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UK competition watchdog orders Facebook to sell off Giphy

November 30, 2021 3:42 AM Associated Press

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s antitrust watchdog has blocked Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy and ordered…

EasyJet: Omicron variant already affecting flight bookings

November 30, 2021 3:34 AM Associated Press

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British airline easyJet says it’s already seeing some impact on demand from the new omicron…

EasyJet: Omicron variant already affecting flight bookings

November 30, 2021 3:34 AM Associated Press

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British airline easyJet says it’s already seeing some impact on demand from the new omicron…

Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK antitrust authorities

November 30, 2021 3:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Regulators have long threatened to break up Facebook (now called Meta) because of its huge market power. Now one group…

China is mining much more coal again and that’s boosting its factories

November 30, 2021 3:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He, CNN Business China’s economy is finally getting some good news: Its big factories are staging a recovery as a power crunch that…

NATO chief rules out system for expelling members

November 30, 2021 3:19 AM Associated Press

RIGA, Latvia (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says there’s little chance the military organization would ever introduce a system…

Bayern Munich set to play in empty stadium over coronavirus

November 30, 2021 3:13 AM Associated Press

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich will likely host Barcelona without spectators in the Champions League next week as the state governor says he will…

Portugal’s president vetoes 2nd version of euthanasia bill

November 30, 2021 3:07 AM Associated Press

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s president has refused to sign for the second time a parliament-sanctioned bill allowing euthanasia and…

Roe v. Wade has been the law of the land for nearly 50 years. Will that matter?

November 30, 2021 3:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter In a biting dissent two years ago, when the Supreme Court overturned a ruling from 1979, Justice…

Inflation in 19 nations using euro hits record high of 4.9%

November 30, 2021 3:04 AM Associated Press

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that consumer prices across the 19 countries that use the euro currency are…

Inflation in 19 nations using euro hits record high of 4.9%

November 30, 2021 3:04 AM Associated Press

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that consumer prices across the 19 countries that use the euro currency are…

Qatar 2022: Amid ongoing human rights concerns, World Cup chief promises host nation is ‘tolerant’ and ‘welcoming’

November 30, 2021 3:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN With less than a year to go before the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, questions surrounding host nation…

Zemmour, French far-right pundit, launches presidential run

November 30, 2021 3:02 AM Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — A far-right former TV pundit with multiple hate-speech convictions has officially entered the race for France’s presidency. The…

Qatar 2022: Amid ongoing human rights concerns, World Cup chief promises host nation is ‘tolerant’ and ‘welcoming’

November 30, 2021 2:53 AM CNN

Qatar’s credentials as a host nation will be under the microscope as it stages the Arab Cup. The specter of player protests at the 2022 World Cup…

Norwegian club Tromsø releases ‘first kit in history with a QR code’ to highlight issues surrounding 2022 World Cup in Qatar

November 30, 2021 2:53 AM CNN

With less than a year to go before the start of the 2022 World Cup, questions surround Qatar’s handling of humanitarian issues, specifically…

Kuwait’s exiled opposition returns home after royal pardon

November 30, 2021 2:37 AM Associated Press

KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Several prominent Kuwaiti opposition figures have returned home from a decade of self-exile after getting amnesty from the…

Germany’s designated chancellor backs COVID vaccine mandate

November 30, 2021 2:32 AM Associated Press

By GEIR MOULSON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s next chancellor says he will back a proposal to mandate coronavirus…

Germany’s designated chancellor backs COVID vaccine mandate

November 30, 2021 2:32 AM Associated Press

By GEIR MOULSON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s next chancellor says he will back a proposal to mandate coronavirus…

Atlantic hurricane season ends up as more costly than the record-breaking one in 2020

November 30, 2021 2:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, just like the 2020 season, was one for the record books…

Cambodia bars entry to travelers from 10 African countries

November 30, 2021 2:23 AM Associated Press

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has barred entry to travelers from 10 African countries, citing the threat from the new omicron coronavirus…