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Executive Vice President Dombrovskis travels to India for G20 Trade and Investment meeting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis (pictured), travels to India from 22 August until 27 August to attend the G20 Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting in Jaipur, and to co-chair the EU-India High-Level Dialogue on Trade & Investment together with Piyush Goyal, Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, in Delhi.During his visit, he is also due to meet Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Minister of Finance, for discussions on the EU's relations with India. Overall, the EU is aiming to deepen ties with India and working to that end with negotiations on three ambitious agreements: a Free Trade Agreement, an Investment Protection Agreement and a Geographical Indications Agreement.Closer EU-India cooperation is symbolised through the parallel engagement in the Trade and Technology Council. During his travel to India Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis will also participate in a meeting with European Business, organised jointly by the EU Delegation and Ta...

Word Game: Aug. 24, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — DERMAL (DERMAL: DER-mul: Of or relating to skin.)Average mark 24 wordsTime limit 35 minutesCan you find 29 or more words in DERMAL? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — EULOGIZES egis else eulogies eulogize liege lieu loge lose louse lues luge ogle glee glue goes guile guise isle segue seize siege silo size sloe slog slue slug soil sole soulTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

Ask Amy: We already have too many wedding guests, and now there’s this problem

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

Dear Amy: I have casual friends who offered their property to host my daughter’s wedding. It is an expansive, beautiful property.We hesitantly but politely declined, as it would be too risky to plan the wedding without a tent, and a tent could not fit into the space.However, I then asked if they would be willing to allow us to have the shower at their property, and again they generously offered us exclusive use – for free.I am beyond blessed by this and I am so excited to have my daughter’s bridal shower there.My question is this: Should this couple be invited to the wedding, as a way to thank them for their generosity?We have been trying very hard to cut down the guest list, which is already over our limit.They are not close friends, and they don’t know our daughter and her fiancé. However, I feel like I am not returning the generosity.What should I do?– Want to be PoliteDear Polite: If you had accepted the couple’s offer to host the wedding at their property, it would have been po...

Harriette Cole: My son says he’ll never forgive me for selling what he saw as his inheritance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am 65 years old and want to sell my business instead of leaving it to my son.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: Should I tell the truth about why I ditched them on our trip? Advice | Harriette Cole: My Sunday excess spilled over into work hours Advice | Harriette Cole: Will I be able to convince my fiance we should have babies? Advice | Harriette Cole: This disagreement over my luxury car might break our engagement Advice | Harriette Cole: We went on one date, and he’s so gross every time I see him I have worked very hard to run the business that I’ve had for 20 years. I was able to save up a decent amount for retirement, but not quite enough to sustain me through it, so I want to use the profits from the sale to reach my goal.My son hasn’t helped me run my restaurant, but now he expects me to give it to him. He didn’t ask to buy it; he expects me to pass t...

Louisiana Pushes Ahead With Building Carbon Pipelines in Cancer Alley

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

Deep in the wooded hills above Satartia, Mississippi, on an evening after weeks of rain, a patch of soaked ground collapsed.That was all it took.With a tremendous roar, the two-foot-wide Delhi pipeline ruptured, blowing a 40-foot crater into the side of a slope. A cool fog drifted downhill from the blast site and rolled across the highway into the tiny town.Jerry Briggs, fire coordinator for neighboring Warren County, was quickly on the scene. He assumed the pipe was spewing natural gas; such pipelines crisscross the region. But as his team rushed to help the victims, what they saw didn’t make sense.People were acting like “zombies,” dazed and walking in circles or gazing back blankly as responders yelled for them to evacuate. Others convulsed, drooling, as panic-stricken family members called 911.In the end, 49 people were hospitalized. Some still have symptoms and struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder.It wasn’t until about an hour after the February 2020 explosion that the ...

Al menos 3 muertos y 2 personas en estado crítico tras un tiroteo masivo en un bar de moteros del sur de California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

(CNN) — Al menos tres personas murieron y otras seis resultaron heridas en un tiroteo masivo en un bar de motociclistas en el condado de Orange, California, este miércoles por la noche, dijeron las autoridades.De las seis víctimas trasladadas a un centro de traumatología local, cinco sufrieron heridas de bala, dijo el jefe de la Autoridad de Bomberos del condado de Orange, Brian Fennessy, durante una conferencia de prensa este miércoles por la noche. Dos de los pacientes se encontraban en estado crítico y los otros cuatro en situación estable, añadió.Se cree que el autor de los disparos es un agente de la ley retirado y que murió en el acto, según el subsheriff del condado de Orange, Jeff Hallock.Las autoridades recibieron llamadas al 911 a las 7:04 p.m., hora local de este miércoles, informando de que se habían producido disparos en Cook’s Corner, un bar y restaurante de la pequeña comunidad de Trabuco Canyon, a unos 80 kilómetros al sureste de Los Ángeles, dijo Hallock...

ANÁLISIS | ¿Qué pudo haber causado el accidente aéreo en el que supuestamente murió el caudillo militar del Grupo Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

(CNN) — El líder militar del grupo Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin, que encabezó un levantamiento fallido contra el Kremlin hace exactamente dos meses, estaba a bordo de un avión que se estrelló este miércoles, según funcionarios rusos, lo que plantea dudas sobre cómo ocurrió exactamente el desastre.El accidente tuvo lugar al noroeste de Moscú y mató a todos los que iban a bordo, dijo la agencia de aviación rusa, lo que incluiría a Prigozhin, jefe del grupo mercenario que ganó prominencia por sus métodos brutales en todo el mundo y sus victorias en el campo de batalla en la guerra de Ucrania.Esto es lo que sabemos hasta ahora.¿Qué pasó?¿Cuál sería el impacto de la posible muerte de Yevgeny Prigozhin? 5:24El avión era un avión privado Embraer que transportaba a siete pasajeros y tres miembros de la tripulación, según el Ministerio de Servicios de Emergencia de Rusia.Había salido de Moscú y se dirigía a San Petersburgo cuando se estrelló cerca de la aldea de Kuzhenkino, en la región oc...

Real Madrid goes for its third straight win to start the Spanish league behind red-hot Bellingham

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Jude Bellingham’s promising start with Real Madrid has quickly helped quell some of the disappointment prompted by Karim Benzema’s departure and the club’s failure to bring in Kylian Mbappé.Madrid’s top signing so far this year got off to a red-hot start, scoring once in the team’s 2-0 win at Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league opener and twice in the 3-1 win at Almeria last weekend. Bellingham will be attracting all the attention again when Madrid visits Celta Vigo on Saturday to try to stay perfect.His arrival brought plenty of excitement to Madrid fans hopeful he could make an instant impact and boost the team’s midfield, and his early performances exceeded even some of the most optimistic expectations.Most importantly, they gave Madrid assurance that it has an important attacking option in a sector of the squad that had many fans worried because of its lack of depth. Madrid lost Benzema and three other forwards in the offseason — Eden Hazard, Marco Asensio and Ma...

NetEase: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

HANGZHOU, China (AP) — HANGZHOU, China (AP) — NetEase Inc. (NTES) on Thursday reported earnings of $1.14 billion in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Hangzhou, China-based company said it had net income of $1.75. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense, came to $1.91 per share.The internet technology company posted revenue of $3.31 billion in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NTES at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NTESSource

Frontline: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — Frontline plc (FRO) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $230.7 million.On a per-share basis, the Limassol, Cyprus-based company said it had net income of $1.04. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 94 cents per share.The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 94 cents per share.The shipping company posted revenue of $522.2 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $365.5 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FRO at https://www.zacks.com/ap/FROSource