NSW Ambulance The woman slipped into a three-metre crevice A young woman spent hours trapped upside down after slipping between two boulders as she tried to retrieve her mobile phone during a hike in Australia. The woman – named in reports as Matilda Campbell – was walking in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley region earlier … Read more
The headquarters of the Norges Bank, Norway’s central bank, in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s gigantic sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of 835 billion Norwegian kroner ($76.3 billion). The so-called Government Pension Fund Global, one of the world’s largest investors, said it had … Read more
HSBC names first female CFO, announces restructure LONDON – Nov. 5, 2020: Fog shrouds the Canary Wharf business district including global financial institutions Citigroup Inc., State Street Corp., Barclays Plc, HSBC Holdings Plc and the commercial office block No. 1 Canada Square. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images HSBC on Tuesday announced a … Read more
The BBC’s Orla Guerin has been taken on a tour of Al Sahel Hospital in Beirut where Israel claims millions of dollars in cash and gold are kept in a hidden bunker underneath. Doctors denied the allegation and took the BBC through the building, including to the first and second level below ground. They insisted … Read more
A student partying in Majorca, Spain, was likely crushed to death in a garbage truck and then incinerated at a waste disposal plant after falling into a garbage bin, according to police. Agostina Rubini Medina, 24, was missing for nearly three weeks after she disappeared during a night out with her friends in Palma, the … Read more
Getty Images Kamala Harris spent the whole of Monday making a direct pitch to independent and Republican voters in the three states that form the Democratic Party’s so-called “blue wall”. Two weeks from the election, Harris toured Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin alongside former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, an outspoken anti-Trump Republican. While it’s not surprising that … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the BRICS Business Forum in Moscow, Russia October 18, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko | Via Reuters Russia is rolling out the red carpet to its geopolitical allies as it hosts the latest BRICS summit on Tuesday, pushing its agenda to create a “new world order” that challenges the West. The group … Read more
It has been more than a decade since Donald Trump last appeared on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) programming as a special guest – but former stars are resurfacing and giving their backing to his 2024 campaign for president. At this summer’s Republican National Convention, Terry Bollea – AKA Hulk Hogan, the all-American hero – ripped … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on March 5, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You … Read more
China held a live-firing exercise from its territory closest to Taiwan one week after it launched a large-scale drill encircling the island. Chinese military drills off the Taiwanese coast have intensified in recent years as its claims over the self-governed island have grown. Beijing announced late on Monday that an area around Niushan – an … Read more