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Fund Manager Reade Griffith buys stake in Mediaset Espana amid takeover By Metro US 0 comments Posted on April 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Mediaset Espana is seen outside Madrid, Spain MADRID (Reuters) – Fund manager Reade Griffith bought a minority stake in Spanish broadcaster Mediaset Espana after its parent company MediaForEurope launched a public takeover offer, a filing to the Spanish stock regulator showed. Griffith,...

China-Russia cooperation is ‘resilient’, says senior Chinese diplomat By Metro US 0 comments Posted on April 19, 2022 Dialogue event on democracy in Beijing BEIJING (Reuters) – China told Russia it will continue to increase “strategic coordination” with it regardless of international volatility, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng gave this assurance to Russian ambassador to China, Andrey Denisov,...

Retailer WH Smith suspends Funky Pigeon online orders after cyber incident By Metro US 0 comments Posted on April 19, 2022 A person wearing a mask leaves a WH Smith store in London (Reuters) – British retailer WH Smith Plc said on Tuesday it has suspended orders from its online greetings card and gift business Funky Pigeon following a cyber-security incident last week. WH Smith, which sells books,...

Australia’s CBA rebuffs reports of partnership with crypto trading platform By Metro US 0 comments Posted on April 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians are reflected in a Commonwealth Bank logo sign outside a branch located in Sydney, Australia (Reuters) – Commonwealth Bank of Australia warned of a fake news article doing rounds on social media platforms alleging the country’s No. 1 lender to have partnered with a...

China: First quarter economic growth slightly tops forecast Beijing reported a 4.8% growth for the first quarter, a modest increase over the previous quarter's 4%. The country's economy has been stalling amid coronavirus outbreaks.      Journalists on Monday received an economic report from China's National Bureau showing 4.8% economic growth for the first quarter of the year China's economic growth rose modestly to 4.8%...

Ukraine war: 'New phase of war' as Russia's offensive in east begins, Ukrainian officials say COMMENTS By Euronews  with AP, AFP  •  Updated: 19/04/2022 - 08:34 Damaged and burned vehicles are seen at a destroyed part of a plant in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariu   -   Copyright  AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov SHARE THIS ARTICLE Russian forces have begun a new offensive...

Demonstrators hold signs while protesting in front of a Starbucks shop on April 14, 2022 in New York City. (Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) “2 GIVE$ Starbucks Workers Urge Congress to Grill CEO Howard Schultz on Union-Busting "Starbucks has conducted an unprecedented, aggressive anti-union campaign of harassment, captive audience meetings, and illegal firings," reads a new...

Aerial view of shipping containers sitting stacked at Zhoushan Port on November 11, 2021 in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province of China. (Photo: Dong Xiaofei/VCG via Getty Images) “2 GIVE$ The Obvious Solutions to the Global Inflation Crisis Who is standing in the way of a better future? LAURA BASU April 18, 2022 by OpenDemocracy.net I hate to tell you this, but the cost...

Thousands of demonstrators join Fridays for Future's global day of action to stand with Ukraine by walking down Willy-Brandt-Strasse, a main thoroughfare in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo: Daniel Reinhardt/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images) “1 GIVE$ Climate Change Is Also a Major Casualty of the War in Ukraine The Russian invasion of Ukraine raises the question, again, why...

Demonstrators react to the verdict in the murder trial of former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke along Chicago's Michigan Avenue on October 5, 2018. (Photo: Joshua Lott/Getty Images) “ GIVE$ 'A Dereliction of Duty': No Federal Charges for Chicago Cop Who Murdered Laquan McDonald "If you believe Black lives matter, now is the time to...

Why both climate activists and the oil industry are unhappy with Biden’s new drilling leases Apr 18, 2022 6:40 PM EDT By — Stephanie Sy By — Courtney Norris By — Ryan Connelly Holmes Leave your feedback Share Share on FacebookShare on Twitter TranscriptAudio Facing rising prices, the Biden administration is forging ahead with a plan to sell new leases for oil and gas drilling on a small portion of federal...

US judge throws out Biden's mask mandate for public transport, airplanes Issued on: 19/04/2022 - 04:17 File photo: A passenger wears a face mask she travels on a flight from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. © Charlie Riedel, AP Text by:NEWS WIRES 2 min A US federal judge on Monday struck down the Covid-19 mask mandate for public transportation imposed by...

TRAVEL NEWS Updated: Italy entry rules on testing, vaccinations and green passes Rome, Italy   -   Copyright  Canva By Nichola Daunton  •  Updated: 08/04/2022 Italy has extended its entry rules for international travellers until at least 30 April. Health minister Roberto Speranza signed off on the rules on 29 March, meaning that travellers to Italy will still have to present either a vaccination certificate, recovery certificate or a negative test result to...

Ukraine war: Russian offensive in the east 'has begun', Zelenskyy says COMMENTS By Euronews  with AP, AFP, Reuters  •  Updated: 18/04/2022 - 22:59 Russian military vehicles move on a highway in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces near Mariupol on 18 April 2022   -   Copyright  AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov SHARE THIS ARTICLE Russian forces have begun a new big offensive in the east of...