HSBC says it is to cut jobs to save cash and focus on building earnings in Asia after reporting a 34% drop in annual pre-tax profits to £6.2bn during 2020. Europe’s largest bank revealed a revised strategy including a greater…
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Ecuador: TV crew held up and robbed at gunpoint live on air as thief’s escape filmed
A TV crew was robbed at gunpoint during a live broadcast – as they filmed the masked man pointing a revolver at them before he escaped. Ecuadorian sports journalist Diego Ordinola was on camera at lunchtime outside the Estadio Monumental…
Guns, mental health and composting human bodies: Colorado’s legislature will see some familiar proposals as they return to the Capitol
Like pretty much anything else, the COVID-19 pandemic derailed numerous bills in the Colorado legislature last year. And while lawmakers say their priority for the 2021 legislative session, which resumes Tuesday, will be addressing the ongoing pandemic-related needs of Coloradans,…
COVID-19: Sainsbury’s and Morrisons to enforce mask wearing in shops
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s will enforce mask-wearing and shopping alone in its stores, the company has said. In a statement, the firm said it has written to customers to ask them to play their part in keeping everyone safe, and said…
State and local governments have been slashing jobs.
State and local governments continued to cut payroll employment in December, a sign that a crucial sector was bleeding jobs nine months into the pandemic. Those governments account for about 13 percent of employment in the United States, which makes…
Brexit: UK and EU in ‘final throw of the dice’ as trade talks set to resume
British and EU negotiators will return to the negotiating table today in a “final throw of the dice” as they try to secure a post-Brexit trade deal. With time running out before the Brexit transition period ends at the end…
Brexit: EU and UK entering ‘last week or so’ of ‘substantive’ negotiations, says Dominic Raab
The EU and UK are entering “the last week or so” of “substantive” post-Brexit trade negotiations, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has told Sky News. With the Brexit transition period set to end in little more than a month’s time, Mr…
They’re baaack: Trump and allies still refuse election loss
WASHINGTON — Monday seemed like the end of President Donald Trump’s relentless challenges to the election, after the federal government acknowledged President-elect Joe Biden was the “apparent winner” and Trump cleared the way for cooperation on a transition of power.…
Ask Amy: Wake up and smell the yard signs! – The Denver Post
Dear Amy: My neighbor “Joe” and I are friendly political rivals. Joe is a liberal Democrat, while I am a conservative Republican. There is no animosity between us. We each have lawn signs supporting our preferred candidates. The problem is…
Denver weather: Sunny and quiet on Thursday – The Denver Post
Clear, sunny skies are on tap Thursday in Denver, weather forecasters said. “Another quiet day ahead for Thursday,” the National Weather Service in Boulder posted on its Twitter account. The high temperature is expected to climb to 59 degrees in…