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BERLIN (AP) — The new German government has chosen an experienced central banker and former board member of Germany’s state-owned development bank to head the country’s central bank. The finance minister said Monday that Joachim Nagel was nominated to succeed Jens Weidmann, who announced in October that he would step down at the end of
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BERLIN (AP) — The new German government has chosen an experienced central banker and former board member of Germany’s state-owned development bank to head the country’s central bank. The finance minister said Monday that Joachim Nagel was nominated to succeed Jens Weidmann, who announced in October that he would step down at the end of
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN The first prosecution witness at the manslaughter trial of former officer Kim Potter was the mother of Daunte Wright, whom the 20-year-old man called in the final moments of his life. Wright’s mother, Katie Bryant, cried while on the stand, testifying her son was “an amazing dad” as part of what
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Tottenham has been forced to forfeit a Europa Conference League game that can’t be rescheduled following a bout of COVID-19 cases at the club and has been eliminated from the competition. The UEFA disciplinary committee has awarded Rennes a 3-0 victory. That confirms the French team and Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Pro-Beijing candidates have won a landslide victory in Hong Kong’s legislative elections, beating out moderates and independents in the city’s first polls since Beijing passed a resolution to amend the city’s election laws to ensure that only “patriots” loyal to Beijing could run the city. Hong
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson, CNN Business Investors hoping for an easy Christmas week could be sorely disappointed as stocks and oil prices slid in the face of growing threats to the global economy. In the US the Dow fell more than 430 points, or 1.2%, on Monday. The S&P 500 was down 1.1% while the tech-heavy
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian security forces are searching for armed gangs who killed 47 people in attacks in recent days in rural areas of the country’s northwest, the latest killings in the troubled region. Kaduna state commissioner for security Samuel Aruwan confirmed that the attacks took place in the
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN With Sen. Joe Manchin confirming he’s a “no” on President Joe Biden’s social spending package, the fate of the bill’s $550 bill worth of climate and energy provisions — and the President’s climate agenda — are now on the line. In a Sunday statement, the West Virginia senator insisted the clean
Continue ReadingCNN By Phil Mattingly, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin, just days before he called off negotiations with President Joe Biden, proposed a version of the Build Back Better plan centered on universal pre-kindergarten program, funded for a full 10 years, as well as an expansion of the Affordable Care Act and hundreds of billions of dollars
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN The bruises on Maria Árnadóttir’s body were numerous, ranging in color from pale yellow to deep purple. According to court documents, the injuries were caused by Árnadóttir’s boyfriend throwing her around the room while trying to wrestle her phone away from her after she threatened to call the police. For days
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olivertapia (CNN) — La policía descubrió a cuatro adultos y tres niños muertos en una casa en South Moorhead, Minnesota, el sábado por la noche. La relación entre las siete víctimas no fue revelada y la policía aún está trabajando para determinar las circunstancias que rodearon las muertes, dijo el Departamento de Policía de Moorhead
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and Wall Street futures have tumbled amid concern about the latest coronavirus variant and tighter Federal Reserve policy. London, Frankfurt, Shanghai and Tokyo retreated at the start of a trading week that will be shortened by the Christmas holiday. Wall Street fell Friday
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and Wall Street futures have tumbled amid concern about the latest coronavirus variant and tighter Federal Reserve policy. London, Frankfurt, Shanghai and Tokyo retreated at the start of a trading week that will be shortened by the Christmas holiday. Wall Street fell Friday
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — An Asian American who is one of the biggest pop stars in China has apologized to his family and fans. Wang Leehom says he will take a break from performing after a public dispute on social media with his ex-wife, who accused him of infidelity and hiring prostitutes. The dayslong back-and-forth has
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A wave of stormy weather has prompted Egyptian authorities to suspend classes in the capital of Cairo and a handful of other provinces as a precautionary measure. Authorities on Monday also closed the ports in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria and the Suez Canal cities of Port
Continue Reading olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — La estrella china del tenis Peng Shuai negó haber hecho acusaciones de agresión sexual contra un líder retirado del Partido Comunista, luego de más de un mes de creciente preocupación por su seguridad y paradero que llevó a la Asociación de Tenis Femenino a retirarse de China. “Nunca he hablado
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN When you think of an engagement ring, what do you picture? Perhaps a sparkling solitaire stone, or a halo of smaller gems encircling a central jewel. No matter the style, you’re likely imagining white diamonds, which have been the reigning symbols of marital commitment for over a century. But within the past
Continue Reading By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is staging a major military exercise across the country’s south amid heightened tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program. The Guard’s aerospace division, ground troops and naval forces joined in the five-day drill on Monday. Maritime forces were set to maneuver in the strategic
Continue Reading By The Associated Press One of the southern hemisphere’s top hopes for a medal at the Winter Olympics has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss several World Cup races. Alice Robinson of New Zealand writes on Instagram that “unfortunately I’ve tested positive to COVID 19 this past week while at my base in
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli ministers on Monday agreed to ban travel to the United States, Canada and eight other countries amid the rapid, global spread of the omicron variant. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s office announced the decision following a Cabinet vote. The rare move to red-list the U.S. comes amid rising coronavirus infections in Israel
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