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Big Banks Get a Breather to Respond to Planned Capital Mandates
Big Banks Get a Breather to Respond to Planned Capital Mandates
Top US financial regulators on Friday delayed a deadline for comments on their sweeping plan to impose tighter
2023-10-21 00:38
'It all became too much to handle': Kendra Wilkinson hospitalized after suffering panic attack
'It all became too much to handle': Kendra Wilkinson hospitalized after suffering panic attack
Kendra Wilkinson 'was desperate for help when she entered the emergency room, pleading for someone to get her to a doctor'
2023-09-07 05:39
Goodyear CEO to retire in 2024 as tire maker plans to streamline business
Goodyear CEO to retire in 2024 as tire maker plans to streamline business
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co said on Wednesday longtime CEO Richard Kramer has decided to retire next year
2023-11-15 21:37
Russia's Wagner group claims to have captured Bakhmut but Ukraine says it still controls a part of it
Russia's Wagner group claims to have captured Bakhmut but Ukraine says it still controls a part of it
The chief of the Russian private military group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claimed Saturday that his forces have taken complete control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after months of brutal fighting.
2023-05-20 22:47
On this day in 2010: Roy Hodgson appointed Liverpool manager
On this day in 2010: Roy Hodgson appointed Liverpool manager
Roy Hodgson was confirmed as the new manager of Liverpool on a three-year contract on this day in 2010. The then 62-year-old signed a deal to replace Rafael Benitez, who left the club by mutual consent after six years at Anfield. Hodgson guided Fulham to the Europa League final before trading west London for Merseyside, but his stay with Liverpool was short-lived. He only managed seven wins from 20 Premier League matches before leaving the club by mutual consent in January 2011. After his exit, Hodgson admitted that the job was one of the most testing in his entire career. He said: “I have found the last few months some of the most challenging of my career. “I am very sad not to have been able to put my stamp on the squad, to be given the time to bring new players into the club in this transfer window and to have been able to be part of the rebuilding process at Liverpool.” Liverpool great Kenny Dalglish replaced Hodgson and won the League Cup on penalties against Cardiff in 2012. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live
2023-07-01 13:00
Greece weather forecast: More storms batter Europe as tourists trapped abroad
Greece weather forecast: More storms batter Europe as tourists trapped abroad
At least 13 people have been killed in severe storms lashing parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria. Two people have been confirmed dead and four people are missing in central Greece after torrential rain flooded homes and businesses. The body of an elderly woman was recovered close to a seaside community in the southern Pelion region near the port city of Volos on Wednesday, while 10 people were trapped in the area, Michalis Mitzikos, a local mayor, told Skai television. One man had died on Tuesday after a wall collapsed. Greece has said the weather was the most extreme, in terms of rainfall, since records have been kept. “Yesterday the rainfall was very intense, unprecedented,” said Vasilis Batsios, 44, in Volos. “For 24 hours it was non-stop and there was a lot of water; the amount of water was unbelievable.” Police issued traffic warnings for the cities of Trikala and Karditsa as the rainstorm was not expected to weaken before Thursday. Skiathos, a popular holiday island in the northwest Aegean Sea, has also been hammered by rain, leaving hundreds of British holidaymakers stranded after their flights were cancelled. Jet2, which normally operates many flights between the UK and Skiathos, has cancelled all its Tuesday and Wednesday services. Holidaymakers on the island have been left with “no way to get food” with many currently unable to get to the airport. One stranded tourist said the centre of Skiathos was “underwater” and described the situation as “horrendously scary”. Police have ordered all residents and tourists to stay off the streets and the island’s mayor has put in a request to declare a state of emergency. The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Greece, telling British tourists on the island to check the local emergency communication services for updates as the “situation can change quickly”. It comes as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said that the northern hemisphere experienced its hottest summer on record, fuelled by the climate crisis A flash flood at a campsite in northwest Turkey, near the border with Bulgaria, killed at least five people and and carried away bungalow homes, with three people found dead on Wednesday. Rescuers were still searching for one person reported missing at the campsite. Another two people died in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, where Tuesday’s storms inundated hundreds of homes and workplaces in several neighbourhoods. The dead in Istanbul included a 32-year-old Guinean citizen who was trapped inside his basement apartment in the Kucukcekmece district, Turkish broadcaster Haberturk TV reported. The other was a 57-year-old woman who died after being swept away by the floods, the DHA news agency reported. Around a dozen people were rescued after being stranded inside a library, while some subway stations were shut down. Istanbul governor Davut Gul urged motorcyclists to stay at home. In Bulgaria, a storm caused floods on the country’s southern Black Sea coast. The body of a missing tourist was recovered from the sea on Wednesday, raising the overall death toll to three. Border police vessels and drones were assisting efforts to locate another two people still listed as missing. TV footage showed cars and camper vans being swept out to sea in the southern resort town of Tsarevo, where authorities declared a state of emergency. The Met Office said “slow-moving” Storm Daniel crossing would bring further rain to the central Mediterranean region. “Much of the area will see between 50 and 150mm of rain over the next two days from Daniel, as it’s a slow-moving system,” Stephen Dixon, a Met Office spokesperson told The Independent. “There are also strong winds and rough seas throughout the period. Daniel will gradually weaken in a few days’ time.” Greece’s weather service said a village in Pelion received 75.4cm (nearly 30in) of rain late Tuesday, by far the highest level recorded since at least 2006. It noted that the average annual rainfall in the Athens region is around 40cm (15.75in). “There is clear evidence that extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts, and wildfires, are becoming more frequent and more intense with climate change,” Aleksandra Kazmierczak, a climate expert with the European Environment Agency (EEA), told The Independent. “We have seen this across Europe this summer and now unfortunately also in Greece. We need to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, but it is equally important that we prepare our societies for its current and future impacts.” The WMO and the European Union’s climate change service Copernicus also announced that last month was the hottest August ever recorded. The month was about 1.5C warmer than pre-industrial averages. “The dog days of summer are not just barking, they are biting,” United Nations secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, said in a statement. “Climate breakdown has begun.” Read More Hundreds of Brits stranded in Greece as Skiathos flights are cancelled amid storms Moment Greece flooding sweeps cars into sea as roads turn into fast-flowing rivers Flights back to UK cancelled amid severe Greek island floods US lawmakers visiting The Hague say Russian President Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine ‘Sleaze buster’ Sir Chris Bryant joins Labour frontbench ‘Labour cannot be allowed to bankrupt Britain’, claims Sunak
2023-09-07 02:13
'Just lower interest rate,' Israeli lawmaker tells cbank amid conflict
'Just lower interest rate,' Israeli lawmaker tells cbank amid conflict
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM The head of Israel's parliamentary finance committee on Monday called on Bank of Israel
2023-10-16 18:17
San Francisco Archdiocese declares bankruptcy amid hundreds of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse
San Francisco Archdiocese declares bankruptcy amid hundreds of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse
San Francisco’s Roman Catholic archdiocese has filed for bankruptcy, saying the filing is necessary to manage more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials
2023-08-22 07:39
China Sending Envoys to North Korea Before Kim’s Russia Trip
China Sending Envoys to North Korea Before Kim’s Russia Trip
China plans to send its second high-profile delegation to North Korea in less than two months, just before
2023-09-07 13:08
Oscar Isaac has told fans to ‘stay excited’ for upcoming ‘Metal Gear Solid’ film
Oscar Isaac has told fans to ‘stay excited’ for upcoming ‘Metal Gear Solid’ film
Oscar Isaac has told fans to “stay excited” for his upcoming ‘Metal Gear Solid’ film.
1970-01-01 08:00
Traders Rushing to Undo Massive Bets Whipsaw European Gas Prices
Traders Rushing to Undo Massive Bets Whipsaw European Gas Prices
Volatility has returned to European natural gas, driven in large part by a wave of new investors who
2023-06-26 13:00
Wolves inflict Man City's first Premier League defeat
Wolves inflict Man City's first Premier League defeat
Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season came to an end in a shock 2-1 loss...
2023-10-01 00:47