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☆ Norway’s Ingebrigtsen family is ripped apart by allegations of ‘aggression and physical punishment’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Such was the case for Gjert Ingebrigtsen, who was the coach to three of his seven children: Henrik, Filip and Jakob, the one who raced to Olympic gold in Tokyo two years ago. Because he’s anxious and he has nerves and he responds by getting irritated and angry about the little stuff.”CNN has contacted representatives for the Ingebrigtsen brothers for further comment. Team Ingebrigtsen, a documentary series first aired in 2016, has shed light on the family dynamic, particularly the father-coach relationship between Gjert and his sons. “I would say that after the royal family, I think they are the most famous family in Norway,” said Folvik. In two separate statements, the federation said that it wants to create a “safe environment” for athletes and made reference to comments made by the Ingebrigtsen brothers in the media.

Persons: Timothy Cheruiyot, Gjert Ingebrigtsen, Henrik, Filip, Jakob, ” Henrik, ” Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Matthias Hangst, “, Elden Advokatfirma, ”, Terese Braut Våge, ” John Christian Elden, Filip Ingebrigsten, Michael Steele, Martin, Gjert, Norway’s, ’ Henrik, Erling Haaland, Martin Ødegaard, Viktor Hovland, ” Herman Folvik, it’s, Team Ingebrigtsen, Narve Gilje Nordås, Narve, Nordås, Sam Mellish, – Organizations: CNN, Kenyan, Tokyo, CNN Sport, New York Times, VG, Team, Norwegian Athletics Federation Locations: Tokyo, Berlin, Norway, Budapest, Hungary

☆ Sell Your Loser Stocks—and Other Year-End Tax Moves to Consider
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Tom Herman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Creating capital losses by selling losing stocks in a taxable account can provide valuable tax benefits. Illustration: Chris GashEven for many well-informed taxpayers, the most popular year-end strategy usually is the same every year: procrastination. This approach can be hazardous to your wealth. So as the year draws to a close, there are some moves investors should consider making now to ease their tax hit for 2023.

Persons: Chris Gash

☆ Audi puts planned Formula One entry under review - Spiegel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A logo of Audi is seen outside an Audi car dealer in Brussels, Belgium March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBERLIN, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Audi has placed its plans to enter Formula One under review, German news outlet Spiegel reported on Thursday. Citing sources at parent company Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), Spiegel said the plans were being "analysed in detail" in the wake of a management change and cost-cutting measures. Asked for official comment by Spiegel, Audi said the plan for Formula One entry had been agreed by its management and supervisory boards as well as its parent company, and that the timetable remained unchanged. Audi announced last year that it would enter Formula One from 2026 with one of the sport's existing teams and using a new power unit to be built in Germany.

Persons: Yves Herman, Spiegel, Audi, Markus Duesmann, Duesmann, Gernot Doellner, Friederike Heine, Miranda Murray Organizations: Audi, REUTERS, Rights, Formula, Spiegel, Volkswagen, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium, Germany

☆ Man Utd show signs of life, but City offer real test
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Another not-too-convincing victory at bottom club Sheffield United last weekend was admirable in its own way following the news of club great Bobby Charlton's death before kickoff. City suffered consecutive league defeats before the international break but have answered any doubts with wins over Brighton & Hove Albion and then at Young Boys on Wednesday in the Champions League. Guardiola will need no reminding that City lost at Old Trafford last year, having crushed United 6-3 at home. City also won the FA Cup final against United on their way to matching the Reds' treble of 1999. Sixth-placed Newcastle United will have to shrug off the disappointment of their Champions League loss to Borussia Dortmund as they face Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

Persons: Erik Ten, Bobby Charlton's, Harry Maguire's, Andre Onana, Guardiola, Sergio Aguero, They've, they've, Rasmus Hojlund, Erling Haaland, Ange Postecoglou, Monday's, Postecoglou, Martyn Herman, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Manchester, Manchester City, Brentford, Sheffield United, FC Copenhagen, Champions League, Pep, City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Young Boys, Old, FA, United, Reds, Manchester Evening, Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham, Fulham, Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United, Borussia Dortmund, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Saturday, Aston Villa, Luton Town, Thomson Locations: Old Trafford, City, Celtic, Liverpool

☆ Borussia Dortmund secure vital win at Newcastle
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEWCASTLE, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund rekindled their hopes in Champions League Group F with a gritty 1-0 victory at Newcastle United thanks to Felix Nmecha's clinical first-half strike on Wednesday night. Nmecha's first-time finish near the end of a high-octane opening half proved enough for the Bundesliga side to post their first win in the group at the third time of asking. After a wide-open half, Dortmund defended their lead solidly after the break although Callum Wilson headed a chance against the crossbar and Newcastle struck the woodwork again deep into stoppage time. Defeat was an anti-climax for Newcastle after their win over Paris St Germain in the previous match, and the group is now wide open. PSG have six points with Newcastle and Dortmund both on four points and Milan on two.

Persons: Felix Nmecha's, Nmecha's, Callum Wilson, Martyn Herman, Hugh Lawson Organizations: NEWCASTLE, Borussia Dortmund, Champions League, Newcastle United, Bundesliga, Dortmund, Newcastle, Paris St Germain, PSG, Thomson Locations: Milan

☆ Injuries add to Newcastle woes in Dortmund loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Defeat means Newcastle face a fight to progress from Group F although they are still well-placed with four points from three games, the same as Dortmund. But of even more concern to Howe were injuries to forwards Alexander Isak and Jacob Murphy. "Isak going off was a blow and Jacob came off with what looks like a serious injury," Howe said. Jacob looks serious, potentially a dislocation of his shoulder." Newcastle face Wolverhampton Wanderers away in the Premier League on Saturday.

Persons: Park, Newcastle United's Alexander Isak, Lee Smith, Newcastle United's, Eddie Howe's, Howe, Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy, Sweden's Isak, Callum Wilson, Murphy, Isak, Jacob, We've, That's, Elliot Anderson, He's, Martyn Herman, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Soccer Football, Newcastle United, Borussia Dortmund, James, Newcastle, Champions League, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Premier League, Thomson Locations: Newcastle, Britain, NEWCASTLE, England, Dortmund

☆ Nmecha strikes to give Dortmund vital win at Newcastle
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEWCASTLE, England, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund rekindled their hopes in Champions League Group F with a gritty 1-0 victory at Newcastle United thanks to Felix Nmecha's clinical first-half strike on Wednesday. Nmecha's well-taken goal near the end of a high-octane opening half proved enough for the Bundesliga side to post their first win in the group at the third time of asking. The two sides will meet again in a fortnight in Dortmund in a match that is likely to be pivotal. Nmecha's first Champions League goal at the end of a high-octane opening half was Dortmund's first in the competition this season and ultimately it proved decisive. Dortmund stifled Newcastle after that but needed some luck in the dying minutes to go home with the points.

Persons: Felix Nmecha's, Nmecha's, Callum Wilson, Anthony Gordon, Eddie Howe's, Edin Terzić, Howe, Gordon, Nico Schlotterbeck, Pope, Donyell Malen, Malen, Gregor Kobel, Wilson, Alexander Isak, First Wilson, Matt Targett, Terzic, Martyn Herman, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Borussia Dortmund, Champions League, Newcastle United, Bundesliga, Dortmund, Newcastle, Paris St Germain, PSG, TNT Sport, League, Thomson Locations: NEWCASTLE, England, Milan, Dortmund, Kobel

☆ Facebook-parent Meta beats revenue estimates, forecasts additional spending
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 25 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms (META.O) beat expectations for third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, while warning of additional spending and regulatory pressures ahead for 2024. Shares of Meta rose 4% in extended trading. Revenue rose 23% to $34.15 billion for the quarter ended September. Facebook's daily active users grew 5%, while ad impressions across Meta's apps grew 31%.

Persons: Yves Herman, Meta, Yuvraj Malik, Katie Paul, Anil D'Silva, Matthew Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Meta, Revenue, Facebook, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium, Bengaluru, New York

☆ Swim coach Verhaeren dips toe into cycling world with Jumbo-Visma
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Dominant Dutch cycling team Jumbo-Visma aim to stay at the front of the peloton next season with the help of an unlikely addition to their coaching set-up -- swimming guru Jacco Verhaeren. "Over the past few years, I have often exchanged ideas with Jacco", Jumbo-Visma sporting director Merijn Zeeman said in a statement announcing the unusual collaboration. "After our best season, we have to keep looking for improvements and new insights. Together with (head of performance) Mathieu Heijboer, I have come to the conclusion that Jacco can provide us with these new ideas and different insights from another sport. "What Jumbo-Visma does with my advice is up to them."

Persons: Jacco, Primoz Roglic, Jonas Vingegaard, Sepp Kuss, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Inge de Bruijn, Merijn Zeeman, Mathieu Heijboer, Verhaeren, Martyn Herman, Christian Radnedge Organizations: France, Paris Olympics, Thomson Locations: Espana

[1/3] The logo of French telecom operator Orange is pictured in Brussels, Belgium May 22, 2023. Orange and MasMovil plan to divest spectrum, a customers unit and a brand as well as offer Digi access to infrastructure, the people said. Digi has expanded rapidly in the Spanish market since it launched operations there in 2008. It had more than 5.7 million customers at the end of the first half of 2023. ($1 = 0.9440 euros)Reporting by Foo Yun Chee Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yves Herman, MasMovil, Orange, Foo Yun, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Orange, Regulators, European Commission, EU, Telefonica, Vodafone, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium, Rights BRUSSELS, Spain, Spanish

The logo of Deutsche Bank is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Deutsche Bank AG FollowFRANKFURT, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Customers of two Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) units have lodged a surge in complaints with Germany's consumer protection agency, the advocacy group said on Monday, as the banking giant scrambles to make good with aggravated clients. The VZBZ consumer group said it had registered about 1,700 complaints by customers of Deutsche's Postbank arm and its mortgage division in the year through September. The consumer group had already reported complaints of Postbank customers not having access to their funds for weeks and direct debits getting rejected, jeopardising their credit scores. BaFin got nearly 10,000 complaints about Postbank by early September, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Persons: Yves Herman, VZBZ, Ramona Pop, BaFin, Sewing, Tom Sims, Rod Nickel Organizations: Deutsche Bank, REUTERS, Companies Deutsche Bank, FRANKFURT, Deutsche, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium, Germany's, Postbank

☆ Bobby Charlton, England and Man United great, dies at 86
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

One of the true Greats Sir Bobby Charlton has passed away," Hurst wrote on X. "Today is not just a sad day for Manchester United & England, it's a sad day for football and everything that Sir Bobby represented," said former United and England midfielder David Beckham. Beckham's glittering Manchester United career began after attending a Bobby Charlton Soccer School as a young boy. "A huge loss for his family and for the Manchester United family and for English football, European football," he said. "At Manchester United, you always have to win, but I think he set this standard as a Man United player, what he achieved, he's an example."

Persons: Sir Bobby Charlton, Lee Smith, Bobby Charlton, Charlton, Jack, Busby, Geoff Hurst, Hurst, Alf Ramsey's, it's, Sir Bobby, David Beckham, George Best, Denis Law, Bobby, …, isn't, Beckham, Pep Guardiola, Erik Ten Hag, Gareth Southgate, Rohith Nair, Martyn Herman, Hugh Lawson, Ed Osmond Organizations: Soccer Football, Chelsea, Manchester United, Wembley, Manchester United's, United, Premier League, Old, England, Portugal, West, European, FA, Manchester United & England, Benfica, Bobby Charlton Soccer School, Manchester City, English, Sheffield United, Sunday, Football Association, Charlton, Malta, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Manchester, Old Trafford, Munich, West Germany, England, United

☆ This startup wants to help you continue to work from home — just not your own
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The home-exchange startup Swapdesk is targeting remote workers who can temporarily trade places. It was the push he needed to start a business that helps remote workers find comfortable, quiet places to set up shop. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe benefit of Swapdesk, Boening said, is that trading a home is far less expensive than staying in a hotel or a short-term rental in a major city. Swapdesk, which is based in Toronto, is among the companies focusing on remote workers , particularly in areas like tech. Swapdesk's focus on serving remote workers comes as more CEOs have called employees back to the office , at least part of the time .

Persons: —, Allen Boening, Swapdesk, it's, Boening, Herman Miller, Ken, Rory Fairweather, Atlassian, they're, who's, Fairweather, Swapesk Organizations: Service, Amazon, Google, Microsoft Locations: London , New York, Paris, Toronto, New York City, Copenhagen, London

The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Meta Platforms Inc FollowOct 18 (Reuters) - A shareholders' proposed class action accusing Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) of concealing sweeping misuse of Facebook users' data in 2017 and 2018 was revived by a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco restored shareholders' claim that the company, then known as Facebook, falsely said that user data "could" be compromised. At the time, the company was already aware that the UK-based consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had violated its privacy policies, shareholders allege. Circuit Judge Patrick Bumatay dissented, saying that Facebook's disclosures concerned the type of risks involved in its business, not whether or not a data breach had occurred.

Persons: Yves Herman, Cambridge Analytica, Margaret McKeown, Darren Robbins, Donald Trump's, Patrick Bumatay, Jody Godoy, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Meta, Inc, Facebook, U.S, Circuit, Cambridge, Shareholders, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium, San Francisco

They spoke after paying tribute to the victims of Monday's attack in the Belgian capital, home to the EU institutions, and condemning what they branded a brutal terrorist attack. Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Europe's open-border Schengen zone would not survive unless the EU's external frontiers were better protected from unwanted immigration. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said the EU also needed a more effective system of returning unauthorised immigrants. The 45-year-old gunman arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa in 2011 and then lived in Sweden before claiming asylum in Belgium. EU migration ministers will discuss the plans in Brussels on Thursday, as will national leaders next week.

Persons: Ulf Kristersson, Alexander De Croo, Yves Herman Acquire, Margaritis Schinas, Abdesalem Al Guilani, RTBF, Abdesalem, Sudip Kar, Gupta, Johnny Cotton, Anna Ringstrom, Benoit van Overstraeten, Gabriela Baczynska, Gareth Jones, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Swedish, Belgian, REUTERS, Sweden's, EU, STV, European Commission, Islamic State, Thomson Locations: Sweden, Brussels, Belgium, BRUSSELS, Tunisia, Swedish, Belgian, Europe, Lampedusa, Israel

REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Facebook-owner Meta Platforms (META.O) on Wednesday introduced temporary measures to limit "potentially unwelcome or unwanted comments" on posts about the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The social media company added it will disable the ability to see the first one or two comments on posts while scrolling the Facebook feed. Earlier this week, some users who posted in support for Palestine or Gaza citizens accused Meta of suppressing their content. Other Instagram users reported their posts and stories about Palestine were not receiving views. "This bug affected accounts equally around the globe – not only people trying to post about what’s happening in Israel and Gaza – and it had nothing to do with the subject matter of the content," Meta said.

Persons: Yves Herman, Meta, Instagram, Katie Paul, Sheila Dang, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: REUTERS, Facebook, Meta, Wednesday, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, New York, Austin

The logo of Johnson & Johnson is seen on a Brussels' office of the company in Diegem, Belgium September 21, 2023. J&J raised its annual profit forecast, helped by strong sales from its pharmaceutical business, and shares of the U.S. healthcare conglomerate were off about 1%. Excluding its consumer health unit, J&J now expects 2023 adjusted profit of $10.07 to $10.13 per share, up from its previous view of $10.00 to $10.10. Sales at J&J's medical device unit came in at $7.46 billion, shy of Wall Street estimates of $7.58 billion. J&J finalized the biggest shake-up in its 137-year history in August with the spinoff, but retained a 9.5% stake in its iconic consumer health business.

Persons: Johnson, Yves Herman, J, Vamil Divan, Joseph Wolk, Ozempic, Wolk, Bhanvi Satija, Sriparna Roy, Patrick Wingrove, Shounak Dasgupta, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Johnson, REUTERS, Guggenheim Partners, Vamil, Reuters Graphics, J, Thomson, &' $, & $, & $ Locations: Brussels, Diegem, Belgium, Bengaluru, New York

The logo of Johnson & Johnson is seen on a Brussels' office of the company in Diegem, Belgium September 21, 2023. Investors are focused on how J&J, now a standalone pharmaceutical and medical devices company, will reach its goal of $57 billion in drug sales by 2025. Johnson & Johnson recorded a $21-billion gain in the third quarter from the spin-off of its consumer health unit. Stelara, J&J's top-selling anti-inflammatory drug, brought in sales of $2.86 billion in the quarter, above LSEG estimates of $2.61 billion. Excluding its consumer health unit, J&J now expects 2023 adjusted profit of $10.07 to $10.13 per share, compared with its previous outlook of $10.00 to $10.10 per share.

Persons: Johnson, Yves Herman, MedTech, Cantor Fitzgerald, Louise Chen, Stelara, Joseph Wolk, Wolk, J, Bhanvi Satija, Sriparna Roy, Patrick Wingrove, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: Johnson, REUTERS, Innovative Medicine, Reuters, Thomson, & $, & $ Locations: Brussels, Diegem, Belgium, Stelara, U.S, United States, Bengaluru, New York

☆ Brussels attacker arrived in Italy's Lampedusa in 2011 - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A member of Belgium soccer team boards a bus at King Baudouin Stadium after play was suspended after a shooting in Brussels, Belgium, October 17, 2023 REUTERS/Yves Herman Acquire Licensing RightsROME, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The Tunisian man suspected of shooting dead two Swedish football fans in Brussels arrived in Italy's Lampedusa island in 2011, two Italian government and security sources said on Tuesday, confirming a report by the ANSA news agency. The suspect spent some time in Italy before moving to Sweden, but was expelled from there under the EU's "Dublin" rules and returned to Italy, one of the sources said. Italian authorities lost track of him some time in 2016 and presumed he had again moved abroad, the source added. In Brussels, Belgian Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne said his country had received an unconfirmed report in 2016 from a foreign police service indicating that the suspected attacker had a "radicalised profile" and wanted to go to a war zone to wage jihad. Reporting by Angelo Amante and Alvise Armellini, editing by Cristina Carlevaro and Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yves Herman Acquire, radicalisation, Vincent Van Quickenborne, Angelo Amante, Alvise, Cristina Carlevaro, Alex Richardson Organizations: Belgium soccer, King Baudouin, Rights, Belgian, Thomson Locations: Belgium, Brussels, Swedish, Italy's Lampedusa, Italy, Sweden, Dublin, Bologna

☆ Echoes of the 1973 Oil Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Arthur Herman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Pushing a car to a Boston gas station in 1973. Photo: Spencer Grant/Getty ImagesThe attack on Israel on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War should remind us of another anniversary: the 1973 Arab oil embargo. The war began on Oct. 6, and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries cut production and raised prices on Oct. 17. By the end of the embargo in March 1974, the global cost of oil had climbed nearly 300%. The White House had ration cards printed in secret (fortunately never used), and President Richard Nixon contemplated military action to seize oil fields in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi.

Persons: Spencer Grant, Richard Nixon Organizations: Organization of, Petroleum, Service, White Locations: Boston, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi

☆ Two Swedes shot dead in Brussels; Belgium raises terror alert to top level
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Philip Blenkinsop | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The likely motive for the attack was the Swedish nationality of the victims, the prosecutor said. The suspected assailant, calling himself Abdesalem Al Guilani, claimed in a video on social media that he was a fighter for Allah. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo confirmed on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, the victims were Swedish. "I have just offered my sincere condolences to the Swedish PM following tonight’s harrowing attack on Swedish citizens in Brussels," de Croo said on X. France is tightening controls at the border with Belgium after the deadly attack in Brussels, Belgian media said.

Persons: Abdesalem Al Guilani, Alexander de Croo, de Croo, Gunnar Strommer, King, Yves Herman Acquire, Ulf Kristersson, Emmanuel Macron, Allahu Akbar, Al Guilani, hamdoulelah, Salam Aleykoum, Philip Blenkinsop, Marine Strauss, Anna Ringstrom, Terje Solsvik, Richard Lough, John Cotton, Gabriela Baczynska, Stephanie Lecocq, Tassilo Hummel, Benoit van Overstraeten, Tommy Lund, Jan Strupczewski, Silvia Aloisi, Hugh Lawson, Matthew Lewis, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Islamic State, Palestinian, European Commission, Belgian, Twitter, PM, Sweden's, Reuters, Swedish, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Brussels, Belgium, Sweden, Belgian, Israel, Swedish, France, Islamic State

☆ Mediation collapses between Meta and Kenyan moderators, rights group says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNAIROBI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Settlement talks have collapsed between Facebook's parent company Meta (META.O) and Kenyan content moderators over a lawsuit alleging unfair dismissal, a tech rights group working with the moderators said on Monday. British tech rights group Foxglove said in a statement on Monday that the negotiations had broken down, accusing Meta and Sama of making "very little attempt to address core issues raised by the petitioners". The moderators also allege that Meta is trying to terminate their contracts in defiance of an earlier court order. A hearing on their petition to find Meta and Sama in contempt of court is scheduled for Oct. 31, Foxglove said.

Persons: Yves Herman, Meta, Foxglove, Mercy Mutemi, Sama, Majorel, George Obulutsa, Aaron Ross, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Meta, Facebook, Kenyan, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium, Rights NAIROBI, British, Sama, Kenya, Ethiopia

However since parliament opened on Oct. 1, its foreign affairs commission, which would debate the NATO bid, has received almost 60 international agreements to review - excluding Sweden's, official data shows. A second person familiar with U.S.-Turkish talks said a rough proposal - in which each side would take steps toward ratifying the NATO bid on the one side, and the F-16s purchase on the other - had been delayed. IN NO RUSHTurkey, NATO's second-biggest military, is still expected to ultimately endorse Sweden's bid and could rapidly move on it. Addressing the drone incident, which occurred near U.S. troops on Oct. 5, Erdogan said last week: "Isn't Turkey a NATO ally of the U.S.? Finnish membership was sealed in April, marking an historic expansion of the Western defence bloc, but Sweden's bid remains held up by Turkey and Hungary.

Persons: Tayyip Erdogan, Ulf Kristersson, Jens Stoltenberg, Yves Herman, Joe Biden, RUSH Turkey, NATO's, Sweden's, Erdogan, Yasar Guler, Humeyra Pamuk, Simon Johnson, Bernadette Baum Organizations: NATO, REUTERS, Rights, Washington, State Department, AK Party, U.S, U.S . State Department, RUSH, Kurdistan Workers Party, European Union, Turkish Defence, Swedish, U.S . Senate, White House, Lockheed Martin Corp, Palestinian, Hamas, aircraft, Thomson Locations: Swedish, Vilnius, Lithuania, Rights ANKARA, Turkey, Sweden, Ankara, United States, Syria, U.S, NATO, Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Brussels, Stockholm, Helsinki, Iraq, Gaza, Riyadh

☆ Two Swedes shot dead in Brussels, Belgium raises terror alert to top level
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Philip Blenkinsop | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The suspected assailant fled the scene after the shooting as a football match between Belgium and Sweden was about to start, triggering a massive manhunt and prompting Belgium to raise its terror alert to the highest level. The federal prosecutor said the third victim, who was wounded but not in life-threatening condition, was a taxi driver. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo confirmed on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that the victims were Swedish. "I have just offered my sincere condolences to the Swedish PM following tonight’s harrowing attack on Swedish citizens in Brussels," de Croo said on X. France is tightening controls at the border with Belgium after the deadly attack in Brussels, Belgian media said.

Persons: Abdesalem Al Guilani, Alexander de Croo, de Croo, Gunnar Strommer, Ulf Kristersson, King, Yves Herman Acquire, King Baudouin, Emmanuel Macron, Allahu Akbar, Al Guilani, hamdoulelah, Salam Aleykoum, Philip Blenkinsop, Marine Strauss, Anna Ringstrom, Terje Solsvik, Richard Lough, John Cotton, Jan Strupczewski, Silvia Aloisi, Hugh Lawson, Matthew Lewis Organizations: State, Palestinian, European Commission, Belgian, PM, Sweden's, Reuters, Government, Swedish, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Brussels, Belgium, Sweden, Belgian, Israel, jihadists, Swedish, France, Islamic State

☆ Opinion: Where the war goes from here
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. The war plays out on everyone’s screens, forcing people to confront cruelty and killing and to fear what comes next. “Hamas’ mission is, by definition, to end Israel, not to seek to establish a self-governed Palestinian state that peacefully coexists alongside the Jewish state. “An Israeli normalization deal with Saudi Arabia — the location of the two holiest sites in Islam — would be hugely symbolic and have real security benefits for Israel,” wrote Peter Bergen. “After all, almost exactly half a century ago, during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, two Arab states, Egypt and Syria, attacked Israel.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Jonathan Glover, Frida Ghitis, “, Ghitis, Amy Klein, goer Gal Katz, Gal Katz, that’s, ’ ” Katz, ” “, Yulie Ben Ami, ” Ben Ami, Stephanie Griffith, ’, … ”, Israel, Janine Zacharia, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Ilan Troen's, Deborah, Shlomi Mathias, Ilan Troen S, Ilan Troen, Symon Petliura’s banditim, Troen, Deborah Mathias, Yahya Hassouna, Omar Ghraieb, Carrie Cordero, ” Cordero, Islam —, Peter Bergen, Jason Greenblatt, Trump, Fatah, Rachel Fish, ’ ” Fish, Kara Alaimo, McCarthy Drew Sheneman, Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, Julian Zelizer, Jordan, John Boehner, James Antle III, McCarthy’s gavel, John Avlon, Clay Jones, Sallie Krawcheck, Sado, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Joe Biden, “ Kennedy, ” Bergen, Kennedy, Jack Ohman, Jill Filipovic, Gavin Newsom’s, Sarah Gundle, Bob Saget’s, isn’t, Sara Stewart, Julia Ormond’s, Keldy Ortiz, Dr, Lara Freidenfelds, … Simone Biles Simone Biles, Yves Herman, Simone Biles, Amy Bass, ” Bass, “ Biles, Biles Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Ben, Gurion University, Brandeis University, Getty, “ Hamas, Foreign Intelligence, Israel, Twitter, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Harvard University, Higher, Republicans, House Republicans, GOP, Federal Reserve, RFK Jr, Democratic, White, Republican, Biden, Trump, Democrat, Agency Locations: British, Rwanda, Bosnia, Israel, Gaza, New York, America, “, Kippur, Kibbutz Holit, Derazhne, Rovno, Rivne, Poland, Ukraine, Europe, Gaza City, AFP, Palestinian, Saudi Arabia, Israeli, Islam, Egypt, Syria, Iran, Victoria Sado, Antwerp, Tokyo, Belgium

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