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GENEVA, May 12 (Reuters) – Antigua and Barbuda has nominated Ecuador’s Maria Fernanda Espinosa as candidate to be the next United Nations Secretary-General, a U.N. official told Reuters on Tuesday. Espinosa, a former foreign affairs minister and defence minister in Ecuador, headed the U.N. General Assembly in New York from 2018-2019. Five candidates are now …
Homeowners should closely compare their home equity loan and HELOC costs before getting started with either. Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images With household debt levels high, credit card interest rates still sitting around 20% (on average) and inflation rising once again, millions of Americans now find themselves in need of extra financing. And they’ll need access …
LUXEMBOURG, May 12 (Reuters) – Bytedance’s social media platform TikTok on Tuesday made a last- ditch attempt at Europe’s top court to scrap its designation as a “gatekeeper” under EU rules, which require it to meet tougher standards as regulators seek to curb the power of Big Tech. The case–the first EU Digital Markets Act …
By Eduardo Baptista and Laurie Chen BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) – From Meta to Tesla and BlackRock, the U.S. business delegation for President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week consists mainly of companies seeking to resolve business issues with the world’s second-largest economy. More than a dozen CEOs and top executives …
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday that “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness. The fate of the MV Hondius has sparked international alarm after three passengers died in an outbreak of the rare virus for which …
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday that “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness. The fate of the MV Hondius has sparked international alarm after three passengers died in an outbreak of the rare virus for which …
Iran on Tuesday executed a man convicted of armed rebellion, the judiciary said, the latest in a wave of hangings since war broke out with the United States and Israel. “The death sentence for Abdoljalil Shahbakhsh, son of Jalal, a trained member of the Ansar al-Furqan terrorist group, was carried out this morning,” the judiciary’s …
Voters are going to the polls in Nebraska and West Virginia on Tuesday, with Democrats vying for the chance to run in an open seat in Nebraska that the party has long been eyeing. Republican Rep. Don Bacon is retiring in Januaryleaving a seat open in a district that has voted for Democrats in the …
One hundred days is an agonizingly long time for a family to go without answers about their missing loved one. It’s also long enough for the investigators working the case to feel the grind. At the 100-day mark, the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie could hang on a strand of DNA that’s still …
Washington — President Trump heads to China Tuesday for a highly anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, following through with a meeting Mr. Trump delayed due to the war with Iran. Trade will be a major topic for the two leaders, but the tenuous situation in Iran and supply chain bottleneck in the Persian …