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Putin y Xi piden detener la expansión de la OTAN en una muestra de unidad en los Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing, dice el Kremlin
olivertapia Moscú (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, y el presidente de China, Xi Jinping, hicieron un llamado a la OTAN para que detenga una mayor expansión durante una reunión al margen de los Juegos Olímpicos el viernes, según una declaración conjunta emitida por el Kremlin. La cumbre de los dos líderes, celebrada
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Stoltenberg to become Norway’s next central bank governor
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s next central bank governor will be NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. His tenure at NATO ends later this year. Norway’s government announced his appointment at the central bank in a statement Friday and said it hopes he can start in his new role around Dec.
Continue ReadingMark Zuckerberg is in danger of losing his top 10 billionaire ranking
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business The historic collapse in Meta’s shares this week has wiped $31 billion off Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth, taking him down three places on Bloomberg’s list of the world’s richest people. He now stands in 10th place on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, behind Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and just a few
Continue Reading Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 4 de febrero: Así murió el líder de ISIS
CNNEspañol sjv Cocaína adulterada en Argentina: ¿qué ocurrió? El covid-19 hará impredecibles los Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing 2022. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Así fue la operación que terminó con la muerte del líder de ISIS El líder de ISIS, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, mató a
Continue Reading Google to work with Ford on Detroit research hub
By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Google is joining Ford Motor Co.’s effort to transform a once-dilapidated Detroit train station into a research hub focused on electric and self-driving vehicles. Ford also announced Friday that Detroit and the state of Michigan have agreed to provide infrastructure and other support for
Continue Reading Un video de cámara corporal muestra a policía de Minneapolis disparar a un hombre negro durante operativo para hacer cumplir una orden de arresto. Abogados dicen que él no era el objetivo
olivertapia (CNN) — En las primeras horas de la mañana del miércoles, agentes de policía de Minneapolis colocaron suavemente una llave en la puerta de un apartamento de la ciudad antes de irrumpir gritando “¡Policía! ¡Orden de allanamiento!”, según las imágenes de una cámara corporal publicadas por los funcionarios de la ciudad el jueves por
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Putin and Xi call for halt to NATO expansion during show of unity at Beijing Olympics
By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Anna Chernova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a call for NATO to halt further expansion during a meeting on the sidelines of the Beijing Olympics on Friday. The two leaders’ summit, held on the day of the Opening Ceremony for the Winter Olympics in
Continue Reading Cash-strapped Sri Lanka appeals to expats to send money
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has celebrated its Independence Day with an appeal by the president to the country’s expatriates to send money home as it struggles with the worst economic crisis in decades mainly due to depleted foreign reserves. Sri Lankans are facing shortages of milk powder,
Continue Reading Travis McMichael will be tried on federal hate crime charges after indicating he will not plead guilty in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
By Alta Spells, Pamela Kirkland and Dakin Andone, CNN Travis McMichael will stand trial on federal hate crimes charges in the killing of 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery after indicating Friday he would not plead guilty, days after a judge rejected the terms of a plea deal he had reached with prosecutors. Court documents filed
Continue Reading ¿Dónde están los usuarios? ¿Por qué las acciones de Facebook están cayendo?
olivertapia Londres (CNN Business) — La competencia de TikTok. Una base de usuarios estancada en mercados clave. Una apuesta costosa para invertir en realidad virtual que podría tardar años en dar sus frutos. Estas son solo algunas de las razones por las que los inversores se están deshaciendo de las acciones de Meta (Facebook) después
Continue ReadingAshley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc: How US figure skaters forged their own paths in a sport where stereotypes run deep
CNN By George Ramsay, Nina Avramova and Dan Moriarty, CNN Competing in a discipline with synergy at its heart, figure skating pair Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc have found a winning formula on the way to qualifying for the Winter Olympics. “Dad jokes and puns, mostly,” is what LeDec quips as being key to the
Continue ReadingAshley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc: How US figure skaters forged their own paths in a sport where stereotypes run deep
By George Ramsay, Nina Avramova and Dan Moriarty, CNN Competing in a discipline with synergy at its heart, figure skating pair Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc have found a winning formula on the way to qualifying for the Winter Olympics. “Dad jokes and puns, mostly,” is what LeDec quips as being key to the duo’s
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A hug, a wave, a big win for American mixed doubles curlers
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — American mixed doubles curlers Vicky Persinger and Chris Plys survived an extra end against Sweden for a much-needed victory in the Olympics. They quickly hugged and then found two friendly faces to wave to in a far corner of the eerily quiet and mostly empty Ice
Continue Reading The Latest: Hockey coach leaving Olympics for family issue
BEIJING (AP) — Finland women’s hockey coach Pasi Mustonen is leaving the Beijing Winter Games to return home and attend to a family emergency. General manager Tuula Puputti tells The Associated Press that assistant coach Juuso Toivola will assume head-coaching duties. The switch comes a day after Finland opened the tournament with a 5-2 loss
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina judge is at the center of a political whirlwind around Biden’s Supreme Court decision
By Jeff Zeleny, Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN Politics is never far removed from the selection of any Supreme Court justice, but the political winds are blowing with unusual ferocity around J. Michelle Childs, a federal judge from South Carolina who is among those on a short list to fill President Joe Biden’s first
Continue ReadingWhat we know — and don’t — about director Zhang Yimou’s Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Oscar Holland, CNN Filmmaker Zhang Yimou’s opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics was, for many, the abiding memory of China’s first ever Games. In a display of color, coordination and pyrotechnics, the celebrated director announced the country’s arrival on the world stage in dramatic fashion, complete with performers “painting” on an LED scroll, an
Continue Reading US starts Olympic preparation in Beijing without 3 players
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. men’s hockey team is trying to get up to speed quickly at the Olympics despite missing three important players. Star college defenseman Jake Sanderson remains in Los Angeles in coronavirus protocol. Veteran forward Andy Miele and defenseman Steven Kampfer are in isolation in the
Continue ReadingEver wonder how athletes plan their lavish trips? Here’s the man who organizes them
CNN By Adam Pourahmadi and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Johnny Vegas strolls onto the balcony of a suite at the Five Palm Resort overlooking the glittering Dubai Marina across the bay and surveys the potential he sees in the Emirati city. “I can find New York in Dubai,” he says. I can find Miami and Los
Continue ReadingEver wonder how athletes plan their lavish trips? Here’s the man who organizes them
By Adam Pourahmadi and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Johnny Vegas strolls onto the balcony of a suite at the Five Palm Resort overlooking the glittering Dubai Marina across the bay and surveys the potential he sees in the Emirati city. “I can find New York in Dubai,” he says. I can find Miami and Los Angeles
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