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olivertapia (CNN) — La empresa matriz de Facebook, Meta, dijo el miércoles que despedirá a 11.000 trabajadores, lo que representa el mayor recorte en la historia del gigante tecnológico. Los recortes de empleo se producen cuando Meta se enfrenta a una variedad de desafíos para su negocio principal y hace una apuesta incierta y costosa
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By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is to unveil the country’s military strategy through the end of the decade for his nuclear-armed country, in the midst of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Macron is to make a speech on the Dixmude helicopter carrier, docked in the Mediterranean military base
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British police say a man was detained Wednesday after appearing to throw eggs at King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, as they walked in the northern England city of York. The incident happened as the monarch and his wife were entering York through Micklegate Bar, a medieval gateway where monarchs
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of protesters are marching through the streets of Athens and the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki as public and some private sector workers walk off the job for a 24-hour general strike against price hikes. The strike is disrupting services nationwide, with ferries tied up
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Scientists have transfused lab-made red blood cells into a human volunteer in a world-first trial that experts say has major potential for people with hard-to-match blood types or conditions such as sickle cell disease. The research could someday mean an end to long searches for compatible donors or dangerous transfusion reactions.
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DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has reached a preliminary agreement with Bangladesh to provide $4.5 billion to help the country to weather disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine and manage risks from climate change. The agreement reached Wednesday is subject to approval by the IMF’s executive board, which is expected in coming
Continue Reading DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has reached a preliminary agreement with Bangladesh to provide $4.5 billion to help the country to weather disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine and manage risks from climate change. The agreement reached Wednesday is subject to approval by the IMF’s executive board, which is expected in coming
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business If residents of Alabama, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii or Nevada wanted a chance to win this week’s record Powerball jackpot, they had to travel to another state to buy a ticket. These five states do not offer government-operated lotteries or participate in interstate drawings with rollover jackpots such as Powerball or
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane was rushed to the hospital after suffering a deep cut to his left wrist during his team’s win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. The 31-year-old sustained the injury in the second period after he fell to the ice during a collision. In the resulting
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Running in the quiet, in those spaces between footsteps when both feet are in mid-air and flying for a millisecond, Nikki Hiltz figured out their gender identity. Ever since Hiltz ran on the beach barefoot as a child taking part in lifeguard training, running has seeped into almost every part of
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mostly lower on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. midterm elections and a major inflation update due Thursday. Benchmarks fell in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Tokyo. Chinese shares declined after weak inflation data provided further evidence of weakening demand in
Continue ReadingBy Eoin McSweeney and Ella Nilsen, CNN China and the other 104 members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are “deeply committed” to their net-zero targets, says the chief of the continent’s largest multilateral development bank. “All of the members are committed to net zero, particularly many developing countries who certainly have a lot of
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Gerard Piqué’s football career ended in ignominious fashion as he was red carded from the substitute’s bench, but Barcelona nevertheless secured an important 2-1 victory against Osasuna. With Robert Lewandowski also red carded in the first half, Barça fought back from a goal down to move five points clear of rival
Continue Reading By JULHAS ALAM, AL-EMRUN GARJON and SIBI ARASU Associated Press RAMPAL, Bangladesh (AP) — Fish, rice, mangrove trees and the lush delta wetlands where the massive Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers drain into the Bay of Bengal. It’s not luxury. But for the farmers and fishermen who live by the world’s largest mangrove forest, it’s
Continue Reading By JONATHAN J. COOPER and BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly led his Republican rival, venture capitalist Blake Masters, but the race that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate was too early to call. Kelly’s 2020 special election victory gave Democrats both of Arizona’s Senate seats for the
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By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Six-term Republican Rep. Mark Amodei has defeated Elizabeth Mercedes Krause, as expected, in Nevada’s rural northern district where no Democrat has ever won. The 2nd Congressional District was considered the only safe seat for either party among the four in the western battleground of Nevada, where
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Six-term Republican Rep. Mark Amodei has defeated Elizabeth Mercedes Krause, as expected, in Nevada’s rural northern district where no Democrat has ever won. The 2nd Congressional District was considered the only safe seat for either party among the four in the western battleground of Nevada, where
Continue Reading By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Katie Hobbs led Republican Kari Lake in the race for Arizona governor, but the battle for control of the crucial battleground state was too early to call. Lake, a former television news anchor, says she would not have certified the state’s 2020 election results. Her
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Katie Hobbs led Republican Kari Lake in the race for Arizona governor, but the battle for control of the crucial battleground state was too early to call. Lake, a former television news anchor, says she would not have certified the state’s 2020 election results. Her
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — A nationwide strike over the cost of living increases caused by runaway inflation and the war in Ukraine has snarled traffic through much of Belgium and hit companies. The main trade unions are insistent that workers have to be shielded from the impact of the price hikes that has driven up energy
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