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COVID created a new billionaire every 30 hours while many face extreme poverty, report says 263 million people are predicted to fall into extreme poverty this year.   -   Copyright  Image by MCCAIG via Canva By Jack Ramage  •  Updated: 25/05/2022 - 19:01 During the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic, a new billionaire was minted every 30 hours, according to a new report by Oxfam International. The report, called “Profiting...

Will Russia’s digital ruble shield its economy from Western sanctions? Cut off from the international banking system and unable to access dollars or euros, Russia is betting on the digital ruble to continue making payments.   -   Copyright  AP By Giulia Carbonaro  & Reuters  •  Updated: 26/05/2022 - 12:20 A waiver issued by the US Treasury allowing Russia to still transfer payments for its foreign bonds despite Western sanctions expired on Wednesday, leaving...

SWITZERLAND Putin will not dictate peace terms in Ukraine, says Germany's Scholz COMMENTS By Anca Ulea  & AP  •  Updated: 26/05/2022 - 17:05 German chancellor Olaf Scholz arrive at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, May 26, 2022.   -   Copyright  AP Photo/Markus Schreiber SHARE THIS ARTICLE Russian President Vladimir Putin will not win the war in Ukraine, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz...

Hungary could hold up new EU sanctions against Russia COMMENTS By Euronews  •  Updated: 26/05/2022 - 22:51 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen   -   Copyright  Virginia Mayo/Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved SHARE THIS ARTICLE EU leaders will meet in Brussels next week for a special summit to discuss the bloc's long-awaited sixth round of sanctions against Russia. This...

Members of Extinction Rebellion march in Manchester, United Kingdom on September 1, 2020. (Photo: Andy Barton/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) “3 GIVE$ Stop the Wars. Save the Planet If humanity and much of life on Earth is to survive, we desperately need a climate revolution and a peace revolution. H. PATRICIA HYNES May 26, 2022 This report "is an atlas...

U.S. forces host a range day with the Danab Brigade in Somalia, May 9, 2021. (Photo: US Air Force) “2 GIVE$ Meanwhile, Back in Washington, and Somalia, and Syria, and Kenya, and ... Most Americans appear to know far more of the activities of the Russian and Ukrainian militaries than they know about their own. TOM GALLAGHER May...

A school teacher wears a sign around his neck expressing his opposition to arming teachers during a "March For Our Lives" rally in Santa Fe, New Mexico on March 24, 2018. (Photo: Robert Alexander/Getty Images) “10 GIVE$ 'We Need Fewer Guns in Schools, Not More': Teachers Reject GOP Call for Armed Educators "Teachers should be teaching,...

Qatar Airways Keywords Qatar Airways world Cup Qatar World Cup flight tickets Doha - Al Sharq website   Qatar Airways announced today the details of the cooperation agreement it signed with 4 Gulf airlines to provide daily direct return flights within 24 hours to and from Doha, to attend the 2022 World Cup matches in Qatar. And Qatar Airways is cooperating with flydubai, Kuwait...

  His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of condolences to his brother, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the death of the mother of His Highness Prince Fahd bin Dhaar bin Turki bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud...

Maserati launches MC20 Cielo amid focus on quality not quantity By Metro US 0 comments Posted on May 25, 2022 Maserati, the luxury brand of Stellantis, presents its new MC20 Cielo Spider model MODENA, Italy (Reuters) – Maserati’s turnaround plan aims to liberate the Stellantis luxury brand from being a “slave to volumes” which has weighed on quality, its CEO Davide Grasso said on Wednesday, unveiling a...

Turkish fast delivery firm Getir to cut 14% of staff -source By Sheila Dang 0 comments Posted on May 25, 2022 Amsterdam and Rotterdam move to ban new “dark store” delivery hubs in the city centres ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish fast grocery delivery company Getir plans to cut 14% of its staff globally, a source with the knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Founded in 2015, Istanbul-based...

Twitter to pay $150 million to settle with U.S. over privacy, security violations By Diane Bartz 0 comments Posted on May 25, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Illustration shows printed Twitter logos WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Twitter Inc has agreed to pay $150 million to settle allegations it misused private information, like telephone numbers, to target advertising at users after telling them the information would be used for security reasons,...

Nvidia shares drop on disappointing revenue outlook and China, Russia obstacles By Chavi Mehta and Jane Lanhee Lee 0 comments Posted on May 25, 2022 m techFILE PHOTO: The logo of technology company Nvidia is seen at its headquarters in Santa Clara (Reuters) -Chip designer Nvidia Corp forecast second-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, bracing for supply chain snags and slowing demand for graphics...

Global shares rise after Fed meeting notes hint at future rate hikes By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall 0 comments Posted on May 25, 2022 A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global shares rose on Wednesday after notes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s early May meeting showed a strong likelihood that...