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Stock market today: World markets mixed as bond selling pressures Wall Street

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:51 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street simmered under pressure from rising bond yields. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher. Germany’s DAX fell 0.3% to 15,205.21 and the CAC 40 in Paris gave up 0.2% to 7,055.01. Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 0.4% to 7,536.42.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng sank 2.7% to 17,331.22 as investors unloaded property shares. However, China Evergrande jumped 28% after resuming trading Tuesday. Its shares were suspended last week as the troubled real estate developer announced that its chairman was under investigation. Earlier in the session its shares soared more than 60%.Markets in mainland China and South Korea remained closed for holidays. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index fell 1.6% to 31,237.94, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 skidded 1.3% to 6,943.40. India’s Sensex declined 0.4% to 65,545.88.Bangkok’s SET was down 1.4% and Taiwan’s Taiex fell 0.6%. On Monday, the S&P 500 ended little changed and ...

Suspect sought after alleged sexual assault at Lawrence Station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:51 GMT

Toronto police are looking for a man accused of sexually assaulting someone at a TTC subway station last month.Officers were called to Lawrence Subway Station, in the area of Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue, around 10 p.m. on Sep. 2 for reports of an assault.It is alleged that the suspect and victim were standing on the northbound subway platform when the victim walked past the suspect to get on a train. Police say the suspect then sexually assaulted the victim.Toronto police describe the suspect as a 30-year-old man with a thin build and short black faded hair. He was last seen wearing a purple striped button-up shirt, black pants and black running shoes with white laces and white soles.Police have released photos of the suspect in hopes someone will be able to identify him.Anyone with information is being asked to contact investigators.

Armenia’s parliament votes to join the International Criminal Court, straining ties with ally Russia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:51 GMT

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The Armenian parliament on Tuesday voted to join the International Criminal Court, which earlier this year indicted Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes connected to the deportation of children from Ukraine. The move is likely to further strain Armenia’s deteriorating relation with its ally Russia, which last month called Yerevan’s push to join the ICC an “unfriendly step.” Countries that have signed and ratified the Rome Statute that created the ICC are bound to arrest Putin if he sets foot on their soil. Armenian officials say the effort to join ICC has nothing to do with Russia and was prompted by Azerbaijan’s aggression against the country.The Associated Press

Congolese military court convicts colonel and 3 soldiers in connection with killings of protesters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:51 GMT

GOMA, Congo (AP) — A military court sentenced a Congolese military colonel to death and convicted three soldiers following the deaths of more than 50 people who were protesting the U.N. peacekeeping mission earlier this year.Col. Mike Mikombe, former commander of the Republican Guard in the eastern city of Goma, was sentenced Monday. Congo has not enforced the death penalty in more than 20 years, effectively making it a life sentence. Three other second-class soldiers from the same unit were sentenced to 10 years in prison. Two other officers were acquitted, including Col. Donat Bawili, who headed the Congolese armed forces regiment in Goma at the time.In August, Goma’s mayor had banned a protest organized by a sect known as Wazalendo. Its supporters planned to demonstrate against the regional East African Community organization and the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo.The U.N. mission has faced increased pressure to withdraw from Congo after more than two decades in the...

Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.2 billion after no one wins the big prize

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:51 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (NEXSTAR) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.2 billion after no players hit it big Monday night.The winning numbers announced were: 12, 26, 27, 43, 47 and the Powerball 5. The Power Play was 2X.$2 million winners were drawn in New York and South Carolina. $1 million winners were drawn in Delaware and Michigan.The jackpot for the next drawing Wednesday night will be among the largest lottery prizes of all time, behind earlier prizes in the Powerball and Mega Millions games.The largest lottery prizes in the U.S. are:$2.04 billion (Powerball): Nov. 7, 2022; California$1.602 billion (Mega Millions): Aug. 15, 2023; Florida$1.586 billion (Powerball): Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee$1.537 billion (Mega Millions): Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina$1.348 billion (Mega Millions): Jan. 13, 2023; Maine$1.337 billion (Mega Millions): July 29, 2022; Illinois$1.20 billion (Est. Powerball): Oct. 4, 2023$1.08 billion (Powerball):...

Play of the Week winner - Shen's Luke McAuliffe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:51 GMT

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Congratulations to this week's winner of our Play of the Week poll, Shenendehowa's Luke McAuliffe. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! McAuliffe scored on a long touchdown catch and run in the Plainsmen's 59-20 win over Ballston Spa. In addition, McAuliffe had three catches for 133 yards receiving and two touchdowns, on Shen's record-setting night.

43% of EU tourists are international visitors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:51 GMT

Did you know that the  EU  represents 5.6% of the world's population and 3.0% of the world's land area, but although small, according to the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) it received 45.8% of all international tourism arrivals in the world in 2022? The top 10 destination countries worldwide included six EU members (France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Greece and Austria).  Eurostat data indicates that foreign tourists from the EU and extra-EU countries represented 43.0% of all nights spent in EU tourist accommodations in 2022. In 11 out of the 27 EU countries, the dominant flow consisted of foreign tourists.In three EU countries, international tourists (from the EU and extra-EU countries) accounted for more than 90% of the tourism nights spent: Malta (92%), Croatia and Cyprus (both 91%). The same was recorded in Luxembourg and Greece, where the foreign market accounted for 86% and 84%, respectively, of the tourism nights. In Austria, Slovenia, Portugal and Spain this was between 6...

Word Game: Oct. 3, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:51 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — HOPSACK (HOPSACK: HOP-sak: A rough-surfaced loosely woven clothing fabric.)Average mark 16 wordsTime limit 30 minutesCan you find 21 or more words in HOPSACK? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — OCCLUDED occlude clod cloud clue coddle code coed cold cole could cuddle cued lode loud dole dude duelTo 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].

Horoscopes Oct. 3, 2023: Gwen Stefani, don’t let anger fuel your fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:51 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Seann William Scott, 47; Neve Campbell, 50; Gwen Stefani, 54; Chubby Checker, 82.Happy Birthday: Jump in and do your part this year, and you’ll make worthwhile connections. What you do for others will not be forgotten, and the rewards you receive will help you through dire times. Don’t let anger fuel your fire when positive action offers higher returns and greater stability. Take steps toward better health, friendships and happiness; in return, you’ll receive favors. Nurture relationships, but keep your money and possessions separate. Your numbers are 9, 13, 22, 27, 34, 42, 45.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Focus on money, how to make it stretch and setting up a budget that keeps you out of financial disarray. Challenge yourself to set boundaries, get in shape and nurture meaningful relationships. Love yourself enough to let go of toxic influences. 4 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Make changes and stick to them. Responsibility will lead to...

Bridge: Oct. 3, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:51 GMT

“At least it was only for matchpoints, not money.”We were commiserating with Cy the Cynic in the lounge after a duplicate. Cy had lost by one matchpoint — after being handed a zero on the final deal by his nemesis Minnie Bottoms. She wears old bifocals that make her mix up kings and jacks, often to her opponents’ dismay.“I played at four spades,” Cy told us. “Minnie was West and had doubled at her first turn. She led a diamond, and I took the ace and cashed the A-K of trumps. When East discarded, I led a club … and Minnie played the king.”“Thinking it was the jack,” Rose smiled.THIRD CLUB“Say I take the A-Q,” the Cynic said, “and Minnie discards. East wins the third club and leads a heart, and I lose two hearts and a trump and go down. To make the contract, I must let the king of clubs win.“I was plus 420,” Cy went on. “Every other South made an overtrick for plus 450, running the c...