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![Reserve Bank chief will be Chile's new finance minister](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/74/00/a0/Reserve-Bank-chief-will-be-Chile-s--204491_small.jpg)
Reserve Bank chief will be Chile's new finance min...
Chile's leftist president-elect Gabriel Boric, whose victory at the polls last month unsettled the markets, on Friday named the co...
![Dior designer Kim Jones: 'We live in a bubble'](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/ab/ae/04/Dior-designer-Kim-Jones---We-live-i-741776_small.jpg)
Dior designer Kim Jones: 'We live in a bubble'
Kim Jones may be borrowing from Dior's most iconic female looks for his latest menswear collection but that doesn't mean he believ...
![UK retail sales suffer record drop on Omicron fears](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/42/7b/9a/UK-retail-sales-suffer-record-drop--647442_small.jpg)
UK retail sales suffer record drop on Omicron fear...
British retail sales suffered a record drop in December as consumers shunned the high street due to Omicron concerns, having snapp...
![From nightmares to PTSD: Covid stokes UK health care staff crisis](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/0b/50/46/From-nightmares-to-PTSD--Covid-stok-247773_small.jpg)
From nightmares to PTSD: Covid stokes UK health ca...
Long shifts working in intensive care and the risk of catching Covid and passing it on to his wife and children left Joan Pons Lap...
![Airbus cancels Qatar Airways plane order in feud](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/f7/9b/f8/Airbus-cancels-Qatar-Airways-plane--718754_small.jpg)
Airbus cancels Qatar Airways plane order in feud
Airbus has taken the extraordinary step of cancelling a multi-billion-dollar order of 50 planes from Qatar Airways, a major custom...
![Samsung pulls Singapore drag queen ad after backlash](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/3f/54/a1/Samsung-pulls-Singapore-drag-queen--543464_small.jpg)
Samsung pulls Singapore drag queen ad after backla...
South Korean tech giant Samsung has pulled an online advert in Singapore that featured a hijab-wearing Muslim woman hugging her dr...
![Five do battle for top UN labour job](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/1c/e7/ae/Five-do-battle-for-top-UN-labour-jo-774624_small.jpg)
Five do battle for top UN labour job
Five candidates are battling to take over the United Nations' International Labour Organization, winding up two days of hearings o...
![In Texas, driverless trucks are set to take over roads](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/73/02/3a/In-Texas--driverless-trucks-are-set-121249_small.jpg)
In Texas, driverless trucks are set to take over r...
A giant 18-wheel transport truck is barreling down a multi-lane Texas highway, and there is no one behind the wheel.
![Jury selected in US trial of officers involved in Floyd arrest](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/7a/38/6e/Jury-selected-in-US-trial-of-office-542677_small.jpg)
Jury selected in US trial of officers involved in...
Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin is serving 22 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-Ame...
![Partner of Chile's president-elect draws feminist ire over first lady role](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/0f/8e/c5/Partner-of-Chile-s-president-elect--111023_small.jpg)
Partner of Chile's president-elect draws feminist...
Irina Karamanos, an avowed feminist and partner of Chile's leftist president-elect Gabriel Boric, has drawn fire from women's grou...
![Quiet car: England to ban loudspeaker 'spam' on trains](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/e1/24/28/Quiet-car--England-to-ban-loudspeak-144574_small.jpg)
Quiet car: England to ban loudspeaker 'spam' on tr...
UK transport chiefs on Friday said that bothersome on-board train announcements would be cut in a bid to offer more peaceful journ...
![Adding peanuts to young children's diet can help avoid allergy: study](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/31/bc/34/Adding-peanuts-to-young-children-s--747457_small.jpg)
Adding peanuts to young children's diet can help a...
Including peanuts in children's diets early in life could help stave off allergies against the legume, which can be fatal and affe...
![US airlines hopeful for post-Omicron 2022 after Q4 losses](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/2b/15/d2/US-airlines-hopeful-for-post-Omicro-774574_small.jpg)
US airlines hopeful for post-Omicron 2022 after Q4...
Major US carriers stumbled through another money-losing quarter at the end of the 2021 but remain confident of a travel recovery l...
![Amazon to open Los Angeles clothing store, in first](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/e0/69/ba/Amazon-to-open-Los-Angeles-clothing-770446_small.jpg)
Amazon to open Los Angeles clothing store, in firs...
Amazon's online commerce empire is taking another step into the real world with plans announced Thursday to open a shop in Los Ang...
![US lawmakers advance Big Tech competition bill](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/0b/61/be/US-lawmakers-advance-Big-Tech-compe-976617_small.jpg)
US lawmakers advance Big Tech competition bill
A US Senate panel endorsed legislation Thursday that would block tech giants from prioritizing their products over those of smalle...
![Fed says central bank digital dollar could offer benefits](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/55/9a/42/Fed-says-central-bank-digital-dolla-944279_small.jpg)
Fed says central bank digital dollar could offer b...
An official US digital currency could offer potential benefits to American consumers and businesses, but it is not clear they woul...
![Tears for Virgil Abloh at posthumous Paris show](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/1d/2f/72/Tears-for-Virgil-Abloh-at-posthumou-154622_small.jpg)
Tears for Virgil Abloh at posthumous Paris show
There were tears on the catwalk on Thursday as the final Louis Vuitton show by US designer Virgil Abloh, whose death shocked the i...
![Teen pilot completes round-the-world feat](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/c8/dd/1b/Teen-pilot-completes-round-the-worl-476447_small.jpg)
Teen pilot completes round-the-world feat
Beaming and waving her arms in the air, teenage pilot Zara Rutherford was euphoric Thursday after completing a solo, round-the-wor...
![US existing home sales end banner year with slump](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/af/3f/2c/US-existing-home-sales-end-banner-y-152711_small.jpg)
US existing home sales end banner year with slump
The US real estate market last year saw the most existing homes sold in 15 years, even as sales slumped in the final month of 2021...
![Russia's central bank calls for crypto crackdown](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/f2/f8/33/Russia-s-central-bank-calls-for-cry-796711_small.jpg)
Russia's central bank calls for crypto crackdown
The Russian central bank proposed Thursday cracking down on cryptocurrencies, a move which if adopted could disrupt the burgeoning...
![American Airlines suffers loss as Omicron clouds outlook](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/2b/15/d2/American-Airlines-suffers-loss-as-O-131233_small.jpg)
American Airlines suffers loss as Omicron clouds o...
American Airlines reported another quarterly loss Thursday after the latest Covid-19 surge dented demand at the end of the year, b...
![Da Vinci should grace new euro notes, says Lagarde](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/7c/cb/2a/Da-Vinci-should-grace-new-euro-note-475576_small.jpg)
Da Vinci should grace new euro notes, says Lagarde
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde suggested Thursday that Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci and pioneering French p...
![European stocks mostly fall after Wall Street losses](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/5b/59/47/European-stocks-mostly-fall-after-W-352542_small.jpg)
European stocks mostly fall after Wall Street loss...
European stock markets mainly fell Thursday with sentiment jarred by sliding shares on Wall Street, which was rocked by surging gl...
![Emirates to resume US flights after 'temporary' 5G reprieve](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/8b/25/7a/Emirates-to-resume-US-flights-after-124777_small.jpg)
Emirates to resume US flights after 'temporary' 5G...
Emirates said Thursday it will lift a suspension of flights to several US destinations in a "temporary reprieve" after the launch...
![French court says Twitter must reveal measures on online hate](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/9e/23/d3/French-court-says-Twitter-must-reve-769494_small.jpg)
French court says Twitter must reveal measures on...
A Paris court on Thursday ruled that Twitter must reveal its measures for fighting hate speech, in one of several cases thrashing...
![Amazon may quit African HQ deal if blocked, Cape Town court hears](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/61/d6/82/Amazon-may-quit-African-HQ-deal-if--565747_small.jpg)
Amazon may quit African HQ deal if blocked, Cape T...
Online retail giant Amazon could pull out of a deal to create its Africa headquarters in Cape Town, if a legal challenge by indige...
![Stay or go? Dilemma facing last of the Afghan Sikhs](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/e2/c3/97/Stay-or-go--Dilemma-facing-last-of--456424_small.jpg)
Stay or go? Dilemma facing last of the Afghan Sikh...
The caretaker of the last Sikh temple in Kabul to regularly host open prayer surveysthe cavernous hall where throngs once gathered...
![South Africa's luxury dog hotels give paws for thought](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/c5/a5/e3/South-Africa-s-luxury-dog-hotels-gi-611161_small.jpg)
South Africa's luxury dog hotels give paws for tho...
Three dachshunds lay claim to a big bed, while an agitated mongrel yaps constantly and a miniature schnauzer appears disgruntled d...
![China cuts lending rates, boosting property firms](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/e9/a9/41/China-cuts-lending-rates--boosting--567451_small.jpg)
China cuts lending rates, boosting property firms
China further reduced bank lending costs Thursday in the latest move to boost its stuttering economy, providing some much-needed s...
![Women barred from front seat of trucks in Ugandan city](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/c9/49/d8/Women-barred-from-front-seat-of-tru-676447_small.jpg)
Women barred from front seat of trucks in Ugandan...
A traders association in northern Uganda has banned women from riding up front in trucks after deciding that short skirts and bare...
![Biden warns of 'disaster for Russia' if they invade Ukraine](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/28/29/7f/Biden-warns-of--disaster-for-Russia-427665_small.jpg)
Biden warns of 'disaster for Russia' if they invad...
US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he expects Russia to "move in" on Ukraine but warned that Moscow will pay a stiff price...
![5G launches in US without huge impact on flights](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/88/89/25/5G-launches-in-US-without-huge-impa-442169_small.jpg)
5G launches in US without huge impact on flights
Telecom giants AT&T and Verizon began 5G service in the United States Wednesday without major disruptions to flights after the lau...
![Unilever won't up £50 bn offer for GSK-Pfizer unit](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/e1/2f/df/Unilever-won-t-up---50-bn-offer-for-452757_small.jpg)
Unilever won't up £50 bn offer for GSK-Pfizer unit
Consumer goods giant Unilever on Wednesday said it would not increase a £50-billion offer for the consumer healthcare unit owned b...
![NBC commentary teams to cover Beijing Olympics from US](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/a0/12/18/NBC-commentary-teams-to-cover-Beiji-566517_small.jpg)
NBC commentary teams to cover Beijing Olympics fro...
US broadcaster NBC will not send any of it specialist commentary teams to cover the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic due to fears over...
![United Airlines reports Q4 loss on latest Covid-19 drag](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/b6/29/da/United-Airlines-reports-Q4-loss-on--797721_small.jpg)
United Airlines reports Q4 loss on latest Covid-19...
United Airlines reported another quarterly loss Wednesday on the lingering drag from Covid-19 but offered an upbeat outlook on a t...
![Wall Street ends lower amid rising oil prices](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/b4/0b/6c/Wall-Street-ends-lower-amid-rising--277644_small.jpg)
Wall Street ends lower amid rising oil prices
US stocks reversed course in Wednesday's trading session, ending lower for the second day amid rising oil prices and fears that th...
![Peru demands Spain's Repsol pay for oil spill damage](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/f2/54/87/Peru-demands-Spain-s-Repsol-pay-for-757074_small.jpg)
Peru demands Spain's Repsol pay for oil spill dama...
Peru demanded compensation Wednesday from Spanish energy giant Repsol over an oil spill caused by freak waves from a volcanic erup...
![UK inflation hits decades high in cost-of-living squeeze](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/12/8a/9a/UK-inflation-hits-decades-high-in-c-465792_small.jpg)
UK inflation hits decades high in cost-of-living s...
The annual rate of inflation in Britain rose to a near 30-year high in December, official data showed Wednesday, stoking fears abo...
![Microsoft muscles in on first wave of the metaverse](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/49/be/9f/Microsoft-muscles-in-on-first-wave--515994_small.jpg)
Microsoft muscles in on first wave of the metavers...
US tech giant Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of Activision this week rocked the video game sector, but the deal may come to be r...