Pope Francis has apologised after an alleged slur he made against gay men became public. https://ift.tt/maDErxV May 28, 2024 at 11:34PM
Saudi Arabia is likely to announce as soon as this week plans to sell $10 billion to $20 billion of stock in Aramco, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/saudi-arabia-to-raise-10-billion-to-20-billion-in-fresh-aramco-stock-sale-e8e70ba8
The contentious law which sparked mass protests will come into effect in two months. https://ift.tt/tgj1RXp May 28, 2024 at 07:13PM
Los Angeles County, California, residents are being warned about a growing trend in which South Americans in the U.S. on limited visas are stashing hidden cameras in shrubs and gardens to stake out their next burglary. The LA County Sheriff’s Office released images of a camera and battery pack that a local resident turned in…
The Bank of Japan will need to proceed with any further policy changes carefully, policy board member Seiji Adachi said, stressing that the central bank’s decision to end easing measures wasn’t a shift toward monetary tightening. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bojs-adachi-says-further-policy-changes-need-to-proceed-carefully-3b1932b8
A man accused of assaulting strangers in New York City in a string of “anti-female, anti-white, and antisemitic incidents” was indicted on hate crimes charges Tuesday. Skiboky Stora, the alleged serial puncher, appeared in a Manhattan courtroom. “Skiboky Stora allegedly committed a series of hate-motivated incidents against several individuals based on their perceived gender, race…
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. voiced opposition to the removal of Confederate monuments, including the Robert E. Lee statue that was taken down and melted in Charlottesville, Virginia, adding he did not think “it’s a good, healthy thing for any culture to erase history.” Kennedy appeared on the “TimCast IRL” podcast on Friday, where…
Businesses in New Zealand reported falling price pressures and reduced wage demands in May, potentially opening the door for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to lower interest rates earlier than expected. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-zealand-businesses-report-falling-price-wage-pressures-c4dda072
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. voiced opposition to the removal of Confederate monuments, including the Robert E. Lee statue that was taken down and melted in Charlottesville, Virginia, adding he did not think “it’s a good, healthy thing for any culture to erase history.” Kennedy appeared on the “TimCast IRL” podcast on Friday, where…
Almost two months after police raided the Mexican embassy in Ecuador, the South American country’s government wants to re-establish communication with officials in Mexico and reach a solution to the diplomatic rift that followed the extraordinarily unusual use of force. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld, in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, said…