Derwood man arrested after elderly mom turns up dead off Route 124
Son accused of killing 81-year-old mother in quiet Maryland suburb GAITHERSBURG, MD – A Derwood man has been charged with first-degree murder after police say he killed his 81-year-old mother and dumped…
Wintershall Dea stops payments to Russia, writes off $1.1 billion Nord Stream 2 loan
By Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT – German oil and gas firm Wintershall Dea said on Wednesday it would stop payments to Russia and write off its 1 billion euro ($1.1 billion) financing in…
ECB should hold off on policy moves until Ukraine clarity: Panetta
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank should hold off on removing any more stimulus for now as the war in Ukraine raises uncertainty and the bank still needs evidence that inflation will…
UK PM Johnson says pressure building to cut Russia off from SWIFT
LONDON -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that the world should cut Russia off from the global SWIFT payments system and said more countries supported such a move. “What you…
EU nearing decision on cutting Russia off from Swift: French official
PARIS – Discussions among European Union members about excluding Russia from the Swift international payment system are close to reaching a successful conclusion, a French presidential official said on Saturday. The official,…
France in favour of cutting off Russia from SWIFT – Ukrainian minister
– Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Saturday French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had supported cutting off Russia from the global SWIFT payment system in a phone conversation with him.…
Cutting Russia off from SWIFT a “matter of days” -euro zone central banker
PARIS – A decision to cut Russia off from the global SWIFT payment system will be taken in a matter of days, the governor of a central bank within the euro zone…
Japan sets out plans to defend supply chains, see off hackers
TOKYO – Japan will step up spending to strengthen its supply chains and do more to guard against cyberattacks launched through imported systems and software under draft legislation approved by the cabinet…
Cutting Russia off SWIFT technically difficult – German govt spokesperson
BERLIN – Suspending Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system would be technically difficult to arrange and would have a massive impact on transactions for Germany and German businesses in Russia,…
Russia should not be cut off from SWIFT at the moment – Germany’s Scholz
BERLIN – Cutting off Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payment system should not be part of the second EU sanctions package against Russia that EU leaders will decide upon at a…
Ukraine urges countries to cut Russia off from SWIFT payments system
KYIV – Ukraine’s foreign minister on Thursday urged countries to ban Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system – one of the toughest non-military sanctions the West could impose – to…
Czech president: Russia should be cut off from SWIFT
PRAGUE – Czech President Milos Zeman, who had in the past promoted warm relations with Moscow, said on Thursday Russia’s attack on Ukraine was “crime against peace” and required a response through…
Jackson man pleads guilty to pushing victim off Seaside Park motel balcony
by Bryan Huntenburg Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on February 22, 2022, Steven Adams, 23, of Jackson, pled guilty to Aggravated Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1b(1), before the…
Firefighters struggle to douse fire on luxury cars vessel off Azores islands
LISBON – Firefighters are struggling to put out a fire that broke out on Wednesday on a vessel carrying thousands of luxury cars, which is adrift off the coast of Portugal’s Azores…
Helicopter crashes into waves off crowded Miami beach
WASHINGTON – Federal agencies are investigating the crash of a helicopter with three passengers into the Atlantic Ocean close to swimmers and sun bathers in Miami Beach, Florida, on Saturday. A Robinson…
Lufthansa takes compulsory pilot redundancies off the table
BERLIN – Lufthansa will not impose compulsory job cuts, the German airline said on Friday, as it cuts costs nearly two years into the coronavirus pandemic that left the industry reeling. The…
TSX tracks global rally, shaking off pullback in oil prices
By Fergal Smith TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index rose on Tuesday, helped by a rally in global equity markets after Russia indicated it was withdrawing some troops from exercises near Ukraine.…
Burger King pulls Whopper off discount menu; parent RBI to hike prices
By Deborah Mary Sophia and Hilary Russ -Burger King parent Restaurant Brands International Inc said on Tuesday that it stripped its most famous sandwich, the Whopper, from discount menus and will raise…
Britishvolt kicks off funding round with $54 million from Glencore
By Nick Carey LONDON – Electric vehicle (EV) battery startup Britishvolt said on Tuesday it will launch a Series C funding round with a starting investment of 40 million pounds ($54 million)…
Olympics-Eileen Gu’s China choice pays off… for now
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING -When Eileen Gu won Olympic gold in the Big Air, sales of her red Anta ski suit, complete with slipdrag reduction technology, surged 20-fold on Chinese e-commerce platform…
U.S. Coast Guard searching for missing plane with 8 aboard off North Carolina
– The U.S. Coast Guard was searching an area four miles (6 km) off the Outer Banks of the North Carolina coast for a plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean with…
Greece’s fledgling tech scene starts to take off
By Karolina Tagaris and Renee Maltezou ATHENS – After years in which Greece was almost as well known for its financial woes as it was for its beaches, recent deals have highlighted…
Woman who was struck by car in hit-and-run while getting off bus in critical condition
PHILADELPHIA – On Friday, January 21, 2022, at approximately 11:30 pm, there was a crash at broad and Allegheny Avenue resulting in critical injuries to the victim, an unknown female late 20-years-of-age.…
It’s time to rip the mask off school mask mandate like a band-aid, legislators say
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County’s representatives in the state legislator today are calling for Murphy to stop the school mask charade and end the mandates today, not in 30 days. Governor…
Landlord stabs tenant with icepick over water shut off
COLUMBUS – A landlord allegedly stabbed his tenant during an argument that broke out as he tried to shut off water to the victim’s home. On February 6, 2022, at 8:40 pm,…
Megan Rapinoe edged off SheBelieves Cup roster as Team USA coach makes way for the next generation of soccer players
When the USA women’s national soccer team kicks off the 2022 season on February 17th in the SheBelieves Cup, several veteran players, including firebrand progressive Meg =an Rapinoe won’t be on the…
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