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☆ Austria’s far-right is the frontrunner for Sunday’s elections. How did it get here?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The FPÖ is known as the grandfather of European far-right parties and pedals an anti-migrant, anti-Islam, Eurosceptic and anti-vaxx agenda. It has held power at a federal level three times, in coalition with other groupings, making it one of just a few far-right parties in Europe to have done so. AFP/Getty ImagesIts political stance changed again when Jörg Haider – the son of former Nazi party members – became leader of the party in 1986. FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl speaks to supporters ahead of European parliamentary elections on June 7. According to Reinhard, the FPÖ is more likely to form a government if it comes second than if it comes first.

Persons: –, ” Benjamin Biard, FPÖ, ” Biard, “, ”, Biard, Heinz, Christian Strache, Jörg Haider –, Haider, ’, Herbert Kickl, Taylor, “ remigration, Christian Bruna, Viktor Orban –, Vladimir Putin’s, Kickl, ” Heinisch Reinhardt, Reinhardt, Karl Nehammer, Thomas Kronsteiner, Reinhard, ” Reinhard Organizations: CNN, Party, Italian Lega, Dutch Party for Freedom, “, Getty, Nazi, Austrian People’s Party, EU, Hungary’s Fidesz, Greens, University of Salzburg, Social Democrats Locations: Austria, Europe, Brussels, Flemish, Italian, Germany, Nazi, Austrian, Salzburg, AFP, Ukraine, Vienna, Lower Austria, Russia, loggerheads, ÖVP

☆ Battle for Lashio: Civilians caught in the crossfire as rebels claim major victory over Myanmar’s junta
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Helen Regan | Angus Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Displaced people fleeing fighting in Lashio try to cross the flooded road to Taunggyi in Myanmar's northern Shan state on July 9, 2024. For Lashio to fall, “it basically eliminates the junta as an effective organized force from a huge part of the country,” Ruser said. The road on the way was badly damaged,” he said as he traveled to Taunggyi, the Shan state capital some nine hours south of Lashio. People queue for food at a monastery turned temporary shelter for internally displaced people in Lashio, Shan state on November 15, 2023. There were also reports in local media that the junta had ordered its staff to leave Lashio as fighting got closer.

Persons: Khin, ” Khin Swe, ”, “, Lashio “, Zaw Min Tun, Lashio, Stringer, Nathan Ruser, ” Ruser, Swe, Khin Swe, –, Arakan Army –, “ They’re, Miemie Winn Byrd, Daniel K, Inouye, ” Byrd, “ I’m, Min Aung, I’m, they’re Organizations: CNN, Northeastern Military Command, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, Junta, Getty, Analysts, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, “ Artillery, Facebook, Rebels, Three Brotherhood Alliance, People’s Defence Force, National Liberation Army, Arakan Army, US Army, Pacific Center for Security, Brotherhood Alliance Locations: Myanmar, Lashio, Shan, Zaw, Taunggyi, AFP, Zin Ann, Hsipaw, Mandalay, Arakan, Inouye Asia

Washington CNN —President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced plans to supply new air defenses to Ukraine in a speech opening the NATO summit – providing much-needed support for the country at a critical juncture in its defense against Russia’s invasion. Meanwhile, Italy would also provide a SAMP-T long-range air defense system. In addition to the long-range aerial defense systems, the US and other countries are also providing Ukraine with “dozens” of short- and medium-range systems to help Kyiv intercept Russian drones and missiles. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would fight for “decisive actions” from the United States and Europe to help Ukraine. “All we allies knew before this war Putin thought NATO would break,” Biden said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, ” Biden, ”, Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Zelensky, Zelensky, Donald Trump, Trump, Bill Clinton, –, Putin, Jens Stoltenberg, Biden’s, Stoltenberg Organizations: Washington CNN, NATO, Patriot, US, HAWKs, IRIS, Ukraine, United, Mellon, Treaty, “ Locations: Ukraine, Germany, Romania, Netherlands, Italy, United States, Israel, Russian, Canada, Norway, Spain, Europe, “, Russia, –

Tokyo CNN —Japanese prosecutors have charged a US Air Force member with allegedly kidnapping and raping an underage girl just before Christmas last year, Okinawa police confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Washington was released on bail and transferred to the Kadena US Air Base in Okinawa for custody, according to a government spokesperson. The court’s spokesperson told CNN they do not have any details regarding the airman’s legal representation. The embassy told CNN in a phone call to contact Kadena Air Base, where Washington was based, for information on the case. CNN has contacted Kadena Air Base for comment.

Persons: Brennon, ”, Denny Tamaki, “, Alvin G, Nelson III, ” Nelson, Masataka Okano, Rahm Emanuel, Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida, Yoon Suk, David, Biden Organizations: Tokyo CNN, US Air Force, Okinawa, CNN, Kadena US Air Base, Ospreys, Okinawa Gov, Kadena Air Base, Kadena, US Navy, Mount, Japan’s, Foreign Affairs, Washington, Japanese Foreign Ministry, Embassy, Japanese, South Locations: . Washington, Naha, Okinawa’s, Washington, Okinawa, Tokyo, China, North Korea, ” Washington, Japan, curfews, Beijing

☆ Bezos' Blue Origin joins SpaceX, ULA in winning bids for $5.6 billion Pentagon rocket program
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Pentagon announced the first winning bidders in its rocket launch contract sweepstakes on Thursday, with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin grabbing a spot for the first time. Blue Origin's winning bid came as part of contracts awarded under the Pentagon's $5.6 billion National Security Space Launch program. Blue Origin, SpaceX, and ULA did not immediately respond to CNBC requests for comment. Under the program, known as NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1, the trio of companies will be eligible to compete for contracts through mid-2029. Blue Origin, as well as Northrop Grumman , missed out on Phase 2 when the Pentagon selected ULA and SpaceX for the program in August 2020.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin's, Elon Musk's, Alliance –, Lockheed Martin, ULA, Northrop Grumman Organizations: Glenn, Pentagon, Security, Elon Musk's SpaceX, United, Alliance, Lockheed, Boeing, SpaceX, CNBC, Northrop Locations: ULA

☆ Boeing Starliner launches for the first time carrying NASA astronauts to the ISS
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In this article BA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTBoeing launched its first Starliner flight with astronauts on Wednesday, beginning a crucial final flight test of the long-delayed spacecraft. ET from Cape Canaveral, Florida with two NASA astronauts aboard. Starliner is carried by an United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket and bound for the International Space Station. Boeing's crew flight test aims to certify the Starliner system as capable of carrying NASA astronauts to-and-from the ISS. The capsule itself is built to carry as many as four NASA astronauts per flight and more than 200 pounds of research and cargo.

Persons: Boeing's, Steve Nesius, Lockheed Martin –, Miguel J, Rodriguez Carrillo, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Wilmore, Kim Shiflett, NASA Williams, Williams, Isaac Watson, NASA Starliner Organizations: Boeing, NASA, United, International Space, Alliance, V, International, Reuters, Lockheed, United Launch, Boeing's, Kennedy Space Center, AFP, Getty, Space Shuttle, Russia's, U.S . Navy, Soyuz, Navy, United Launch Alliance, Cape Canaveral Space Force Locations: Cape Canaveral , Florida, U.S, ULA, Cape Canaveral, Fla, Florida

☆ In Europe, Xi looks to counter claims it’s aiding Russia in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | Xiaofei Xu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“China is neither the creator of the crisis, nor a party to it or a participant. The trip will also see Xi visit Serbia and Hungary, with the leader’s visit to Belgrade coinciding with the 25th anniversary of NATO’s bombing of the Chinese embassy in the city that killed three. Beijing has defended its trade with Russia as part of normal bilateral ties; it also says it does not provide weapons to parties in conflict. It has not been accused of sending lethal weapons to Russia, but rather goods with military use. Beijing supports efforts recognized by both Russia and Ukraine, with “equal and just discussions of all possible peace plans at the conference,” he said.

Persons: Xi Jinping, ” Xi, Emmanuel Macron, Ursula von der, “, ramped, Macron, Xi “, he’s, ”, ” Macron, presser, Xi, Vladimir Putin, von der Leyen, Putin Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, French, European, NATO, Biden, Kyiv Locations: Hong Kong, Ukraine, China, Europe, Moscow, “ China, Paris, Washington, Beijing, Russian, Serbia, Hungary, Belgrade, Serbian, Balkans, Russia, France, “, Israel, Switzerland

☆ Portugal election results: Luis Montenegro’s coalition claims slim win as radical right surges
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Vasco Cotovio | Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Democratic Alliance coalition won 29.5% of the 98.98% of votes counted early Monday, with the incumbent Socialist Party on 28.7%. The results are not final – but Socialist Party leader Pedro Nuno Santos has already conceded. Chega won 18%, a breakthrough for the radical right party and its leader, André Ventura, a former trainee priest and football pundit. For decades the Socialist Party and center-right Social Democratic Party – the main party in the Democratic Alliance – have taken turns in power. Andre Ventura, the leader of Chega party, speaks to journalists after voting in Lisbon on March 10, 2024.

Persons: Chega, Pedro Nuno Santos, André Ventura, Luis Montenegro, Democratic Alliance –, Antonio Costa, Andre Ventura, Nuno Cruz, Nuno Santos, ” Santos, Ventura’s Chega, –, ”, Ventura Organizations: CNN, Democratic Alliance, Socialist Party, Social Democratic Party –, Social Democratic Party, PSD Locations: Portugal’s, Portugal, Lisbon, Chega, Europe, Greece, Croatia, Western Europe, Costa, Montenegro

☆ Sweden clears final hurdle in bid to join NATO after Hungary approves accession
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | Stephanie Halasz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Of the 194 members of parliament who voted, just six rejected Sweden’s accession. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that Sweden will join the alliance now that all allies have approved Sweden’s bid to join. As NATO states, Finland and Sweden will enjoy the protection granted under Article 5 of the treaty that established the alliance – which states that an attack on one member is considered an attack against all. While most NATO members quickly approved Finland and Sweden’s applications, Hungary and Turkey held out for some time. Video Ad Feedback Turkish parliament approves Sweden's NATO membership bid 01:05 - Source: CNNShortly after the Turkish vote, Orban told NATO chief Stoltenberg that his government would also support Swedish membership.

Persons: CNN —, Vladimir Putin, Ulf Kristersson, Viktor Orban, Sweden’s, ” Kristersson, Jens Stoltenberg, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Orban, Stoltenberg, Putin, Luke McGee, Lauren Kent Organizations: CNN, NATO, Stockholm, Swedish, Gripen, “, United, Russia, Ukraine, Union, EU, Sweden’s, Budapest, Kyiv Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Swedish, “ Sweden, Sweden, United States, Atlantic Treaty, Eastern Europe, Russia’s, Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Stockholm, EU, Europe, Israel

☆ How to get the biggest bang for your buck while investing in dividend-paying stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

As attractive as today's yields may look on certain dividend-paying stocks, they only tell part of the story when you're choosing names for income. Lower interest rates make other income-generating assets, including dividend-paying stocks, more attractive compared to the risk-free yields on Treasurys. Dividend stocks took their lumps during 2022 as the Fed embarked on its rate hikes – consider that the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) posted a total return of negative 9% in 2022 – and rate-sensitive income stocks in the utilities and real estate sector suffered. Check with your brokerage to make sure you have dividends reinvested as your preference for individual stocks and ETFs. Picking the right names Dividend investors are seeing 2024 as a potential rebound year for these stocks, anticipating a broadening rally.

Persons: Michael Arone, Dow, VIG, would've, Grace Lee, –, Dow Jones, Arone, Chris Hayes Organizations: SPDR, State, Federal, Dow Jones, Fed, Vanguard, CNBC Pro, IBM, Columbia, Opportunity, Walgreens, Alliance

New Delhi CNN —When Indian prime minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Group of 20 (G20) leaders’ summit on Saturday, he sat behind a country name placard that piqued the interest of many. “PM Modi uses placard Bharat for G20 inaugural address,” ran a headline in the Times of India, one of the country’s largest English-language outlets, moments after. Both India and Bharat are used officially in the nation of 1.4 billion people, which has more than 20 official languages. Bharat is also the Hindi word for India and is used interchangeably – both feature on Indian passports for example. But the use of “Bharat” on the G20 invites has raised eyebrows among opposition leaders.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Bharat, Modi, ”, “ Bharat, “, –, ’, ” Harnath Singh Yadav, Virender Sehwag, Bharat ”, ” Shashi Tharoor, Raghav Chadha, Jaishankar Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, “, Bharat, Group, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Cricket, Developmental, INDIA, Aam Aadmi Locations: New Delhi, ’, India, Times of India, Britain, British, Indian, INDIA

Both India and Bharat are used officially in the nation of 1.4 billion people, which has more than 20 official languages. “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States,” the country’s constitution states. Bharat is also the Hindi word for India and is used interchangeably – both feature on Indian passports for example. “The word ‘India’ is an abuse given to us by the British, whereas the word ‘Bharat’ is a symbol of our culture,” Harnath Singh Yadav, a BJP politician, told Indian broadcaster ANI. Some opposition politicians said the government’s use of Bharat was a response to the formation of the INDIA alliance.

Persons: Bharat, ”, Droupadi Murmu, Narendra Modi, Modi, –, ’, ” Harnath Singh Yadav, Virender Sehwag, Bharat ’, Bharat ”, ” Shashi Tharoor, “, it’s, Raghav Chadha, Jaishankar Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Indian, of States, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Cricket, Developmental, INDIA, Aam Aadmi Locations: New Delhi, India, Delhi, Britain, British, Kingsway, Nicobar, INDIA

☆ Analysis: NATO's crucial summit in Vilnius nearly came off the rails and gave Russia a PR victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Luke Mcgee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been pushing for a clear path to join NATO for some time. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty ImagesWestern officials and diplomats, however, hoped that the issue would not be the focus of this week’s summit. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, and Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, second right, address the public during an event on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. All of which created room for speculation about NATO’s unity, and allowed its adversaries to call the summit a failure. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (C) poses for an official family photo with the participants of the NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 11, 2023.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, Zelensky, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Gitanas Nauseda, Pavel Golovkin, Ben Wallace, ”, ” Brett Bruen, Obama, “, Jens Stoltenberg, Odd Andersen, There’s, David van Weel, – Organizations: CNN, NATO, Ukraine, Getty, Ukraine's, British, USA, ”, NATO “ Locations: Lithuanian, Vilnius, Sweden, Turkey, Brussels, Ukraine, AFP, Russia, Lithuania, Russian, America, Vilnius –, Washington

☆ Turkey eyes recalibration with the West as Russia’s isolation grows
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

His delicate balancing act has given Turkey a unique position of being the only NATO nation whose ear Russia has. “By backing Sweden’s NATO bid…Ankara is signaling a recalibration in ties with the West, which have been strained for a while now,” said Memet Celik, editorial coordinator for the pro-government Daily Sabah newspaper. “In a larger sense, Russia’s unjustified war against Ukraine reminded the West of the importance of geography, hard military power, and alliance commitments – and thus the value of Turkey,” he said. Turkey, however, is likely to continue to be relevant to both Russia and the West. “Due to proximity, power, and relations with both Kyiv and Moscow, Turkey will be a key player in conflict resolution and whatever peace deal ultimately emerges,” said Outzen.

Persons: CNN —, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Erdogan, ”, Memet Celik, Joe Biden, Washington, Biden, Tuesday’s, ” Erdogan, Rich Outzen, –, “, ” Viktor Bondarev, Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia’s ‘, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, Putin’s, Outzen, Russia’s “, Ukraine ”, Sinan Ulgen, Erdogan’s, Russia aren’t Organizations: CNN, Nordic, European Union, NATO, …, Daily, West, White House, Atlantic Council, Ukraine, “, Ankara, Russia’s Federation, Committee, Defense, Security, Putin, Kyiv Locations: NATO, Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Turkey, Turkish, … Ankara, Daily Sabah, Vilnius, Lithuania, Ankara, “, “ Ankara, Istanbul, “ Turkey, Celik

☆ Shopify offloads its logistics baggage
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TORONTO, May 4 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Shopify (SHOP.TO) is finding that simpler is better after all. Investors welcomed the move: Shares of the company led by Tobias Lütke shot up over 20% in morning trade. Shopify wanted to build out its own logistics business, and now it's leaving that job to Flexport instead. That said, Shopify already uses partnerships with other companies to expand in hard-to-crack areas like fintech, including with payments giant Stripe and buy-now-pay-later company Affirm (AFRM.O). Although Shopify said on Thursday that first-quarter revenue rose 25% year-on-year, beating analyst expectations, Shopify's small-business customers are under pressure from rising interest rates.

☆ Australia bans TikTok on federal government devices
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Australia has joined other Western countries in banning the use of TikTok on government devices as the Chinese-owned video app comes under increasing pressure over claims it presents a security concern. So far, there’s no evidence the Chinese government has accessed TikTok user data, and no government has enacted a broader ban targeting TikTok on personal devices. During a high profile congressional hearing on the matter, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was grilled about the tech firm’s alleged ties to the Chinese government. Chew has said the Chinese government had never asked TikTok for its data and that the company would refuse any such request. For its part, China’s Commerce Ministry said it would “firmly oppose” any decision resulting in the forced sale of TikTok, adding that it would “seriously damage” global investors’ confidence in the United States.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Micron, Paramount, McCormick and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Tuesday. Micron Technology — The semiconductor stock was down 2.8% ahead of its scheduled second-quarter earnings report after the bell on Tuesday. Paramount — Shares of the media giant gained 3.6% during midday trading on a rating upgrade from Bank of America from neutral to buy. McCormick & Company — The spice maker's stock price jumped about 10% during midday trading after reporting better-than-expected earnings for the first quarter. Walgreens posted revenue of $34.86 billion for the most recent quarter, compared to analysts' estimates of $33.53 billion, according to Refinitiv.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Abercrombie & Fitch, Disney, Best Buy, Zoom and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Abercrombie & Fitch – Shares of the retail stock jumped 19% after the apparel retailer beat Wall Street's revenue forecasts for the third quarter and posted unexpected quarterly profit. Deutsche Bank reiterated the stock as buy and said it doesn't see any meaningful changes coming to its direct-to-consumer strategy. Best Buy – Best Buy's stock surged 11% after the consumer electronics retailer beat Wall Street's estimates and maintained its outlook for the holiday period. Demand remains below its pandemic heights, but Best Buy indicated its faring well even as inflation weighs on consumers' pockets. The stock slipped even after the company beat top and bottom line estimates for its latest quarter and better-than-expected comparable store sales.

☆ The security of Europe's oil and gas pipelines is at risk after the suspected Nord Stream sabotage. Here's a map of the sprawling network.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-30 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The security of Europe's energy infrastructure is in the spotlight after the Nord Stream damage. Take a look at the sprawling network that transports natural gas around Europe. Leaks were found on Monday in the pipelines transporting natural gas from Russia to Europe after a fall in pressure was detected. A wider map of European natural gas infrastructure. Norway has more than 5,000 miles of oil and gas pipelines, according to Norwegian Petroleum, making the security task difficult.

☆ Кандидат от PAS управляет компанией, фигурирующей в отчете Kroll – Цензура МД
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-02 | by ( ) cenzura.md time to read: +1 min

Политика Кандидат от PAS управляет компанией, фигурирующей в отчете KrollАлександр Катан, кандидат от PAS на досрочных парламентских выборах 11 июля под номером 45, о котором недавно сообщалось, что он является фигурантом уголовного дела о контрабанде алкоголя в особо крупных размерах, вовлечен в новый скандал. Кандидат под номером 45 в списках PAS, Александру Катан, занимает должность администратора компании SRL Grape Alliance. SRL Grape Alliance – одна из компаний, которая получила кредиты от трех банков, разграбленных в процессе кражи миллиарда, и не выплатила их. Их назвали «молдавским Кроллом» и они содержали список компаний, аффилированных Илану шору и Вячеславу Платону и получавших кредиты в трех лопнувших банках. Согласно так называемому молдавскому Кроллу, одной из компаний, кредитовавшихся в этих трех банках, является „Grape-Alliance”.

Persons: Kroll, Александр Катан, Катана, Катан, Майе Санду, Михаил Гофман, Вячеслав Платон, Кролл Organizations: PAS, Alliance, Banca, », Центральная избирательная комиссия (ЦИК), Высочайшая судебная палата (ВСП), ВС, Антикоррупционный центр, Илану шор Locations: Республика Молдова

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