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CNN —Three people were found dead in the central English city of Nottingham on Tuesday, in what police described as a major incident. Police were first alerted to an incident on Ilkeston Road near the city center early Tuesday local time, where two people were found dead. “I’ve never seen anything like it.”Authorities reacted to the “horrific and tragic” incident on Tuesday. “This is an horrific and tragic incident which has claimed the lives of three people,” said Chief Constable Kate Meynell. Our gratitude is with our blue light responders for their work today also.”

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[1/2] Denmark's Prime Minister and head of the Social Democrats Mette Frederiksen speaks on the Workers' International Day at Arbejdermuseet (The Workers Museum) in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 1, 2023. "There is great respect in Europe for the work she has done as prime minister and for the person she is in international cooperation," he said. Frederiksen, a career politician who is also head of the Social Democratic Party, became the youngest-ever Danish prime minister in 2019. Many see her as too dominant and hungry for power," former Danish defence and justice minister Hans Engell told Reuters. When former U.S. President Donald Trump in 2019 proposed buying Greenland, a sovereign territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, Frederiksen dismissed the offer as "absurd".

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☆ As China and the U.S. redefine geopolitics, Europe faces a win-win situation
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A member of the Peoples Armed Police stands guard in front of the flag of the European Union at the European Delegation in Beijing, China. As the United States looks at disengaging from China, Europe could soon find itself in a sweet spot. "The U.S.' hawkish policy stance towards China means that China needs to improve relations with Europe to mitigate the impact of export controls. Therefore, China has an incentive to work hard on improving EU relations," Anna Rosenberg, head of geopolitics at the Amundi Institute, told CNBC via email. "Viewed from China, the EU is the most important high-income market that it still has largely unfettered access to.

☆ VW’s New CEO to Replace Management of Ailing Software Unit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( William Boston | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

People look at the cars in the Cariad booth at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Photo: Jacob Kepler for The Wall Street JournalBERLIN— Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume , in his first major restructuring move since becoming chief last year, will replace the management of the company’s struggling software unit after it caused delays to new model launches, according to a person familiar with the matter. Dirk Hilgenberg , head of the unit called Cariad, finance chief Thomas Sedran , and Lynn Longo, a Michigan native who serves as Cariad’s chief technology officer, could be ousted as early as this week, possibly after VW’s planned shareholder meeting on Wednesday, the person said.

☆ VW’s New CEO Expected to Replace Management of Ailing Software Unit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( William Boston | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Cariad, which had a booth at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, held the company’s brands back from moving faster. Photo: Jacob Kepler for The Wall Street JournalBERLIN— Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume , in his first major restructuring move since becoming chief last year, is expected to replace the management of the company’s struggling software unit after it caused delays to new model launches, according to people familiar with the matter. The decision to remove Dirk Hilgenberg , head of the unit called Cariad, finance chief Thomas Sedran , and Lynn Longo , a Michigan native who serves as Cariad’s chief technology officer, could be announced as early as this week, possibly before VW’s planned shareholder meeting on Wednesday, the people said.

[1/5] Britain's King Charles speaks to guests during a reception for overseas guests attending his coronation at Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, May 5, 2023. It will be the largest show of its kind in Britain since the coronation of Charles' mother. Once at the abbey, much of the ceremony will feature elements that Charles' forebears right back to King Edgar in 973 would recognise, officials said. Handel’s coronation anthem "Zadok The Priest" will be sung as it has at every coronation since 1727. After returning to Buckingham Palace, the royals will make a traditional appearance on the balcony, with a fly-past by military aircraft.

☆ How asset managers see the investment outlook at Milken
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Edwin Conway Global Head, BlackRock Alternatives, speaks at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike BlakeBEVERLY HILLS, May 1 (Reuters) - Big money managers gathered at the Milken Institute Global Conference, in Beverly Hills, California, on Monday to discuss the environment for investments amid higher interest rates, sticky inflation, banking turmoil and geopolitical tension. KAREN KARNIOL-TAMBOUR, CO-CIO AT BRIDGEWATER ASSOCIATES"The problem is that when you get paradigm shifts that really change the nature of the market environment, it takes a long time for that to get fully digested by investors." So fixed income long-short hedge fund managers feel that there's going to be very interesting distressed opportunities in eight, ten, twelve months." Reporting by Carolina Mandl and Svea Herbst-Bayliss, in Beverly Hills; Editing by Josie KaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Jeremy Selwyn/WPA Pool/Getty Images Camilla stands next to Queen Elizabeth II during a Diamond Jubilee pageant on the River Thames in June 2012. Chris Jackson/Getty Images From left, Camilla, Charles, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attend the state opening of Parliament in May 2013. From left are Camilla, Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Louis, Duchess Catherine, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William. Frank Augstein/WPA Pool/Getty Images In pictures: Britain's Queen Camilla Prev NextShe reportedly met Prince Charles at a polo match in Windsor in 1970 and they became friends. From left are Camilla, Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Louis, Duchess Catherine, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William.

☆ A Russian navy ship that carries a mini-submarine photographed near the Nord Stream gas pipelines days before sabotage explosions, a report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian navy ship was photographed near the Nord Stream pipelines before they were blown up. It has previously been reported that various other Russian vessels had been photographed in the area, but this is the first time it has been confirmed that the specific Russian vessel SS-750 was sighted. A former Danish intelligence officer and now analyst Jacob Kaarsbo said that the information "sheds light on what was going on in the area in the days before". Gas leaks were reported in the pipelines running under the Baltic Sea from Russia to northern Germany, after the suspected sabotage. The Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines were not operational at the time of the attack due to disputes between Russia and the European Union.

☆ Colorful Stories for Children, With the Darkest History as Backdrop
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Claire Moses | Elizabeth A. Harris | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

AMSTERDAM — During World War II, a clutch of whimsical children’s books were published in the Netherlands under a pen name, El Pintor. One book shows children flying on the backs of sparrows. The books did more than entertain children during the grim days of war. Behind the pseudonym El Pintor was a Jewish couple, Galinka Ehrenfest and Jacob Kloot. They did so at great risk, said Linda Horn, who wrote a book published in the Netherlands about Ehrenfest’s life.

☆ Netflix Freeloaders Really Have to Kick In Now
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Dan Gallagher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A Netflix series spotlighted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Much now rides on the streaming giant’s ability to get something from your kid’s roommate’s brother. First-quarter results from Netflix on Tuesday were a decidedly mixed bag. But Netflix added only 1.75 million new paid subscribers during the quarter, which was 20% below what analysts had expected. It said subscriber growth in the second quarter would be roughly similar to what it just reported—less than half the 4.1 million net new subscribers analysts were expecting for the period.

☆ The cap on Russian oil is unlikely to change soon — despite opposing views on whether it’s working
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

G-7 nations have so far decided not to revise their cap on Russian oil. She called for policymakers to lower the level of the price cap to continue to pressure the Kremlin's finances. Is the price cap working? Ultimately, Kirkegaard said there was no explicit way to determine whether the oil cap is effective or not. India, China snap up Russian oil

☆ Hong Kong's post-pandemic recovery trend is 'encouraging': MTR CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHong Kong's post-pandemic recovery trend is 'encouraging': MTR CEOHong Kong's railway ridership sees a 'fast recovery' as the city reopens boarder with Mainland China after three years of pandemic, says MTR CEO Jacob Kam.

☆ Ben Savage of 'Boy Meets World' launches bid to replace Adam Schiff in Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ben Savage speaks onstage at the Boy Meets World 25th Anniversary Reunion panel during New York Comic Con 2018 at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 5, 2018 in New York City. Savage, 42, filed paperwork in January with the Federal Election Commission to run in the 30th Congressional District as a Democrat. The district Savage seeks covers a chunk of LA that includes Hollywood, Burbank and Glendale and is home to major players in the entertainment industry such as Disney Studios and ABC Studios. The biography on Savage's campaign website touches on his experiences in the entertainment industry as a child actor, though it does not specifically mention "Boy Meets World," the show that made him a household name for a generation of Americans. Savage is the younger brother of Fred Savage, who starred in another coming-of-age TV series, "The Wonder Years."

☆ BofA Promoted 93 New MDs in Global Markets — Here Are the Names
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bank of America announced 93 new managing directors in Global Markets on Thursday. The division in 2022 saw sales and trading revenues climb to its highest mark since 2010.Insider has all the names of the newly promoted MDs. On Thursday the bank announced a new class of 360 managing directors, including 93 from the firm's Global Markets division — up from 86 last year. The bank's Global Corporate and Investment Bank promoted 87 new MDs. BofA made $16.5 billion in 2022 from sales and trading — including a fourth-quarter record of $3.7 billion — the highest tally for the firm since 2010.

☆ Former top FBI counterintelligence agent Charles McGonigal charged with violating Russia sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

That other person later became an FBI source in a criminal probe of foreign political lobbying, which McGonigal was supervising, authorities said. The former top FBI agent in New York for counterintelligence was arrested with an ex-Russian diplomat and charged with violating U.S. sanctions on Russia after he left the FBI by trying to help the oligarch Oleg Deripaska get off the sanctions list, federal prosecutors said Monday. McGonigal and Shestakov, 69, who also was arrested Saturday evening, are due to appear in court in Manhattan later Monday. McGonigal previously had investigated Deripaska, who made his fortune in Russia's aluminum industry, while at the FBI. McGonigal agreed to help, and told an FBI supervisor who worked for him that he wanted to recruit the Deripaska employee, the indictment says.

☆ One of the UK's largest unions announces 10 more days of strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

COVENTRY, U.K. - Dec. 21, 2022: Unite union general secretary Sharon Graham (centre), joins ambulance workers on the picket line outside ambulance headquarters in Coventry. On Friday, Jan. 20, Unite announced a further 10 days of strikes as a dispute between the government and ambulance escalated. Jacob King/PA Images via Getty ImagesLONDON — One of the U.K.'s largest unions on Friday announced 10 further days of strike action over the coming weeks, as a standoff between the government and ambulance workers intensifies. More than 2,600 ambulance workers in Wales and the West Midlands, North West, North East and East Midlands of England are already set to walk out on Monday as part of an ongoing dispute over pay and staffing. The newly announced strikes will affect the North West (Feb. 6, 22 and March 20), North East (Feb. 6, 20 and March 6, 20), East Midlands (Feb. 6, 20 and March 6, 20), West Midlands (Feb. 6, 17 and March 6, 20), Wales (Feb. 6, 20 and March 6, 20) and Northern Ireland (Jan. 26 and Feb. 16, 17, 23 and 24).

☆ MTR Corporation CEO: Lost a third of our revenue in Covid lockdown years
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMTR Corporation CEO: Lost a third of our revenue in Covid lockdown yearsJacob Kam, CEO at MTR Corporation, speaks to CNBC's Joumanna Bercetche at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

☆ Harry and Meghan hit out at 'exploitation and bribery' of UK media in new Netflix documentary
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"Harry & Meghan" is one of a series of programs the pair is producing under a commercial deal with Netflix. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty ImagesPrince Harry and Meghan Markle hit out at what they called the "exploitation and bribery" of the British press in a new, hotly anticipated Netflix documentary released Thursday. In the opening episode, Harry describes the release of the documentary as an act of "duty and service." Harry & Meghan, the hotly-anticipated new Netflix documentary from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, has been released. Charles famously married Diana at the behest of the royal family, despite having a long-running and well-documented relationship with his now wife, Camilla, queen consort.

☆ British nurses to stage first strikes on Dec. 15, 20
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jacob King/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoLONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Thousands of British nurses will go on strike on Dec. 15 and 20 for more pay, their union said on Friday, adding to a winter of industrial action and putting further pressure on the state-run health system. The strikes are the first of possibly several walkouts by National Health Service (NHS) nurses, which come after the government refused to meet demands for pay rises of 5% above inflation. He said the NHS had plans in place to minimise any disruption from the strikes and ensure continuity for emergency services. "Why on Earth is the Health Secretary refusing to negotiate with nurses?" "Patients already can’t get treated on time, strike action is the last thing they need, yet the Government is letting this happen."

☆ American Greed: Inside The Episode-Vince Beiser
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Dj Sixsmith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAmerican Greed: Inside The Episode-Vince BeiserJournalist Vince Beiser talks with CNBC's DJ Sixsmith about the American Greed episode called "The Polygamist & The Bio Fuel Baron" and how Jacob Kingston and a man named the Lion teamed up to commit a $1.1 billion fraud.

☆ Man detained after eggs were thrown at King Charles III and Camilla
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON — A protester was detained Wednesday after hurling eggs and vitriol at King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, as they walked in the northern England city of York. The incident happened as the king and his wife were entering York through Micklegate Bar, a medieval gateway where monarchs are traditionally welcomed to the city. Police detain a protester after he appeared to throw eggs. Jacob King / PA via Getty ImagesSeveral police officers could be seen grappling with a man at a crowd barrier. Britain’s PA news agency reported that he booed and shouted “This country was built on the blood of slaves” as he was being detained.

☆ France and Germany's relationship questioned as Scholz goes alone on policy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Officials have denied problems in the Franco-German relationship, but Chancellor Scholz's focus on domestic politics is upsetting some lawmakers in Europe. Fresh tensions between France and Germany are challenging their relationship at a time when their unity is critical for broader European policy in tackling the energy crisis. The leaders of the two nations will meet in Paris on Wednesday, but this encounter almost got canceled. He added that the action of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is "creating the deepest divides within the Union." France and Germany are the two largest economies in the European Union and two of the founding nations of this political grouping.

☆ New York Comic Con tries to get back to normal in a world changed by Covid
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Mike Calia | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Cosplayers dressed in Mandalorian armor and Black Widow pose for a photo during Day 4 of New York Comic Con 2021 at Jacob Javits Center on October 10, 2021 in New York City. (NEW YORK — New York Comic Con isn't quite what it was before the pandemic. But it's still a way off from the approximately 250,000 fans who attended the New York event in 2019. ReedPop, the company that owns New York Comic Con, is fine with being conservative two years after the coronavirus forced organizers to make the event entirely virtual. The virus is still around, so Covid masks will still be required at all times indoors this year, although fans won't need to present proof of vaccination.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng visit Berkeley Modular, in Northfleet, Kent, Britain, September 23, 2022. The pound crashed below $1.09 for the first time since 1985 and British government bonds suffered the biggest daily fall in decades. "I've rarely seen an economic policy that is as uniformly panned by economic experts and financial markets," said Harvard professor Jason Furman, former chair of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers during Barack Obama's presidency. Britain's Institute for Fiscal Studies compared Kwarteng's statement to a budget in 1972 that similarly sought to double Britain's rate of economic growth, but is widely remembered as a disaster for its inflationary effect. Furman said Truss might also have no choice but to undo some of her plans if Britain's debt problems start to spiral because of higher interest rates.

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