By DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell proposed moving its headquarters from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom and streamlining its structure in hopes of making it easier to move forward in a world transitioning away from a dependence on fossil fuels. The company that’s been incorporated in
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By DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell proposed moving its headquarters from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom and streamlining its structure in hopes of making it easier to move forward in a world transitioning away from a dependence on fossil fuels. The company that’s been incorporated in
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s government is bringing forward a meeting to decide on tighter measures to control the spread of COVID-19 amid a rapid increase in infections and hospital admissions in the nation. The government said the meeting, which was originally set for Friday, was moved up to Wednesday so that any measure approved midweek
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By Pauline Lockwood, Bex Wright and Cape Diamond, CNN American journalist Danny Fenster has been freed from prison in Myanmar, according to a Myanmar military official and former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, who had been on a private humanitarian visit to the country. Fenster’s release comes just days after the former managing editor of
Continue Reading CNN, FAMILY OF DANNY FENSTER, AFPTV, GETTY IMAGES, BRYAN FENSTER By Pauline Lockwood, Bex Wright and Cape Diamond, CNN American journalist Danny Fenster has been freed from prison in Myanmar, according to a Myanmar military official and former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, who had been on a private humanitarian visit to the country. Fenster’s
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Pauline Lockwood, Bex Wright and Cape Diamond, CNN American journalist Danny Fenster has been freed from prison in Myanmar, according to a Myanmar military official and former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, who had been on a private humanitarian visit to the country. Fenster’s release comes just days after the former managing
Continue Reading CNN By Pauline Lockwood, Bex Wright and Cape Diamond, CNN American journalist Danny Fenster has been freed from prison in Myanmar, according to a Myanmar military official and former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, who had been on a private humanitarian visit to the country. Fenster’s release comes just days after the former managing editor
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olivertapia (CNN) — La Organización Trump llegó a un acuerdo con el fondo de inversión CGI Merchant Group para comprar el arrendamiento del Hotel Trump International en Washington por US$ 375 millones, según una persona familiarizada con el asunto. Se espera que el grupo de Miami remueva el nombre de Trump del ornamentado edificio ubicado
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Police in Italy are conducting searches against 17 anti-vaccine activists who were purportedly affiliated with a Telegram chat that espoused violence against government, medical and media figures for their perceived support of COVID-19 restrictions. Police in Turin said the chat group had tens of thousands of members
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria is canceling a trip to the Netherlands because of the three-week partial lockdown there amid surging COVID-19 cases in the country. The lockdown began Saturday night and is the first to start in Western Europe since a new wave of infections began surging across parts of the
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN When Chinese President Xi Jinping beamed into the White House on Monday evening for a virtual summit with President Joe Biden, the two men needed no introduction. “We’ve spent an awful lot of time talking to one another, and I hope we can have a candid conversation tonight as well,” Biden
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz, CNN While Democratic leaders plan to take a victory lap Monday to celebrate President Joe Biden signing the bipartisan infrastructure bill, other pressing issues remain for lawmakers when they return for session this week. All eyes will turn to finishing negotiations on the separate multitrillion dollar economic bill that would expand the
Continue Reading CNN By Daniella Diaz, CNN While Democratic leaders plan to take a victory lap Monday to celebrate President Joe Biden signing the bipartisan infrastructure bill, other pressing issues remain for lawmakers when they return for session this week. All eyes will turn to finishing negotiations on the separate multitrillion dollar economic bill that would expand
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has filed his candidacy for a Senate seat in next year’s elections, walking back his vow to retire from politics when his term ends. The announcement prompted rights groups to say he is working to evade accountability for his deadly anti-drug campaign
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Desgastados por lo que consideran una disfunción arraigada y una falta de concentración, los principales colaboradores del Ala Oeste han dado la espalda a la vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos, Kamala Harris, y a su personal, decidiendo que simplemente no hay tiempo para ocuparse de ellos ahora, especialmente en un momento en el
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned of a “blizzard” of new coronavirus infections coming into the U.K. from continental Europe this winter. His warning came as the independent body of scientists that makes vaccine recommendations to Johnson’s government said people aged 40 to 49 will also
Continue Reading By GRANT PECK and DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — American journalist Danny Fenster is on his way home from military-ruled Myanmar. Fenster spent nearly six months in jail and was sentenced last week to 11 years of hard labor. On Monday, he was handed over to former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson, who helped
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish police say they have arrested two adults on suspicion of murder after two children fell from “a great height” and one of them died. Those arrested are a man and a woman, police said. The children who were reportedly were siblings and both under the age of 10, were rushed
Continue Reading CNN en Español (CNN Español) — El presidente del Comité Por Santa Cruz, Rómulo Calvo, junto a los sectores gremiales y del transporte, anunció este domingo frente a una masiva concentración de ciudadanos que no levantará el paro indefinido iniciado el lunes 8 en Bolivia. Esto hasta que el gobierno promulgue la ley que abrogue
Continue Reading By ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN Associated Press KABUL (AP) — Police say a roadside bomb has exploded on a busy avenue in the Afghan capital Kabul, wounding two people. Witnesses say the blast went off as a taxi passed by in the Kota-e Sangi district of western Kabul, injuring a man in the street and a
Continue Reading By Laura He, CNN Business The Beijing Stock Exchange, President Xi Jinping‘s new financial baby, is finally here. The bourse was first announced by the Chinese Communist Party leader in September, and is intended to help small and medium-sized enterprises raise capital. The first batch of 81 firms started trading on Monday, including 10 initial
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Assemble used data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey processed by IPUMS to break down how the gender wage gap has changed in 236 different industries. This story breaks down the top-10 industries that have made the most significant gains in closing the gender wage gap since 1995 and explores the different forces that have contributed to the shifts in each industry.
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ManyPets analyzed data from a 2020 survey conducted by TD Ameritrade/Harris Poll to explore how expensive it is to own a cat.
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Stacker brings readers 15 of the most unconventional Christmas albums, from new material to covers to those totally made up for an alternate universe.
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Stacker curated this list of famous paintings, delved into their hidden meanings, and examined the particular social and political contexts in which they were created. A wide range of artistic movements are covered, including the Italian Renaissance, post-impressionism, and modernism.
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Stacker chose the top 10 most groundbreaking leaks in history by including those containing the largest scale of information and the most impactful aftermaths.
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Stacker used data from a 2020 PayScale report to rank the top 100 college majors that make the most money.
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The Grammy Awards have had plenty of controversial wins. Find out which ones are among the most egregious—and how those decisions have aged—with this original Stacker list.
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Stacker rounded up unforgettable moments from every year of the Grammys, using sources like the official Grammy Awards website, news sources, and pop culture sites. Read on to find out when the first live telecast took place and which songstress wore the dress that literally broke the internet.
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Fermentation has become wildly popular in the last few years, but this natural chemical process has ancient roots. Stacker has compiled a timeline of fermentation around the world.
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