BERLIN—For years, Victoria Bergstrom has been waiting for this moment, a rite of passage, finally to be 21 years old and able take part in the family tradition of drinking a glass of Swedish Glögg together on Christmas Day. But this isn’t exactly how the American student imagined it. Instead of sitting together around the…Continue Reading
No results matched your search EconomyDec 20, 2020 09:50PM ET © Reuters. Man wearing a mask walks past the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China, the central bank, in Beijing SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China kept its benchmark lending rate for corporate and household loans unchanged at its December fixing on Monday, as expected, although improving…Continue Reading
Ellie Mae became the smallest baby ever born at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center when she and her twin sister Savannah were born premature. After six months in the NICU, the Aron family finally left the hospital with Ellie Mae just days before Christmas.Dec. 22, 2020Continue Reading
Independent PremiumWorldThe Kenejians left the rubble of Beirut to start from scratch in Nagorno-Karabakh, but chaos and destruction soon followed. By Karlos ZurutuzaSheep graze on the outskirts of the village of Aghavno in the Lachin district of Nagorno-Karabakh” data-hero=”” height=”726″ i-amphtml-layout=”responsive” i-amphtml-ssr=”” layout=”responsive” src=”https://static.independent.co.uk/2020/12/13/02/AFP_8W792F.jpg?width=982&height=726″ width=”982″>Sheep graze on the outskirts of the village of Aghavno in…Continue Reading
HOBART, Australia (AP) — The giant orange icebreaker Aurora Australis left Australia for the final time on Saturday after more than 150 trips to Antarctica. Next stop: a shipyard in Dubai, where it will be refurbished and either leased or sold.The Australian Antarctic Division announced earlier this year that after 30 years of sailing to…Continue Reading
Not many people leave ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities. Most who do try to keep it secret, because, if everyone knew, the marriage prospects of their siblings could be irreparably damaged. The shame of leaving is very great. It is said that anyone who leaves must be a ruined person—penniless, homeless, probably on drugs, maybe a prostitute,…Continue Reading
SEOUL, Nov 26 (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank kept its key policy rate steady on Thursday as the economy showed signs of recovery and concerns about rising household debt prevailed, even as the country faced a third wave of coronavirus infections.The Bank of Korea’s monetary policy board voted to keep the benchmark interest rate…Continue Reading
A dad has left his two young children orphaned after killing his ex-wife, mother-in-law and himself days after his divorce came through. Daniel Dewitt, 32, shot ex-wife Amanda, 31, and Amanda’s mother Debra Allen, 61, at her home in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Wednesday before turning the gun on himself. The shooting came two days…Continue Reading
A man and his dog look at a flooded area in El Progreso, in the Honduran department of Yoro, after the passage of Hurricane Iota in November 2020 Iota’s death toll rose to over 30 on Wednesday after the storm unleashed mudslides, smashed infrastructure and left thousands homeless in its wake across Central America, revisiting…Continue Reading
MEXICO CITY—Hurricane Iota left a trail of destruction and at least 16 people dead in Nicaragua, while bringing more flooding, deaths and misery to neighboring Honduras in a region still reeling from Hurricane Eta two weeks ago. The system dissipated over El Salvador Wednesday morning but still carried 30 mile-an-hour winds and rain that could…Continue Reading
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