Tens of thousands end the carnival in Rio – International
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s superstar Anitta attracted tens of thousands of fans in the center of the Brazilian metropolis at the end of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro in the heat. The 29-year-old, who became the first Latin American solo artist to reach number one among the most played songs on the music […]
Cloud Business Helps Oracle Make Revenue Jump – International
AUSTIN – Thanks to flourishing cloud services, business at the software group Oracle continues to run smoothly. Despite heightened risks of inflation and recession, revenue for the three months ended November grew 18 percent year-on-year to $12.3 billion. Oracle announced this on Monday after the US stock market closed.
S&P Withdraws Twitter Rating – International
The rating agency Standard & Poor’s has stopped ratings for the short message service Twitter after the tech company is no longer listed. (archive image) The rating agency Standard & Poor’s has stopped ratings for the short message service Twitter after the tech company is no longer listed. (archive image) Business International|today 03:30 […]
Final sprint before the midterms: Biden and Obama campaign together – international
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden is relying on his former boss, ex-President Barack Obama, in the midterms election campaign: During a campaign appearance in the US state of Pennsylvania, which is important for Tuesday’s vote, the two Democrats campaigned together for votes.
USA: At least 14 injured after car shot in Chicago – International
CHICAGO – At least 14 people were injured when a group was shot in the US metropolis of Chicago on Halloween night. Three children aged 3, 11 and 13 were among the victims, US media reported on Tuesday night (local time), citing the Chicago police. The injured were taken to various hospitals. Some of them […]
Jury in Harvey Weinstein Trial Shouldn’t See “She Said” Trailer
LOS ANGELES – The judge in the ongoing trial of former film mogul Harvey Weinstein has warned jurors in Los Angeles not to watch the trailer for German director Maria Schrader’s new film ‘She Said.’ The drama film about the exposure of the Weinstein scandal by two female journalists in 2017 recently celebrated its world […]
Steering committee wants to continue planning Wil West site development – Switzerland
WIL SG – After the voters in St. Gallen voted no to the 35 million loan for the development in the Wil West area, the cantons and municipalities involved want to clarify how the project should continue. The whole project is not in question.
Newspaper: Brunner cancels, Friedli is still covered – Switzerland
BERN – According to a media report, former SVP party president Toni Brunner has ruled out a political comeback as a possible successor to Federal Councilor Ueli Maurer. His partner and National Councilor Esther Friedli, on the other hand, initially left open a candidacy.
St. Gallen says no to credit for site development Wil West – Switzerland
ST. GALLEN – In the canton of St. Gallen, voters rejected a CHF 35 million loan for development in the Wil West area. The plans of the government and the cantonal council to settle new companies on the green field failed due to resistance from the SP, Greens and SVP.