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POLITICSUNITED STATES OF AMERICA US House passes debt ceiling bill to avert default Published 16 hours agoPublished 16 hours agolast updated 10 hours agolast updated 10 hours ago The vote came just five days before the deadline to avoid a crippling default. The bipartisan agreement will now go to the Senate before President Joe Biden can sign it into law. https://p.dw.com/p/4S2GD Fog envelopes the...

POLITICSREPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA Zelenskyy arrives in Moldova for European leaders summit 5 hours ago5 hours ago Moldova, which borders Ukraine, is hosting the second European Political Community summit, as it seeks to solidify its EU bid. The 27 EU members and their European allies are gathering in a show of unity. https://p.dw.com/p/4S2xc Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shakes hands with Moldova's President Maia Sandu at...

CRIMEMEXICO Mexico: Police discover 45 bags containing human remains 2 hours ago2 hours ago The bags were discovered as part of a search for seven young workers of a call center who have gone missing. Authorities have yet to confirm whether the remains are those of the workers. https://p.dw.com/p/4S3FK A police officer stands guard near a crime scene The bags were discovered near the western...

Analysis How have jobs changed in the last 10 years? Computer programming has seen one of the biggest rises in the number of employees. An additional 274,000 people work in the field compared with when the last census took place in 2011. By Joely Santa Cruz, data journalist, and Daniel Dunford, senior data journalist Wednesday 31 May 2023 21:57, UK Listen to this article 0:00...

'Storm clouds gathering' for property market amid biggest annual fall in house prices for nearly 14 years Housing market activity is likely to remain "subdued in the near term" amid expectations of further interest rate rises, according to Nationwide. While other property market experts fear there is worse to come for buyers and sellers alike. By Daniel Binns, business reporter Thursday 1...

Cost of living crisis raises fears of surge in online child exploitation this summer Charities say offenders used the conditions created by the COVID pandemic to target young people, who were spending more time online. Now they warn the cost of living crisis must not be allowed to "fuel another surge in abuse". Thursday 1 June 2023 06:53, UK Listen to this...

Eyewitness Ukraine war: Workers at deteriorating Zaporizhzhia plant fear 'devastation' on a scale 'worse than Chernobyl' The Zaporizhzhia power plant was taken under Russian control in March last year, becoming one of the first major areas to be captured by Vladimir Putin's forces - but staff say they are intimidated by Russian troops to keep quiet about what's happening behind closed...

POLITICSNORWAY NATO working to ensure 'Putin does not do this again' Published 4 hours agoPublished 4 hours agolast updated 43 minutes agolast updated 43 minutes ago NATO is working on a framework to halt Russia's "cycle of aggression" against Kyiv, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said after meeting the alliance's top diplomats in Oslo. https://p.dw.com/p/4S2lW NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the...

South Korea uses AI to 'weigh' North Korean leader Kim Jong Un South Korea does not say what software has been used to estimate Kim Jong Un's weight - but cites an intelligence report which suggests the North Korean leader may be battling insomnia. Thursday 1 June 2023 12:26, UK Listen to this article 0:00 / 2:15 1X BeyondWords Audio created using AI assistance March 2021 North Korea's...

CONFLICTSUKRAINE Ukraine updates: 3 killed in Russian strike on Kyiv Published 10 hours agoPublished 10 hours agolast updated 4 hours agolast updated 4 hours ago A child was among those killed in the missile attacks on Kyiv's eastern outskirts, according to Ukrainian officials. DW has the latest. https://p.dw.com/p/4S2VH Local residents react near the body of a person killed in a Russian missile strike, at...

Fidelity Slashes Value of Its Twitter Stake Once Again BY PYMNTS | MAY 31, 2023 | Twitter is now worth a third of the $44 billion Elon Musk paid for it. That's according to a recent assessment by Fidelity, which has reportedly slashed the value of its own stake in the company — now listed as...

Tabby Expands BNPL Offering With $350 Million Debt Facility BY PYMNTS | MAY 31, 2023 | Tabby shopping app Tabby says new financing will let it expand its buy now, pay later (BNPL) service. The Dubai-based FinTech announced Wednesday (May 31) it had closed a new funding round resulting in upsizing its debt facility to $350 million,...

Thinking Small Might Be Retail’s New Big Trend BY PYMNTS | MAY 31, 2023 | Nordstrom Rack Merchants are embracing smaller footprints in a greater effort to cut costs and renew customer focus. Marking a significant shift in retailer strategy, major stores determined to adapt to the reality of today’s economic landscape are overhauling their brick-and-mortar approach....

Members of scandal-hit CBI begin confidence vote on lobby group's future The CBI says it has consulted more than 1,000 business leaders for their thoughts on the organisation's future path. Wednesday 31 May 2023 10:16, UK Listen to this article 0:00 / 3:03 1X BeyondWords Audio created using AI assistance A Confederation of British Industry logo at its annual conference in London, Britain November 9, 2015. REUTERS/Toby...