By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The cryptocurrency company Circle says it will start issuing its first euro-denominated cryptocurrency, a stablecoin known as Euro Coin, later this month. It would be the first stablecoin in euros backed by a large player in the industry and could potentially become a major conduit
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — McDonald’s France and related companies have agreed to pay over 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) to the French state to settle a case in which the fast-food giant was accused of years of tax evasion. A Paris court approved the settlement Thursday, the French national financial prosecutor’s office said. McDonald’s said the
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN We don’t know much about Beyoncé’s next project, but we do know that it’s coming. Tidal, the streaming service purchased by her husband Jay-Z in 2015, tweeted a hint on Thursday. “Beyoncé RENAISSANCE July 29,” the post reads. Her social media account bios also contained the same information as does
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Las remesas —el dinero que los migrantes envían a sus seres queridos en sus países de origen— son una fuente importante de financiamiento externo para países como México, Colombia y Argentina. Pero, ¿cuál es su impacto en la economía en Latinoamérica? De hecho, las remesas han sido la principal fuente
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Mick Jagger has shared that his health is improving after testing positive for Covid-19. The Rolling Stones frontman posted a message on his verified Instagram Wednesday, writing “you all so much for your well wishes and messages the last few days.” “I’m feeling much better and can’t wait to get
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Mick Jagger has shared that his health is improving after testing positive for Covid-19. The Rolling Stones frontman posted a message on his verified Instagram Wednesday, writing “you all so much for your well wishes and messages the last few days.” “I’m feeling much better and can’t wait to
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Boyette, CNN Dolly Parton has donated $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt said Wednesday. “I love all children. No child should ever have to suffer, and I’m willing to do my part to try and keep as many of them
Continue ReadingLEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at an international tribunal have sentenced two members of the militant Hezbollah group to life imprisonment for their roles in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and the deaths of 21 other people. The convicted men, Hassan Habib Merhi and Hussein Hassan Oneissi, remain at
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Central Bank has issued a directive allowing licensed exchange offices to resume buying and selling foreign currency, days after traders protested over the worsening economic situation. The country’s state-run media reported on the development on Thursday. Iran had banned all trading by individuals at private exchanges since 2018, allowing these
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Central Bank has issued a directive allowing licensed exchange offices to resume buying and selling foreign currency, days after traders protested over the worsening economic situation. The country’s state-run media reported on the development on Thursday. Iran had banned all trading by individuals at private exchanges since 2018, allowing these
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Boxer, Dakin Andone and Laura Ly, CNN The 18-year-old accused of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last month apologized to his family for carrying out the mass shooting, writing in a note he “had to commit this attack” because he cared “for the future of the White race,”
Continue ReadingCNN By Sarah Boxer, Dakin Andone and Laura Ly, CNN The 18-year-old accused of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last month apologized to his family for carrying out the mass shooting, writing in a note he “had to commit this attack” because he cared “for the future of the White
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La actriz estadounidense Amber Heard habló en exclusiva con Savannah Guthrie de NBC News, en su primera entrevista desde el juicio por difamación de alto perfil entre ella y su exesposo Johnny Depp. Heard se sentó en una entrevista exclusiva, en la que no se retractó de las acusaciones
Continue ReadingBY MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. job market remains strong in the face of rising inflation and interest rates. Applications for jobless aid fell by 3,000 to 229,000 for the week ending June 11, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications
Continue ReadingBy AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar Airways, one of the Mideast’s largest carriers known for on-board comfort and luxury, says profits over the past fiscal year topped $1.5 billion. It marks the highest ever earnings for the state-owned carrier as it prepares to see a record surge in travelers
Continue ReadingBy AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar Airways, one of the Mideast’s largest carriers known for on-board comfort and luxury, says profits over the past fiscal year topped $1.5 billion. It marks the highest ever earnings for the state-owned carrier as it prepares to see a record surge in travelers
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain has announced a new round of sanctions against Russia. Those targeted include Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who Britain said “repeatedly abused his position to justify” Russia’s war on Ukraine. Britain also sanctioned Russia’s children’s rights commissioner, who is accused of overseeing the forced transfer of 2,000 Ukrainian
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Hao Jia was so convinced in the potential of cryptocurrencies that he passed up a job at a large tech firm, Oracle, to take another offer he received in early April to be a software engineer at one of the buzziest crypto startups, Coinbase. But last week, Jia was one
Continue ReadingCNN By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig, a Republican who is testifying at Thursday’s January 6 committee hearing, will provide a sharp condemnation of former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election, saying Trump and his allies “instigated” a war on democracy “so that
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Dani Alves is leaving Barcelona five months after the veteran Brazil right back returned to the Spanish club he helped lead to 23 titles. The 39-year-old Alves won the Champions League three times among a slew of other trophies in his first stint for Barcelona from 2008-16. He came back to
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