15 nov 2022 om 01:36Update: 2 uur geleden Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has paid dozens of US states $391.5 million (about 380 million euros) in fines. The company is settling a lawsuit related to the unauthorized use of Google users’ location data. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel made the announcement Monday evening. “Google derives much […]
Security expert Ko Kolijn: How will the war in Ukraine continue in the winter? | War in Ukraine
14 nov 2022 om 19:59 Defense expert Ko Kolijn has been explaining armed conflicts to the Dutch for almost fifty years. For NU.nl he follows the war in Ukraine and answers our (and your) questions. This time, he is debating whether Ukrainians should sit at the negotiating table. And what is America’s role in this? […]
How US Midterm Elections Hit the Dollar
Listen to the audio version of this article below 15 15 The US dollar took a hit last week, mainly because US inflation figures came in lower than expected. Financial markets are optimistic that US interest rates will rise faster than previously thought, making dollar-denominated parking money less attractive. iBanFirst’s currency expert Joost Derks explains […]
US minister wants clarification from China on corona and real estate
NUSA DUA (Reuters) – The United States wants clarity on China’s plans to ease coronavirus restrictions and deal with problems in the real estate sector. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will address these issues during a meeting with the head of China’s central bank on Monday. US State Department officials said it was important for […]
Biden can appoint judges with a Senate majority
Democrats are relieved. In Tuesday’s congressional elections, polls and models showed whether they would retain power in the Senate was a dime a dozen. But the election results were in their favor. Thanks to the victory of their Senator Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada, they have 50 of the 100 seats back in their hands. […]
This is what we can expect from the Biden-Xi meeting
Mark the “red lines”. Going the “right way”. Ahead of the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden, the rhetoric isn’t looking very relaxed. Monday, the ‘first world summit of the Second Cold War’ (according to Gideon Rachman In Financial Times) with the G20 in Bali, Indonesia, where world leaders are […]
US minister wants clarification from China on corona and real estate
Photo: ANP The US wants clarification on China’s plans to ease coronavirus restrictions and deal with problems in the real estate sector. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will address these issues during a meeting with the head of China’s central bank on Monday. US State Department officials said it was important for top officials from […]
Most Expensive Zip Codes in the US
For the third year in a row, Atherton, California is the most expensive zip code to own a home in the United States. Homes in the exclusive Bay Area sold for an average price of $9 million in 2022, up 0.56% from 2021. According to analysis by online broker RealtyHop. The first-place ranking goes back […]
US climate envoy: Some countries don’t want 1.5 degrees in final climate summit report
According to US Ambassador Kerry, “a small number of countries” objected to the final text explicitly mentioning the 1.5 degree limit. However, the climate envoy said he hoped the agreements reached earlier would remain in place. critical limitation At the 2015 climate summit in Paris, countries agreed to limit global warming to well below 2 […]
Arizona, the swing state | Abroad
Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly has been re-elected. CNN And NBC News Friday evening (local time). That puts Democrats one step closer to retaining their majority in the Senate. Currently, both Democrats and Republicans hold 49 seats in the Senate, with 100 seats up for grabs. Despite high inflation and falling praise in Arizona for […]