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Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Netflix cuts 150 jobs after subscriber slump, revenue slowdown

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/18/22

The company did not say what departments would be affected by the cuts, though most of the job losses are in the US

03 November 2021, Denmark, Copenhagen: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (not pictured) following their meeting. Photo: Steffen Trumpf/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Sweden and Finland submit formal applications to join NATO

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/18/22

The NATO chief said the alliance would assess the membership bid as quickly as possible

03 May 2022, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia: A group of Mariupol residents, including Azovstal evacuees who spent almost two months in the shelter at the steelworks, arrive in Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russia says 265 Ukrainian fighters captured from Mariupol steel plant

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/22

Meanwhile, in the western Russian region of Kursk, on the border with Ukraine, several buildings were attacked by the Ukrainian side, according to Russian sources

05/17/2022. The Finnish Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, speaks before the plenary session of Parliament, in the debate prior to the vote on Finland's accession to NATO. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Russia expels two Finnish diplomats

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/22

Moscow also criticized Finnish arms deliveries to Ukraine and Finland's "confrontational course towards Russia"

17/05/2022. Finnish Parliament voted to support Finland's application for NATO membership. It adopted the position in accordance with the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs by 188-8 votes. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Finnish Parliament backs bid to apply for NATO membership

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/22

The future NATO membership of Sweden and Finland would "strengthen" the European Union, top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said at a meeting of EU defence ministers in Brussels

A view of Ghent, in Belgium. Photo: Pixabay.

Spain

JUSTICE

Spanish rapper Valtonyc wins case against extradition in Belgium

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/22

Rapper Valtonyc received prison sentences totalling three and a half years in 2018 for praising Spanish separatist terrorist groups and insulting the Spanish monarchy

10 May 2022, Mexico, Mexico City: A woman holds a banner during a protest on Mother's Day demanding the government's help in the search for their missing children. Photo: Jair Cabrera Torres/dpa.

World

WAR ON DRUGS

Number of 'disappeared' in Mexico exceeds 100,000

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/22

According to organizations that search for people who have disappeared, many families do not report missing loved ones because of distrust in the authorities

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

McDonald's pulls out of Russian market after more than three decades

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/16/22

The Chicago-based company said making sure its 62,000 employees in Russia continue to be paid until a deal finalized is its priority

HANDOUT - 26 April 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a state awards ceremony for the Russian Olympic Committee's medalists of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and members of the Russian Paralympic team at the Kremlin. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Moscow calls Finland and Sweden's NATO plans a 'grave mistake'

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/16/22

"They should have no illusions that we will simply resign ourselves to this," says Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov

Sports

LA LIGA

Cadiz 1-1 Real Madrid: Hosts drop into relegation zone

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/16/22

Cadiz were comfortably the more threatening side in the second period but failed to capitalise on their chances, including a penalty that Lunin conceded and then saved

06 April 2022, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez speaks during a press conference ahead of Thursday's UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg soccer match against Eintracht Frankfurt. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa.

Sports

LA LIGA

Getafe 0-0 Barcelona: Blaugrana secure 2nd place despite tepid draw

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/16/22

The draw means that Barca have sealed second spot in LaLiga, while Getafe are now safe from relegation

15 May 2022, Berlin: (L-R) Jose Manuel Albares, Foreign Minister of Spain, Jean Asselborn, Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, and Mevlut Cavusoglu, Foreign Minister of Turkey, attend the first session of NATO's Foreign Ministers meeting at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. The main topic of the informal consultations of NATO's Foreign Ministers is the war in Ukraine. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa Pool/dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

NATO unity fragile as Turkey remains opposed to alliance expansion

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/15/22

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu said that Turkish public opinion was against admitting Sweden and Finland to NATO, adding that "they are calling on us to block it"

The Finnish prime minister, Sanna Marin. Photo: Janina Orjasniemi/Finnish government.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Finland to apply to join NATO, say president and prime minister

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/15/22

Prime Minister Marin said that Finland was prepared for possible responses from the neighbouring country

28 December 2021, US, Denver: People lay flowers in the memory of the Sol Tribe Tattooing and Piercing shop owner Alicia Cardenas in Denver. At least five people were killed and several injured, including a police officer, after a series of shootings across the Denver area. Photo: Hector Acevedo/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

SHOOTING

Ten dead after supermarket shooting in Buffalo, New York

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/15/22

The 18-year-old shooter was white and 11 of the 13 victims were Black, law enforcement officials said at a news conference late Saturday afternoon

19 February 2022, Bavaria, Munich: Finland's President Sauli Niinisto speaks at the 58th Munich Security Conference. Photo: Tobias Hase/dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Putin says Finnish plan to join NATO is a mistake in call with leader

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/14/22

The Finnish president organized the call to explain why his country plans to join NATO, according to a statement from Helsinki

FILED - 09 May 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) watches the Victory Day military parade marking the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany during World War II at Red Square in central Moscow. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Russia: No decision yet on moving nuclear weapons to Baltic region

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/14/22

Former president Dmitry Medvedev, who is now deputy head of the National Security Council in Moscow, had threatened to station nuclear weapons in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad