Politics
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures fall as the 10-year Treasury yield tops a 3-year high Traders on the floor of the NYSE, April 14, 2022. Source: NYSE 2. BofA issues stronger earnings as it releases reserves for soured loans A […]
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French prosecutor studying EU anti-fraud agency report on Le Pen
Marine Le Pen is challenging Emmanuel Macron in a presidential election with opinion polls showing Macron edging ahead in next Sunday’s second round runoff. Nicolas Kovarik | IP3 | Getty Images French prosecutors said on Sunday they are examining a report by the European Union’s anti-fraud agency accusing far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and […]
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Alex Jones’ Infowars files for bankruptcy following Sandy Hook lawsuits
Alex Jones of InfoWars talks to reporters outside a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing concerning foreign influence operations’ use of social media platforms, on Capitol Hill, September 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Infowars on Sunday filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern […]
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Sri Lankan opposition to table no-confidence vote against government
Sri Lanka’s opposition is set to stage a no-confidence vote against the government, opposition lawmaker Harsha de Silva told CNBC on Monday. “We are confident we have the numbers and we will bring the motion at the appropriate time,” said de Silva, a parliamentary member from the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya party. His comments came […]
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Ukraine’s major western city of Lviv hit by missiles; Mariupol resistance holds out despite heavy losses. Follow our live updates
Five missile strikes hit Western city of Lviv, civilians killed, officials say Air raid sirens are sounding once again in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv after it was hit by five missile strikes, its mayor said. The strikes killed six people and wounded eight, according to the Lviv regional governor. These are the first major […]
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Sri Lanka’s reluctance to tap IMF helped push it into an economic abyss
Protesters in Colombo on Easter, April 17, 2022. The Rajapaksa government has leaned heavily on its foreign exchange reserves, eroding them by more than 70% in two years. Jewel Samad | AFP | Getty Images Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis has triggered an unprecedented wave of spontaneous protests as the island nation of 22 million […]
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There’s an ‘alarming change’ in North Korea’s approach to nuclear weapons, says professor
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Jeffrey Lewis of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies says what North Korea “really, fundamentally” wants is the ability to use a much larger number of nuclear weapons against U.S. forces in South Korea and Japan if they thought an invasion was […]
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North Korean leader Kim observes missile test to boost nuclear capabilities
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the proposed building site for the Ryonpho Vegetable Greenhouse Farm in the Ryonpho area of Hamju County, North Korea, in this undated photo released January 28, 2022 by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA | via Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the test-firing […]
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Moscow claims forces have taken most of Mariupol; Ukrainian fighters given last chance to surrender
Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol told ‘their lives will be spared’ if they surrender Maxar satellite imagery gives an overview of the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in eastern Mariupol where Ukrainian fighters are believed to be holding out against a Russian takeover of the southern port city. Maxar | Maxar | Getty Images Russia says […]
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Zelenskyy appeals for ‘stronger, more destructive’ sanctions; Ukraine infrastructure damage hinders aid efforts
Damaged roads in Ukraine hindering humanitarian aid, UK’s Defence Ministry says Maxar satellite multispectral image shows burning homes in residential area of Chernihiv, Ukraine on March 16, 2022. Satellite image (c) 2022 Maxar Technologies | Getty Images Ukraine’s roads and other infrastructure have been badly damaged by Russian troops, and that is now posing a […]
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