By Sophia Saifi, CNN Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced Thursday that it was suspending flights to Afghanistan due to what it described as unworkable conditions imposed by the Taliban. The airline said conditions had worsened since the Taliban formed a new Afghan government last month and that “PIA and its staff position in Kabul were
Continue ReadingBy Charles Riley, CNN Business Inflation is high. It could stay that way. The US consumer price index rose 5.4% over the previous year in September, according to data published Wednesday. Stripping out food and energy, which tend to be more volatile, prices rose 4% over the same period. Inflation has now been at elevated
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By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A spokesman for Zimbabwe’s national parks says a 71-year old South African tourist was trampled to death by an elephant “in full view” of his son at Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park. Spokesman Tinashe Farawo said that a tuskless female elephant charged the tourist and his
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the Greek island of Evia say several areas ravaged by summer wildfires are being evacuated following the second severe storm in less than a week. Several dozen people were moved out of their homes in the north of the island on Thursday and were making arrangements to stay with
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Environmental protesters pressuring the British government to insulate all homes within a decade as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have halted their disruptive road-blocking campaign until Oct. 25. In an open letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a group known as Insulate Britain apologized Thursday for the disruption its
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese authorities say that a building fire in southern Taiwan that blazed out of control for hours overnight has killed at least 46 people. Officials said Thursday that at least 41 people were also injured in the fire that engulfed the 13-story building in the major
Continue Reading By PAAL NORDSETH, JAN M. OLSEN and MARK LEWIS Associated Press KONGSBERG, Norway (AP) — Norway’s domestic security agency says a bow-and-arrow attack that killed five people appears to have been an act of terrorism. A 37-year-old Danish man has been arrested as the suspect in the Wednesday night attack in Kongsberg. Mass killings are
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The most often-repeated thing said about the Velvet Underground is Brian Eno’s quip that the band didn’t sell many records, but everyone who bought one started a band. You won’t hear that line in Todd Haynes’ documentary “The Velvet Underground,” nor will you see a montage of famous faces
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Al menos cinco personas murieron y 30 resultaron heridas cuando estalló un fuerte tiroteo en una manifestación en Beirut que pedía la destitución de un juez que dirigía una investigación sobre la mortal explosión del puerto de agosto de 2020. La cifra fue confirmada por la Cruz Roja. Además, el ministro del
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Business Disney is coming after Netflix in Asia. The owner of Disney+ announced a major expansion into Asian content on Thursday, with plans to greenlight more than 50 original titles from the region by 2023. Disney is commissioning new shows from South Korea, Japan, Australia, Taiwan and Indonesia. Many of the
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The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America and Wells Fargo both topped Wall Street expectations for the quarter. Bank of America said net income rose 58% to $7.26 billion, or 85 cents a share. That topped the estimates of Wall Street analysts who were looking for earning per share of 70 cents,
Continue Reading By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two politically conservative state legislators have become the go-to team of lawyers in Connecticut for groups seeking to sue the state over hot-button issues amid the coronavirus pandemic. Reps. Doug Dubitsky and Craig Fishbein have filed about a half dozen lawsuits over the school mask mandate
Continue Reading By ZEINA KARAM and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s interior minister says five people have been killed and 16 wounded in armed clashes that erupted in Beirut during protests organized by Hezbollah and its allies against the lead investigator into last year’s massive blast at the city’s port. The minister told
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Los Rolling Stones han dejado de tocar su canción clásica “Brown Sugar”, que comienza con una narrativa de esclavos y sexualiza a las jóvenes negras. Mick Jagger le dijo a Los Angeles Times que la banda había eliminado gradualmente la canción de sus conciertos. “Hemos tocado ‘Brown Sugar’ todas las noches desde
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Mientras que la tasa de infecciones por covid-19 en todo el país está disminuyendo, los sistemas de salud en algunas partes del país están luchando con las alas de los hospitales todavía llenas de pacientes. En Montana, el estado se enfrenta a nuevos máximos de hospitalizaciones por coronavirus esta semana,
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Otra noticia bienvenida para los viajeros que claman por ingresar a Estados Unidos se produjo el martes con el anuncio de que las fronteras terrestres con Canadá y México reabrirán a los visitantes completamente vacunados en noviembre. La nueva política se alinea estrechamente con las nuevas reglas de viajes aéreos internacionales de
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese authorities say that a building fire in southern Taiwan that blazed out of control for hours overnight has killed at least 46 people. Officials said Thursday that at least 41 people were also injured in the fire that engulfed the 13-story building in the major
Continue ReadingStory and video by John General The van rumbled through the desert in central California. Scorched Earth from controlled burns lined one side of dirt road we were traveling along. Surely, this van needed new shocks. The 105-degree heat bore down on us as we rounded some brush and came across a barren airstrip. One
Continue Reading By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Buy now, pay later services are everywhere now, and they’re not just for shopping. You can split travel costs, and even rent, into a series of smaller payments. While BNPL makes it possible to manage a large purchase, it can also make getting into debt that much easier. Like credit
Continue Reading By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Buy now, pay later services are everywhere now, and they’re not just for shopping. You can split travel costs, and even rent, into a series of smaller payments. While BNPL makes it possible to manage a large purchase, it can also make getting into debt that much easier. Like credit
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