Our top 10 things to watch Friday, March 15 1. Stocks opened lower Friday, following a losing day on Wall Street. The S & P and Dow Jones are still pacing to end the week in the black, while the Nasdaq is on track to finish lower. Meanwhile, bitcoin dropped around $5,000 overnight to about $67,000 … Read more
Construction workers are seen at a new condominium building project in Huerth, western Germany, on April 5, 2023. Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty Images Shares of German property giant Vonovia fell more than 7% on Friday, shining a light on a deepening real estate crisis in Europe’s largest economy. The residential real estate company … Read more
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks at a press conference next to prosecutor Nathan Wade after a grand jury brought back indictments against former President Donald Trump and his allies in their attempt to overturn the state’s 2020 election results, in Atlanta on Aug. 14, 2023. Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters The sprawling Georgia election … Read more
CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images LONDON — McDonald’s suffered a system failure Friday that left customers in some parts of the world unable to order food. “We are aware of a technology outage, which impacted our restaurants; the issue is now being resolved,” a McDonald’s spokesperson said. “We thank customers for their patience … Read more
Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes and businesses and killing at least three people, with more bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said. As the sun rose Friday, officials scrambled to assess the extent of the destruction with the power out. The three deaths came in Logan County, … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Russia began three days of voting on Friday in an presidential election that is set to extend the rule of Vladimir Putin by six more years. Two years into the war in Ukraine, Putin dominates Russia’s political landscape and none of the other three candidates on the … Read more
An Australian woman and her partner killed in a landslide in Bali have been identified. Angelina Smith and her partner, Dutch national Luciano Kross died when the villa they were staying at in Jatiluwih village was crushed in a landslide caused by heavy rain on Thursday morning. Authorities told local media the couple were buried … Read more
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron warned western powers against showing any signs of weakness to Russia as he reiterated his position Thursday that sending western troops into Ukraine shouldn’t be ruled out, though he said today’s situation doesn’t require it. In an interview on French national television TF1 and France 2, Macron … Read more
UN also voiced concern about the continued use of explosive weapons in civilians areas Geneva: Russia is continuing to commit serious rights violations and war crimes in Ukraine, including “systematic” torture and rape, United Nations investigators said on Friday. Moscow has been waging war on Ukraine for more than two years and has recently made … Read more
Spanish aid vessel visible off Gaza coast – reports The first aid vessel heading to the besieged Gaza Strip via a new maritime corridor was visible on Friday off the coast of the war-ravaged territory, an AFP journalist said. AFP video footage and photographs showed the Spanish aid vessel visible off Gaza coast towing a … Read more
