This is an article from Turning Points, a special section that explores what critical moments from this year might mean for the year ahead. Turning Point: In February, Daegu, South Korea, became the site of the first major coronavirus outbreak
Sabadell eyes more job cuts, alliances after BBVA deal collapses
MADRID/LONDON (Reuters) – Sabadell is considering more job cuts and striking product distribution alliances with other European banks after merger talks with rival BBVA fell through last week, according to four sources with knowledge of the matter.FILE PHOTO: Sabadell bank’s
BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg warns EU are sending in four new negotiators as talks go backwards
BBC Breakfast: Moran grilled over Lib Dems' 'Stop Brexit' slogan Over the weekend, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier arrived in London for last-minute crucial talks on a post-Brexit trade deal. But as the end of the transition period
Some Sino-U.S. relations damage 'beyond repair', Chinese state media warns
(Reuters) – Chinese state media warned that some damage to Sino-U.S. ties are “beyond repair” amid a new wave of counter-China measures by the Trump administration, with an ugly Twitter spat between a U.S. senator and Chinese reporter underlining the
Wisconsin’s Top Court Rejects Trump Lawsuit as His Election Push Fades
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Trump campaign lawsuit that aimed to invalidate more than 200,000 votes cast in two of the state’s Democratic bastions, narrowing yet another legal avenue by which the departing president has tried to
Warner Bros. Says All 2021 Films Will Be Streamed Right Away
LOS ANGELES — In a startling move that marked the biggest challenge yet to Hollywood’s traditional way of doing business, Warner Bros. announced on Thursday that 17 movies — its entire 2021 slate — would each arrive simultaneously in theaters
Pub landlords ‘broke Covid rules’ by giving out free drinks on Remembrance Day
Two pub bosses were sacked after breaching coronavirus restrictions – by giving out free drinks on Remembrance Sunday. Nigel Cookson and Jo Cashon decided to leave their own beverages – not pub stock – on tables outside at The Grey
Vaccine optimism propels Nasdaq to record high
(Reuters) – The Nasdaq Composite hit an all-time high on Thursday as investors stayed focused on a COVID-19 vaccine and looked beyond bleak economic data, while Boeing Co lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average.FILE PHOTO: The front facade of the
Sick paedophile ‘hypnotised’ victim and raped girl until she passed out
A twisted paedophile “hypnotised” one of his victims and raped another girl until she passed out, in a sick campaign of abuse carried out alongside his partner. Mark Aspin, 44, and Debbie Pickersgill, 46, targeted their young victims in Hull.
Volunteer bitten by tiger at Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue – The Denver Post
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A female volunteer who regularly feeds big cats was bitten and seriously injured by a tiger Thursday morning at Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue sanctuary in Florida, which was made famous by the Netflix series “Tiger