By ASHOK SHARMA NEW DELHI (AP) — Tata Sons, India’s oldest and largest conglomerate, will be the new owner of the country’s debt-laden national carrier, Air India. The government says the winning bid of $2.4 billion beat India’s SpiceJet chief Ajay Singh, who offered $2 billion in his private capacity to acquire the airline. An
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By ASHOK SHARMA NEW DELHI (AP) — Tata Sons, India’s oldest and largest conglomerate, will be the new owner of the country’s debt-laden national carrier, Air India. The government says the winning bid of $2.4 billion beat India’s SpiceJet chief Ajay Singh, who offered $2 billion in his private capacity to acquire the airline. An
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — French anti-racism activists have telephoned temporary employment agencies posing as a construction firm that wanted to hire only workers with “European profiles.” And a national association of anti-discrimination groups, workers say that more than one-third of the firms agreed to help with the discriminatory search. SOS Racisme released audio recordings Friday of
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — French anti-racism activists have telephoned temporary employment agencies posing as a construction firm that wanted to hire only workers with “European profiles.” And a national association of anti-discrimination groups, workers say that more than one-third of the firms agreed to help with the discriminatory search. SOS Racisme released audio recordings Friday of
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Mark Warschauer, profesor de educación de la Universidad de California en Irvine, estaba “tremendamente emocionado” por la autorización de las vacunas contra el covid-19, y feliz cuando pudo recibir sus primeras dosis. Y también estaba en primera fila para recibir un refuerzo. “Estábamos muy preocupados por el covid”, dijo a
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By Dan Merica, CNN Glenn Youngkin is trying to walk a tightrope on so-called election integrity. The Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee, who has acknowledged that President Joe Biden’s election was legitimate, is digging into his call for an audit of the voting machines used in the 2020 election — a reflection of how former President
Continue Reading By KIKO ROSARIO, FRANK JORDANS and VANESSA GERA Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited their fight for freedom of expression, stressing that it is vital in promoting peace. Ressa in
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense ministry says a company of the military’s guard battalion has been suspended from official duty amid an investigation of initiation rituals, suspected sexual abuse and far-right activity. A ministry spokesperson said Friday the internal investigation covers “several dozen” soldiers. He says the alleged incidents came to light as a result
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The mayor of Hungary’s capital has announced he would withdraw from a primary contest which will choose a joint opposition nominee to challenge right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an election next year. Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony’s withdrawal Friday ended his candidacy in a race in
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The mayor of Hungary’s capital has announced he would withdraw from a primary contest which will choose a joint opposition nominee to challenge right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an election next year. Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony’s withdrawal Friday ended his candidacy in a race in
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By Hanna Ziady and Mark Thompson, CNN Business A group of 136 countries have agreed to a global treaty that would tax large multinationals at a minimum rate of 15% and require companies to pay taxes in the countries where they do business. Estonia, Hungary and — most notably — Ireland joined the agreement Thursday.
Continue Reading By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A spate of Chinese military flights off southwestern Taiwan in recent days has prompted alarm from the island, which Beijing claims as its own, and is increasing tensions in a region already on edge. The flights are just one piece of a complex puzzle in Asia, where
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior officials from two founding members of the European Union have expressed fears that a Polish court’s ruling that Poland’s Constitution has supremacy over EU laws could trigger the the country’s exit from the 27-nation bloc. France’s Europe minister insisted that the decision by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal
Continue Reading The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Google will no longer allow digital ads promoting false climate change claims to appear next to the content of other publishers, hoping to deny money to those making such claims and to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform. The company said Thursday in a blog post that
Continue Reading The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Google will no longer allow digital ads promoting false climate change claims to appear next to the content of other publishers, hoping to deny money to those making such claims and to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform. The company said Thursday in a blog post that
Continue ReadingBy Dominic Rech, CNN An annual list of the world’s coolest neighborhoods has been revealed, based on local intel from more than 38,000 city-dwellers. Has your community made the cut? Here are the top 10. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also
Continue Reading Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful explosion in a mosque frequented by a religious minority group in northern Afghanistan on Friday has left several casualties, witnesses and the Taliban’s spokesman said. The blast occurred in a Shiite mosque in Kunduz province during the weekly Friday prayer service at the Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque when
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN) — El submarino de la Armada de EE.UU. que chocó con un objeto sumergido en el Mar de China Meridional el pasado fin de semana estaba operando en uno de los entornos submarinos más difíciles del mundo, uno lleno de ruido de los barcos por encima y un fondo
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Los secretarios estadounidenses de Estado, Antony Blinken; de Justicia, Merrick Garland, y de Seguridad Nacional, Alejandro Mayorkas, se reunirán con sus homólogos mexicanos el viernes en México para discutir un nuevo acuerdo de seguridad llamado “Marco Bicentenario México-Estados Unidos para la Seguridad, Salud Pública y Comunidades Seguras”, dijo el jueves un
Continue Reading LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s interior minister has rejected accusations that police used excessive force to curb anti-government protests with water cannons and tear gas on the eve of a major European Union summit in the country earlier this week. The demonstrations were the third in a month against virus measures and the use of
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