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STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish watchdog says European countries bought 19% more major arms in the five years to 2021 than they did in the five years before that, even though the global figure was down 4.6%. The figures reflect the building tensions with Russia, a Swedish watchdog said in a report released Monday. The
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Juan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN) — Funcionarios estadounidenses y chinos se reunirán en Roma este lunes para mantener conversaciones que, según los expertos, podrían tener consecuencias de gran alcance no solo para la guerra en curso en Ucrania, sino para el papel de China en el mundo y su relación con Occidente. La reunión,
Continue Reading By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Credit reporting bureaus are eager to add popular and largely unregulated “buy now, pay later” loans to credit reports. These products allow consumers to split their purchase into installment payments. Adding buy now, pay later loans to credit reports could offer a big opportunity to consumers with little or no
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN If you feel like calling it a day and dozing off for a bit, don’t feel bad — Monday, March 14, is National Napping Day. Finding the time to rejuvenate and recover amid daily responsibilities can be hard, but napping has benefits that could help you level up in your overall
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France is lifting most COVID-19 restrictions. People no longer are required to wear face masks in almost all places and people who are unvaccinated can go back into restaurants, sports arenas and other leisure venues. The move on Monday was announced earlier this month by the French
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) dijo el domingo que le preocupa que la guerra en Ucrania pueda empeorar la pandemia de covid-19, y está tratando de hacer más para limitar la propagación de enfermedades infecciosas. Los casos en la región han disminuido con respecto a la semana anterior, pero existe
Continue Reading AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch and Australian governments have launched a legal case against Russia at the International Civil Aviation Organization. It seeks to hold Moscow accountable of its alleged role in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. The case announced Monday in The Hague and Canberra is the latest bid to hold Russia
Continue Reading olivertapia Fallece periodista estadounidense por ataque ruso. Desastre humanitario en Mariupol. Colombia tiene nuevo mapa político. Farmacéutica trabaja en una vacuna contra todas las variantes del nuevo coronavirus. Además, vuelve Tom Brady a la NFL. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. ———- 1 Ataques de Rusia cerca de
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Esta cobertura terminó. Puedes continuar leyendo sobre la guerra Ucrania – Rusia aquí. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingBy Eva McKend, CNN A bipartisan group of senators is sharing concern with the Biden administration about the potential of widespread Russian cyberattacks in the United States as retribution for harsh sanctions against Russia in the wake of President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Sunday
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — More than 1,000 security personnel have walked off their jobs at airports across Germany, leading to dozens of flight cancellations and delays. Security staffers at airports in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hannover and elsewhere began their one-day strike early Monday to press for higher wages. German news agency dpa reported that the walkouts are
Continue ReadingCNN By Laura He and Eric Cheung, CNN Business Foxconn, one of Apple’s biggest suppliers, has suspended operations in Shenzhen as China locks down the technology hub and several other regions to contain the country’s worst Covid-19 outbreak in two years. The world’s second largest economy is still doggedly pursuing its zero-Covid strategy, even as
Continue ReadingBy Laura He and Eric Cheung, CNN Business Foxconn, one of Apple’s biggest suppliers, has suspended operations in Shenzhen as China locks down the technology hub and several other regions to contain the country’s worst Covid-19 outbreak in two years. The world’s second largest economy is still doggedly pursuing its zero-Covid strategy, even as other
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy and Jeremy Herb, CNN US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Monday with top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome, Chinese state broadcaster CGTN reported. The Chinese state media report provided no further details on Monday’s meeting, including the exact timing, what was discussed and whether the meeting had concluded. Experts say
Continue Reading olivertapia Washington (CNN) — Rusia solicitó a China apoyo militar, incluidos drones, así como asistencia económica para su invasión no provocada de Ucrania, según conversaciones que tuvo CNN con dos funcionarios estadounidenses. Las solicitudes surgieron después de la invasión rusa de Ucrania, dijo uno de los funcionarios. Ese funcionario se negó a detallar la reacción
Continue ReadingCNN’s Beijing bureau China reported thousands of new local Covid-19 cases Sunday as the Omicron variant drove the worst outbreak in the country since Wuhan in early 2020, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). Health officials said 2,125 cases were reported across 58 cities in 19 of 31 mainland provinces, marking the fourth consecutive
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh and Lizzy Yee, CNN Business Maria was just about to start a new job as a domestic worker in Hong Kong last month when she found out she had Covid-19. She immediately told her employer, who urged her to get to a hospital. But once she was there, she said she was
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares are mixed while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index has plunged 5% after the neighboring city of Shenzhen was ordered into a shutdown to combat China’s worst COVID-19 outbreak in two years. Benchmarks rose in Frankfurt, Paris and Tokyo and U.S. futures were higher. Oil
Continue ReadingBy Don Riddell, CNN When Jonathan Franks first heard that the American basketball star Brittney Griner had been detained in Russia, his initial sense was one of disbelief. But it wasn’t any kind of incredulity that she’d been arrested accused of possession of some cannabis oil at an airport near Moscow, more that any western
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Public prosecutors in Abu Dhabi are calling for the arrest of “all rioters” after a soccer game in the United Arab Emirates erupted into violent scuffles between angry fans of opposing teams. It was a rare scene of chaos in the business-friendly, tourism-focused Gulf Arab sheikhdom. Authorities warned on
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