. “I am happy to endorse Herschel Walker for U.S. Senate in Georgia,”
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Supply chain issues, especially the computer chip shortage, took a major bite out of General Motors’ sales and earnings in the third quarter, but America’s largest automaker was still able to perform better than expected. GM also gave investors a bullish outlook, saying that its full-year earnings should be at
Continue Reading NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Europe’s leading human rights organization says Cyprus remains a “very centralized country” where local authorities are too dependent on state hand-outs and not adequately financed to provide municipal services. The Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities said Wednesday that the sphere of local government on the east Mediterranean
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Coca-Cola Co. is getting its fizz back. The Atlanta beverage company said its revenue jumped 16% to $10 billion in the third quarter as stadiums, movie theaters and other venues reopened around the world. That was ahead of Wall Street’s forecast. Historically, venues like restaurants and theaters account for
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — EgyptAir says a Moscow-bound flight has returned to the Egyptian capital shortly after its takeoff after a threatening message was found onboard. The airline says EgyptAir flight MS729 has returned safely to Cairo International Airport around 22 minutes after takeoff. It says the written message was found on a seat of the
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — A small boat transporting 24 migrants has been rescued from the North Sea by emergency services off the coast of the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. The governor of West Flanders province in Belgium told The Associated Press that all 24 passengers were rescued but that one of the migrants was in serious
Continue Reading By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police say a resident of a high-rise condominium near Bangkok cut the support rope for two painters, apparently angry she wasn’t told they would be doing work, and left them hanging above the 26th floor until a couple rescued them. Police say the woman is facing
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing is reporting a loss of $109 million for the third quarter as it struggles to resume deliveries of the 787, a large plane that is popular on international airline routes. The loss that Boeing reported Wednesday is narrower than a year ago, however. Boeing’s mid-size 737 Max jet
Continue ReadingCNN By Emmet Lyons and Claire Calzonetti, CNN The daughter of a former top Saudi intelligence official has told CNN that representatives of the Saudi government attempted to lure her to the same consulate where Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in Istanbul, as part of a series of threats against her and her family. Hissah Al-Muzaini,
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis has agreed to visit Canada to help reconciliation efforts with Indigenous peoples following shocking revelations of the Catholic church’s role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of native children. The Vatican said in a brief statement on Wednesday that the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle and the addition of a new cabinet role to address mental health, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is calling on the new health ministers to address the ‘health workforce crisis’
Continue ReadingBy Ben Cousins, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Indigenous and remote communities that rely on fish for sustenance shouldn’t worry about mercury levels in their food as the benefits of eating the meal outweigh the risks, according to a new study. The study, published recently in
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A hike in the cost of wheat is alarming French households who fear a possible rise in the price of the prized baguette. Many boulangeries are warning customers that the long, crunchy French staple could be going up by 3 to 5 centimes. The president of the
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CNN By Omar Jimenez and Rachel Clarke, CNN The disappearance and death of Jelani Day left a mother heartbroken, a family grieving and a community with more questions than answers. Amid the questions are clues. His car was found in woods in Peru, Illinois, nearly 70 miles from where he was last seen alive. His
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The growing clout of everyday investors has shaken up Wall Street, forcing hedge funds and big-time asset managers to start paying attention to armchair traders pumping their extra cash into the market. But after a blockbuster start to the year, when traders coordinating on social media sparked a wild rally
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez and Rachel Clarke, CNN The disappearance and death of Jelani Day left a mother heartbroken, a family grieving and a community with more questions than answers. Amid the questions are clues. His car was found in woods in Peru, Illinois, nearly 70 miles from where he was last seen alive. His wallet,
Continue ReadingCNN By Dan Merica and Eva McKend, CNN The latest back-and-forth in the race to be Virginia’s next governor is centered on the value of teaching a Toni Morrison novel in commonwealth schools, highlighting Republican Glenn Youngkin‘s attempt to make the culture wars around education the major issue of the race as Democratic nominee Terry
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