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By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Last year, Auckland’s largest real estate company couldn’t sell properties quickly enough to meet demand in New Zealand’s biggest city. Houses were “flying out the door,” said Grant Sykes, a manager at real estate agency Barfoot & Thompson. “There were chin-dropping moments when agents stand around the room and are
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BERLIN (AP) — The first of several ships that will serve as floating terminals to receive liquefied natural gas imports in Germany have arrived off the Baltic Sea port of Mukran. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Germany has scrambled to secure alternative sources of gas to replace Russian supplies, on which the country
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BERLIN (AP) — The first of several ships that will serve as floating terminals to receive liquefied natural gas imports in Germany have arrived off the Baltic Sea port of Mukran. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Germany has scrambled to secure alternative sources of gas to replace Russian supplies, on which the country
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that Scotland’s government cannot unilaterally hold a second referendum on whether to secede from the United Kingdom, in a blow to independence campaigners that will be welcomed by Westminster’s pro-union establishment. The court unanimously rejected an attempt by the Scottish National Party (SNP) to force a
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — The European Space Agency is unveiling its newest astronaut recruits, concluding its first recruitment drive in over a decade that aims to bring diversity to space travel. Over 22,000 applicants came forward in the hiring push announced February of last year by Europe’s answer to NASA — including more women than ever
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares have advanced ahead of Wednesday’s release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting. Benchmarks rose in London, Paris, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Markets were closed in Japan for a holiday. The Federal Reserve minutes could give investors more insight into the U.S.
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares have advanced ahead of Wednesday’s release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting. Benchmarks rose in London, Paris, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Markets were closed in Japan for a holiday. The Federal Reserve minutes could give investors more insight into the U.S.
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli rights group says the Israeli military has demolished a school in the occupied West Bank, part of a long-standing expulsion order against eight Palestinian hamlets. B’Tselem, the rights group, said schoolchildren were inside the classrooms as soldiers arrived ahead of Wednesday’s demolition. Video provided by the group showed a bulldozer
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Uno de los clásicos navideños modernos más queridos cumple 20 años el próximo año y, para conmemorar la ocasión, los miembros del elenco de la histórica comedia romántica de 2003 “Love Actually” se reunirán para un especial de televisión que se transmitirá en ABC la próxima semana, anunció la cadena este
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Employees at the world’s biggest Apple iPhone factory were beaten and detained in protests over pay amid anti-virus controls, according to witnesses and videos on social media Wednesday, as tensions mount over Chinese efforts to combat a renewed rise in infections. Videos that
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Holidays and stress seem to go hand in hand. To cope, many people often steal hours from their sleep to pack in all the cooking, shopping, gift wrapping, parties and family time. “Even a night or two of short sleep can have short term effects on your health, mood and wellbeing,”
Continue Reading KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An overnight rocket attack struck a hospital maternity ward in southern Ukraine, killing a newborn baby, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday. The baby’s mother and a doctor were pulled alive from the rubble. The region’s governor said the rockets were Russian. The strike in Vilniansk, close to the city of Zaporizhzhia, adds
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN With the World Cup now underway in Qatar, many are wondering how this moment arrived — that a tiny Gulf nation with little footballing history ended up hosting the biggest event the sport has to offer. Qatar had never previously appeared at a World Cup tournament — let alone staged one
Continue ReadingCNN By Hadas Gold and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Two explosions shook Jerusalem early Wednesday, killing a teenager and injuring 18 others in a suspected “combined terror attack,” authorities said. The first explosion occurred at a bus station near the entrance to Jerusalem at 7:06 a.m., injuring 12 people, including the teen who later died, according
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By Hafsa Khalil, CNN Taking drugs if you’re feeling under the weather is old news for humans, but new research shows that the world’s heaviest bird capable of flight could be the latest animal to use plants as a form of medication. Researchers from Madrid in Spain studied data on 619 droppings belonging to great
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Stacker compiled a list of 25 endangered animals that are only found in the United States using the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species list.
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For decades, memories have been made at Disney parks, but some rides have gone extinct. Stacker lists the top Disney attractions that no longer exist.
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Ruby compiled a list of emerging customer trends from different sources such as Forbes, Salesforce, Deloitte, and other media outlets and customer service experts.
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Stacker ranked current Democratic politicians in Congress by their total estimated net worth, using a database compiled by Insider from congressional disclosure reports,
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