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U.S.-Saudi Ties Under Review Despite Khashoggi Immunity Ruling, Blinken Says
By Maya Gebeily DOHA - The U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia is still under review despite a Biden administration ruling that the Saudi crown prince has immunity from a lawsuit over the murder of Jamal...
A Dependency Like on Russia’s Gas Won’t Happen Again – Germany’s Scholz
Germany will not become dependent on a strategic resource like gas again, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday (November 22), pointing to Russia. Addressing a so-called economic summit of Germany’s daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Scholz said,...
Zoom Shares Down 90% From Peak as Pandemic Boom Fades
By Aditya Soni and Chavi Mehta Shares of Zoom Video Communications Inc have tumbled about 90% from their pandemic peak in October 2020 as the former investor darling struggles to adjust to a post-COVID world....
Ukrainians Brace for Bleak Winter as Russian Strikes Cripple Power Capacity
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to Ukrainians to conserve energy amid relentless Russian strikes that have halved the country's power capacity, as the United Nations health body warned of a humanitarian...
In White House Thanksgiving Tradition, Biden Pardons Two Turkeys
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden, wearing his trademark aviator sunglasses, pardoned two turkeys from North Carolina named Chocolate and Chip on Monday, Nov. 21 — sparing them from ending up on Thanksgiving dinner tables....
New Zealand Court Rules Voting Age of 18 is Discriminatory
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON - New Zealand's highest court ruled on Monday that the country's current voting age of 18 was discriminatory, forcing parliament to discuss whether it should be lowered. The case, which has...
Iran Protests Akin to Revolt, Regime Not Yet in Danger – Israeli Spy Chief
Israel's military intelligence chief said on Monday (November 21) that protests rocking Iran were beginning to resemble a popular uprising, but he sees "no real danger" to the survival of the regime at the moment....
China to Provide 200 Billion Yuan in Loans to Commercial Banks for Housing Completions
BEIJING - The Chinese central bank will provide 200 billion yuan ($27.92 billion) in loans to six commercial banks for housing completions, deputy central bank governor Pan Gongsheng was quoted as saying by state-run Economic...
Elizabeth Holmes Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Theranos Fraud
By Jody Godoy and Dan Levine SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge on Friday sentenced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to 11 years and three months in prison for defrauding investors in her now-defunct blood-testing...
Parts of New York State Grapple With Deluge of ‘Lake-Effect’ Snow
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Parts of Western New York state woke up on Friday, Nov. 18 to nearly 2 feet (0.6 meters) of "lake effect" snow, about half of the total accumulations that forecasters say squalls...
US Government Announces $13 Billion in Funding to ‘Modernize’ Power Grids
The White House announced through the Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday, Nov. 18 that it is soliciting grant applications for $13 billion in new financing under the bipartisan infrastructure bill for the expansion and...
Japan’s inflation hits 40-year high as BOJ sticks to easy policy
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO - Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated to a 40-year high in October, driven by currency weakness and imported cost pressures that the central bank shrugs off as it sticks to a...