Month: November 2021

Barclays CEO Staley Resigns After Epstein Probe

Barclays chief executive Jes Staley is leaving the bank after a dispute with British financial regulators over how he described his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Staley will be replaced as CEO by Barclays’ head of global markets C.S….

US Expresses Alarm Over Reports of Escalation of War in Ethiopia

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed “alarm” Monday over reports that forces from Ethiopia’s Tigray region have advanced into Dessie and Kombolcha, two towns in the neighboring Amhara region.“All parties must stop military oper…

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade returns to pre-pandemic shape

New York, The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will return to its pre-pandemic form this year, with its route restored through Manhattan, high-flying helium balloons once again pulled by handlers and crowds welcomed back to cheer them on. This year’s par…