Amazon sued by DC AG over excluding areas from Prime delivery
Amazon workers deliver packages on Cyber Monday in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images Washington, D.C.’s attorney general sued Amazon on Wednesday, accusing the company of covertly depriving residents in certain…
Why is French PM Michel Barnier set to lose a no-confidence vote?
Barnier, 73, has been governing on borrowed time since the day he became prime minister in early September. This is because his appointment followed two months of political uncertainty sparked by inconclusive snap parliamentary elections, in which no party won…
GM expects more than $5 billion impact from China restructuring
Employees work on Buick Envision SUVs at General Motors’ Dong Yue assembly plant, officially known as SAIC-GM Dong Yue Motors Co., Ltd., on Nov. 17, 2022, in Yantai, Shandong Province of China. Tang Ke | Visual China Group | Getty…
Namibia election: Swapo’s Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah elected first female president
Most opposition parties boycotted the results announcement on Tuesday evening in the capital, Windhoek, the Namibian newspaper reports. Windhoek is reported to be calm on Wednesday, with neither celebrations nor protests and people carrying on with their normal lives. After…
U.S. stocks start December chilly; Korea stocks tumble on political chaos
The Fearless Girl statue outside the New York Stock Exchange on December 18, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC…
Guinea football stadium crush: Rights groups say 135 killed in Nzérékoré
Justice Minister Yaya Kaïraba Kaba said he had instructed the opening of a judicial inquiry against the alleged perpetrators. He said anyone disseminating “unverified or malicious information”, would be arrested and prosecuted. The deadly incident followed a controversial refereeing decision…
Bank of England’s Bailey signals four interest rate cuts in 2025 if inflation cools
Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, at the central bank’s headquarters in the City of London, U.K., on Nov. 29, 2024. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey on Wednesday signaled that…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs dangled woman from hotel balcony, lawsuit says
At the time of the incident, Ms Bongolan weighed about 100lb (45.3 kg), according to the lawsuit. It claims Ms Bongolan “attempted to resist him, throwing her weight back in a desperate struggle to avoid being thrown to the ground…
France’s political chaos casts long shadow over economic growth
A pedestrian crosses a flooded street following heavy rainfall in Paris on October 17, 2024. Joel Saget | Afp | Getty Images French lawmakers will hold a no-confidence vote in the fragile minority government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier on…
BBC Verify tracks week of rebel advances in Syria
It’s been one week since rebel forces launched their largest offensive against the Syrian government in years. BBC Verify has been tracking the advance of rebel forces from north-west of the country by analysing and tracking footage that’s been posted…
