While many cities and states have programs aimed at finding housing for people, furnishing those homes is the kind of thing a lot of families can't afford. One group of women is trying to change that.
The Biden administration has told Israel that it must work to avoid “significant further displacement” of Palestinian civilians in southern Gaza if it renews its ground campaign aimed at eradicating the Hamas militant group, senior U.S. officials said. The administration, seeking to avoid more large-scale civilian casualties or mass displacement like that seen before the current temporary pause in the fighting, underscored to the Israelis that they must operate with far greater precision in southern Gaza than they did in the north, the officials said, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House.
Global asset manager Invesco expects better returns from Asian credit markets in 2024 compared with the last two years as bets rise that the U.S. Federal Reserve will pause its interest rate hiking cycle. Asian investment-grade corporate bonds "will return in mid-teen percentages," on average, as the Fed holds off on further rate rises, Freddy Wong, head of Asia Pacific at Invesco Fixed Income, told the Reuters Global Markets Forum (GMF). Wong expected Asian credit markets to broadly offer high single-digit to low double-digit returns in 2024.
Mid-sized U.S. businesses owned by minorities have untapped revenue potential worth $1.3 trillion annually, JPMorgan Chase found in a study on a segment where major lenders are chasing growth. These minority-owned business enterprises represent roughly 30% of the middle market but generate only 20% of the total revenue and closing this gap could boost the economy, the study said. "Midsize businesses are critical to the health of our economy and communities and bridging this gap can be a big opportunity," Terry Hill, co-head of Emerging Middle Market, JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking told Reuters.
Consumers lacked understanding around terms such as ‘biodegradable’ and ‘compostable’, the Advertising Standards Authority said.
Germany's top utility RWE will raise investment in green energy technologies to 55 billion euros ($60 billion) over the next seven years, it said on Tuesday ahead of its capital markets day. The group's newest net cash investment target equates to an annual spending average of 7.9 billion euros in renewable energy, batteries, flexible generation and hydrogen projects, up from an average 6.7 billion for the 2021-2023 period. Shares in the company extended gains on the news and traded 2.2% higher at 0945 GMT, at the top of Germany's blue-chip DAX index.
Trainline says booking system crippled by technical problems but issue has now been resolved
Indian rescue teams digging by hand are on the verge of breaking through to reach 41 men trapped in a collapsed road tunnel, officials said Tuesday, raising hopes the end of the marathon 17-day operation is in sight.
Indian rescuers drilled through rocks and debris on Tuesday to reach 41 workers trapped for 17 days in a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas, and were set to pull them out one by one to safety, officials said. The men, low-wage workers from India's poorest states, have been stuck in the 4.5 kilometre (3 mile) tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it collapsed on November 12.The process of pulling them out, one at a time on wheeled stretchers through a narrow evacuation pipe 90 centimetres (3 feet) wid
Police in Azerbaijan on Tuesday arrested Aziz Orujev, head of the Kanal 13 internet television channel, the fourth independent journalist to be arrested in the country in a week. Last week, three employees at Abzas Media, an independent online outlet known for investigative reporting, were arrested and charged with smuggling. International press freedom groups have demanded the release of the Abzas Media staff, describing their arrest as an attempt by the authorities to silence their anti-corruption reporting.
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has been forced back to base after the worst storm in 100 years hit southern Ukraine and occupied Crimea.
TVs, mobile phones, exercise bikes, PCs, Christmas sweaters and tree lights could all be affected
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday sought to reassure the German people and businesses that his government would modernise the economy and support vital industries like chip factories, despite a court ruling that tore a hole in the federal budget. Speaking to parliament, Scholz went into Germany's recent history of the COVID pandemic, the war in Ukraine and soaring energy prices to extend a suspension of self-imposed borrowing limits to tackle a crisis that has knocked his coalition. A constitutional court ruling nearly two weeks ago blocked the government's plans to reallocate unused pandemic funds towards green initiatives and industry support, raising fears Germany's economy could be further weakened.
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Yeovil Hospital would keep some less urgent stroke beds under revised plans.
From elderly grandparents to young children, these are the people known to still be captive.
Despite building works being completed, councillors say traders need time to prepare.
James Maxwell Johnstone died outside Queen of the South's ground after a cup tie with Dundee United.
A 23-year-old man has been held on suspicion of criminal damage over the vandalism in Wigan.
Palestinian children enjoyed a taste of normality with a swim in the sea off Khan Yunis, Gaza, on Friday, November 24, as the original four-day ceasefire agreement began between Israel and Hamas.Local journalist Hatem H Rawagh recorded this footage and told Storyful that the children had been displaced to southern Gaza.One of the children tells Rawagh he is staying at a refugee camp in Khan Yunis. He says, “we’re tired, we’re fed up with this war, we want to go back to our homes.”On Monday, November 27, Qatar “announced”;https://twitter.com/majedalansari/status/1729177252473274539 that an agreement had been reached to extend the ceasefire for an additional two days. Credit: Hatem H Rawagh via Storyful
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has been forced back to base after the worst storm in 100 years hit southern Ukraine and occupied Crimea.
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