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☆ Few Credit Suisse clients have closed accounts - CEO of the bank's Swiss unit
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ZURICH, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The head of Credit Suisse's Swiss unit said "some customers have withdrawn some of their money, but very few have actually closed their accounts." The announcement sent the share price tumbling and led to the cost of insuring the debt of Credit Suisse against default rising. A number of options have been floated as paths Credit Suisse may take to help it get it back on track. Helfenstein said splitting the Swiss business from the bank's international business was "absolutely not an option". He also said a sale of the private client business and the asset management division was "not up for debate either".

The youngest victim in the mass shooting that killed six at a Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia, was identified by officials Friday as 16-year-old Fernando Chavez-Barron. City officials previously withheld identifying the 16-year-old, who was an employee at the Virginia Walmart, "due to him being a minor." Authorities say Bing killed at least six people and injured at least six others before taking his own life in the Tuesday night shooting. Shaundrayia Reese, 27, who worked on the overnight stock team with Bing from 2014 to 2018 described Bing as "just weird." It was the deadliest store shooting since May when a white gunman shot 10 Black people dead in a racist shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, according to an NBC News tally.

☆ Clinical edge key for South Korea in Ghana clash
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Manasi Pathak | Rohith Nair | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DOHA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - South Korea were proud of their effort in the stalemate with Uruguay in their World Cup opener but would need to find the much-needed clinical edge when they face Ghana in Monday's game, where both teams will be desperate for victory. Playing at their 11th World Cup, South Korea began their campaign with a gritty 0-0 draw with Uruguay, putting on a lively display. South Korea tend to over-rely on attacking midfielder and captain Son Heung-min , who is slowly re-adapting after a recent facial surgery and had little impact in their opening match of the tournament. Ghana reached the World Cup quarter-finals in 2010 but should they suffer defeat against South Korea, they risk getting knocked out in the first round. "We have to win now and we are under pressure but then so are they," Ghana coach Otto Addo said of South Korea.

☆ Prime suspect in Walmart shooting left note addressed to God, police say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Henry Austin | Henry Austin Is A London-Based Editor For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The prime suspect in the mass shooting that left six people dead at a Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia, left a “death note” addressed to God on his phone, police said Friday. Bing, a longtime Walmart employee, opened fire at the store on Tuesday, killing six people and injuring several others before dying of a self-inflicted wound. He was found dead in a break room with two other fatalities, the city of Chesapeake tweeted Wednesday. Asked by the Associated Press to comment on Bing’s note, Walmart said in a statement: “There is nothing that can justify taking innocent lives. “Today we are focused only of those hurt by Tuesday’s tragic event, but the police investigation continues,” the city said.

☆ 2 victims of shooting at Virginia Walmart that left 6 dead still in hospital
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Two of the victims injured in the mass shooting at a Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia, that left six people dead remained in hospital over Thanksgiving, with one in critical condition, officials said. "On this Thanksgiving, we are extra thankful for our community and we are thinking of every victim of the Walmart shooting and their family members," the City of Chesapeake said in a tweet Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. "There are still two people injured in the hospital, one in critical condition and the other in fair/improving condition," the city said. A memorial placed outside Walmart in Chesapeake, Va., on Nov. 23, 2022. Nathan Howard / Getty ImagesIn a statement Wednesday, Walmart said Bing had been an overnight team leader who had been with the company since 2010.

☆ Suspected Walmart Gunman Claimed Harassment by Co-Workers, Police Say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Arian Campo-Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The suspected shooter who killed six employees at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Va., on Tuesday bought the gun legally that morning and left behind a note alleging he was harassed and ridiculed by co-workers, according to police. The suspect, 31-year-old Andre Bing, opened fire late Tuesday night at the store, less than an hour before it was set to close, police said. He used a 9mm handgun he bought at a local store and was carrying several ammunition magazines, they said. He then fatally shot himself and was dead by the time authorities arrived.

☆ Walmart Shooting Suspect Claimed Co-Workers Harassed Him, Police Say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Arian Campo-Flores | Sarah Nassauer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The suspected shooter who killed six employees at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Va., on Tuesday bought the gun legally that morning and left behind a note alleging he was harassed and ridiculed by co-workers, according to police. The suspect, 31-year-old Andre Bing , opened fire late Tuesday night at the store, less than an hour before it was set to close, police said. He used a 9mm handgun he bought at a local store and was carrying several ammunition magazines, they said. He then fatally shot himself and was dead by the time authorities arrived.

☆ Brazil's Lula to prioritize tax reform early in his govt, aide says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

SAO PAULO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will give "full priority" to kicking off a tax reform early in his administration, close aide and former Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad said on Friday. Haddad, who has recently emerged as the front-runner to be finance minister, also said at an event hosted by banking lobby Febraban that Lula would look into quickly resuming trade agreements that have been "sitting on the shelf," including Mercosur's deal with the European Union. Leftist Lula will take office from President Jair Bolsonaro on Jan. 1. Reporting by Andre Romani; Editing by Steven GrattanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Walmart shooter legally bought the handgun he used hours before killing six coworkers, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The gunman who opened fire at a Chesapeake, Virginia, Walmart legally purchased the weapon he used. Authorities say the gunman bought his 9-millimeter handgun at a local store just hours before the shooting. The shooter, a Walmart store supervisor, killed six of his coworkers and injured others. Police identified the shooter as 31-year-old Andre Bing, who was employed as an overnight supervisor at the Walmart store. Authorities said Bing opened fire in the break room inside the store just after 10 pm, killing six of his coworkers.

☆ Walmart gunman railed at co-workers in 'death note' before Virginia store shooting
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 25 (Reuters) - A Walmart supervisor who killed six co-workers before turning the gun on himself this week left a rambling note on his cellphone in which he railed against other employees at the Chesapeake, Virginia, store who he felt had mocked and betrayed him. "The gun was legally purchased from a local store on the morning of Tuesday Nov. 22. In his note, Bing made reference to an unspecified work failure on his part and perceived slights from co-workers, who he felt were mocking him. Asked to comment on Bing's note, Walmart said in a statement: "There is nothing that can justify taking innocent lives. The Chesapeake shooting came on the heels of last weekend's massacre in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where a gunman killed five at an LGBTQ nightclub.

☆ Ivory Coast completes second shipping container terminal
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Loucoumane Coulibaly | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ABIDJAN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast has completed construction of a second container terminal at its main port in Abidjan, paving the way for it to become a regional shipping hub, officials said late on Friday. The new container terminal will be able to receive large ships from Asia, Europe and America that previously had to land goods in South Africa, transferring them to smaller ships to reach West Africa. "We are no longer a second port. We are becoming a hub," said Andre N'Doli, technical director of the terminal, called Cote d'Ivoire Terminal (CIT). The terminal is expected to allow Abidjan to increase container traffic to 3 million TEU containers from 1.2 million TEU containers per year, port authorities said.

☆ Teen and senior citizen among victims of Walmart Virginia shooting
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 23 (Reuters) - Authorities on Wednesday identified the people killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart (WMT.N) store in Chesapeake, Virginia, ranging in age from a 16-year-old boy to a 70-year-old man. The youngest victim was a 16-year-old Chesapeake boy, whose name was not revealed because he was a minor. Blevins' cousin wrote on Facebook that he had worked at Walmart for many years and was planning his retirement in the next year. Pyle had updated her Facebook status on Nov. 1 to say she was in a relationship with Brian Baker. The gunman was identified as Andre Bing, 31, of Chesapeake, Virginia.

☆ Biden says he'll renew push for assault weapons ban following spate of mass shootings
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Peter Nicholas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday he would make a renewed effort to enact a ban on assault-style rifles following a wave of mass shootings that have again put a spotlight on the nation's gun control laws. "The idea that we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick," he said while greeting firefighters in Nantucket, where he and his family are spending the Thanksgiving holiday. The Democratic-controlled House passed a ban in July, in a vote largely along party lines. Patrons prevented more deaths by confronting and disarming the suspect, identified by officials as Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22. The weapon used was in the style of a Colt AR-15, according to Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez.

☆ Analysis: Shaqiri shows his class in second half to help save Swiss
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

AL WAKRAH, Qatar, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Xherdan Shaqiri showed there was life in the thirtysomething winger yet with a decisive contribution after halftime as Switzerland made a winning start to their World Cup campaign against Cameroon. Those fears looked well-founded before halftime as the Swiss struggled to contain a vibrant Cameroon. His combination with overlapping wingback Silvan Widmer on the right flank gave the Swiss a consistent attacking threat for the first time in the match. Four minutes later and Shaqiri's afternoon was over as the Swiss brought on fresh legs to see them through to a 1-0 win. Shaqiri showed in 27 second-half minutes on Thursday that he remains key to those hopes.

☆ Cristiano Ronaldo makes history as first man to score in five World Cups
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar CNN —Cristiano Ronaldo became the first male player in history to score at five World Cups as he netted a penalty in Portugal’s 3-2 win against Ghana on Thursday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has scored in the previous four tournaments and now has eight World Cup goals to his name after converting the 65th minute spot kick. It was some welcome news for Ronaldo in a week in which Manchester United announced that the two parties had mutually agreed to end the forward’s contract with immediate effect after he gave an explosive TV interview. Ronaldo won the penalty he went on to score, getting his body in front of Mohammed Salisu and hitting the floor when he felt contact from behind. João Félix reestablished the lead and Rafael Leão added a third before Osman Bukari’s header gave Ghana a small chance of a comeback late on.

☆ Ronaldo breaks record as Portugal up and running with Ghana win
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The bitter end to Ronaldo's second spell at Manchester United had dominated the build-up to the match in much the same way the forward seems to dominate the way Portugal play. Against Ghana, Ronaldo seemed to exert a planetary gravitational pull on the ball, with team mates seeking him out at every opportunity. Ronaldo closed his eyes as he waited to begin his run up, stuttered and smashed the ball into the net to the keeper's right. It is the 10th consecutive major tournament in which Ronaldo has found the net although Ghana coach Otto Addo was not in the mood to be charitable. There was to be no fairytale ending for the Ghanaians though and the night belonged to Ronaldo.

Copeland, who uses they/them pronouns, said their store manager held a team meeting this morning to talk about the Chesapeake store shooting. Share this -Link copiedInvestigators search Walmart gunman's house Investigators on Wednesday scoured the home of the Walmart employee who opened fire at the Chesapeake store where he worked. "We can and must do more to reduce gun violence in America," he tweeted, linking to a news article about the shooting at a Walmart store in Chesapeake. Warner, Kaine of Virginia condemn the violence Virginia's two Democratic senators — Mark Warner and Tim Kaine — decried the mass shooting at the Walmart store in Chesapeake. "The Walmart shooting in Chesapeake is horrific.

The suspect in a mass shooting at a Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia, was a longtime employee described by a former co-worker as paranoid but not violent. In a statement Wednesday, Walmart identified the suspect as Andre Bing, an overnight team leader who had been with the company since 2010. Shaundrayia Reese, 27, said she worked at the Chesapeake Walmart from late 2014 to 2018, spending her four years working on the overnight stock team with Bing. Reese said after news of the shooting broke, she learned from other Walmart associates that Bing had made threats before. "This is a surprise to everyone who ever worked at Walmart or is currently at Walmart," she said.

☆ Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal: 'I'm waiting for someone to wake me up,' says Saudi sports minister after remarkable win over Argentina
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —A day after Saudi Arabia’s historic win against Argentina at the Qatar World Cup, the Kingdom’s sports minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal says he’s “waiting for someone to wake me up.”“It’s been an unbelievable result. Saudi Arabia's victory is the most famous in the Arab world, alongside Algeria's victory over West Germany in 1982. People that don’t know Saudi Arabia, have never been to Saudi Arabia, go out and talk about it as if they’ve lived there for 30 years, 40 years. In honor of the team’s historic win, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ordered a national public holiday for a day on Wednesday. Asked if Saudi Arabia would put in a bid, similar to its takeover of Newcastle United last year, Prince Abdulaziz didn’t confirm nor deny.

Law enforcement work the scene of a mass shooting at a Walmart, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, in Chesapeake, Va. A Walmart night crew supervisor killed six people Tuesday night before taking his own life at the Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia, police said Wednesday. The gunman – identified as Andre Bing, 31, of Chesapeake – was a disgruntled employee, a senior law enforcement official told NBC News. The Chesapeake store will remain closed as authorities investigate the shooting. Other Walmart stores have been the scenes of deadly shootings.

The gunman, identified as Andre Bing, 31, of Chesapeake, Virginia, said nothing as he began firing on workers gathered late on Tuesday ahead of their overnight shift, according to two employees who were in the break room. Another Walmart employee, Briana Tyler, told ABC's "Good Morning America": "I looked up and my manager just opened the door and he just opened fire." [1/6] FBI agents stand in the parking lot after a mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. November 23, 2022. He told her that during the nightly meeting his manager was acting "strange" and "then started shooting," she told the news station. This was not the first mass shooting at a Walmart, which has thousands of stores across the country.

The complaint was met with skepticism by election authorities and other political figures who have recognized Lula's victory. The head of Brazil's Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, said the election result was "unquestionable," while the center-right Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) called Bolsonaro's challenge "senseless." When the PSDB challenged the result of the 2014 presidential election, the investigation took one year and no irregularities were found. Vice President Hamilton Mourao, on a trip to Portugal, acknowledged on Wednesday that Bolsonaro's challenge was unlikely to succeed but said Brazil's electoral process needed more "transparency." Analyst Andre Cesar at Hold Legislativa consultancy said, however, that the challenge would provide ammunition for an ongoing protest movement of Bolsonaro's hardcore supporters.

☆ Shares of Indonesia's GoTo fall 6% as nine-month loss swells
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Indonesia's GoTo Group reported its nine-month accumulated losses surged from a year ago, even as quarterly losses shrank as the company cut costs. GoTo accumulated a loss of 20.32 trillion rupiah ($1.29 billion) between January and September, far more than the 11.58 trillion rupiah loss reported a year ago. For the third quarter, GoTo reported an adjusted EBITDA loss of 3.7 trillion rupiah (about $235 million), about 11% smaller than the 4.2 trillion rupiah adjusted EBITDA loss posted a year ago. That's also 10% narrower than the 4.1 trillion rupiah EBITDA loss reported for the second quarter and marks the third consecutive quarter of shrinking losses. GoTo Group is the result of a merger between two of Indonesia's largest tech companies — ride-hailing, food delivery and payments giant Gojek and e-commerce marketplace Tokopedia.

☆ Swiss eye strong start in World Cup opener versus Cameroon
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Switzerland hope to secure early points in a tough Group G when they face Cameroon in their World Cup opener on Thursday after a year of solid performances on the European stage. The Swiss reached the Euro 2020 quarter-finals before losing a penalty shootout to Spain. They also finished ahead of Italy in their World Cup qualifying group to avoid the playoffs. But Cameroon -- playing in an eighth World Cup, a record number of appearances for an African nation -- have failed to leave their mark at the finals since the 1990 edition of the tournament, when they dazzled by reaching the quarter-finals. Cameroon will aim to at least get another World Cup victory this time, a task that could prove difficult for a side that qualified thanks to a stoppage-time goal at the end of extra time in the second leg of their playoff tie away to Algeria.

☆ Indonesian Tech Giant GoTo Axes 1,300 Employees
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

HONG KONG—Indonesian ride-hailing, e-commerce and financial-services company GoTo Group is laying off 12% of its employees, or 1,300 people, as it seeks to cut costs and chart a course through a difficult period for global technology companies, its chief executive told staffers. The Jakarta-based company is seeking to give priority to core products and businesses and make its organizational structure more efficient, Chief Executive Andre Soelistyo said, adding that while savings had been made across the group’s operations, job cuts were necessary because of the uncertain market conditions created in large part by the pandemic.

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