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MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have broken up a human trafficking ring that forced Chinese women into prostitution in Spain. Police said Tuesday the gang approached the women in China and promised them well-paying jobs in Europe. Each woman paid the gang between 8,000 and 10,000 euros ($9,100-$11,400). But after being flown to
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities say the government is shortening the required isolation period for people infected with the coronavirus from 14 to seven days. The decision was announced Tuesday as Russia faces a surge of COVID-19 cases driven by the highly contagious omicron variant. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova,
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrat Beto O’Rourke says his campaign for Texas governor raised more $7 million in the first weeks of a race that could wind up as one of the nation’s most expensive in 2022. The announcement Tuesday is an early marker of whether O’Rourke’s can remain a fundraising powerhouse following failed bids
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for multiple overnight gun attacks on police in the capital of Islamabad and the country’s restive northwest. Three officers and three assailants were killed. Monday night’s attack in Islamabad raised fears that insurgents have a presence in the Pakistani capital, considered one of the country’s safest
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By JULIUS ERVING For The Associated Press Hall of Famer Julius Erving says the commercial success he and other NBA players enjoyed in the 1980s didn’t just happen. The NBA champion known as Dr. J says players like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan gave credit to him and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. But they all stood
Continue Reading By JULIUS ERVING For The Associated Press Hall of Famer Julius Erving says the commercial success he and other NBA players enjoyed in the 1980s didn’t just happen. The NBA champion known as Dr. J says players like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan gave credit to him and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. But they all stood
Continue Reading By The Associated Press England and Wales will both be led by flyhalves in the Six Nations. The teams have announced their enlarged squads for the competition with Owen Farrell retained as England captain despite not playing any rugby since November when he sustained an ankle injury in the win over Australia. Dan Biggar will
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Goldman Sachs had a phenomenal year. But like many of its competitors on Wall Street, the numbers just weren’t good enough to satisfy fickle investors. The investment banking powerhouse said Tuesday that it earned $3.9 billion in the fourth quarter, or $10.81 a share. But analysts had been
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s arms exports reached record levels in 2021, largely due to significant sales of maritime and air defense weapons to Egypt. Preliminary figures show Germany exported arms worth $10.65 billion last year. That was an increase of 61% compared to 2020. The ministry said that most of the exports, worth over 9
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s arms exports reached record levels in 2021, largely due to significant sales of maritime and air defense weapons to Egypt. Preliminary figures show Germany exported arms worth $10.65 billion last year. That was an increase of 61% compared to 2020. The ministry said that most of the exports, worth over 9
Continue Reading VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican press office says that Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra have both tested positive for the coronavirus. Officials said Tuesday that Parolin has “very light” symptoms while Peña Parra is asymptomatic. Parolin is the Vatican secretary of state and the pope’s No. 2. Peña Parra is Parolin’s
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Every year, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, one of the most powerful people in global finance, pens a letter to chief executives that’s required reading for business leaders. Fink’s insistence that companies need to disclose more about their climate plans and seriously consider their role in society has helped change what’s
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Climate change policies have become front and center for companies — not only because of ethics and reputation, but also because their employees demand it. More than three-quarters of global executives said climate change policies affect their ability to attract and retain talent, according to Deloitte’s 2022 CxO Sustainability Report.
Continue ReadingBy Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Around three dozen former Trump administration officials, disillusioned with their former boss and concerned about his impact on the GOP and the nation, held a conference call last Monday to discuss efforts to fend off his efforts to, in their view, erode the democratic process, several participants
Continue ReadingCNN By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Around three dozen former Trump administration officials, disillusioned with their former boss and concerned about his impact on the GOP and the nation, held a conference call last Monday to discuss efforts to fend off his efforts to, in their view, erode the democratic process, several
Continue ReadingCNN By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Around three dozen former Trump administration officials, disillusioned with their former boss and concerned about his impact on the GOP and the nation, held a conference call last Monday to discuss efforts to fend off his efforts to, in their view, erode the democratic process, several
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN When you’ve already sent a stuntwoman in flight attendant uniform up the world’s tallest building, it can be hard to think of what trick to pull next. If you’re UAE flag-carrier Emirates, you send her to perch on top of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa again, but this time get the world’s largest
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Kadesha Adelakun bought toys from “Encanto” before she even had a chance to see the movie. She knew characters from a multiracial Afro-Latino family would be an important addition to her office in Kennesaw, Georgia, where she holds play therapy sessions and makes a point of finding toys that reflect
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macamilarincon (CNN) — El secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken, viajará a Ucrania y Alemania esta semana, mientras la amenaza de Rusia a territorio ucraniano sigue acechando. ANÁLISIS | Putin y Biden están atrapados en una apuesta de alto riesgo sobre Ucrania En Kyiv, Blinken se reunirá con el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, y
Continue Reading KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations has raised the death toll from twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan the day before to 26. It says at least four people have been injured. The victims included women and children. The statement on Tuesday from the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that hundreds
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