By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As the world enters a new year, many public health and infectious disease experts predict that monitoring for new coronavirus variants will be an increasingly important part of Covid-19 mitigation efforts — and some are turning their attention to a surge in cases in China. Subvariants of the Omicron coronavirus variant
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Pelé, un brasileño nacido en la pobreza y que solía patear una toronja en el estado brasileño de Minas Gerais, terminó su carrera como posiblemente el mejor jugador de fútbol de todos los tiempos. Era esa rareza. Al igual que Muhammad Ali, Pelé fue una estrella del deporte, que trascendió
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WCBS By Emma Tucker and Laura Ly, CNN The first public sales of regulated cannabis in New York began at a dispensary in Manhattan’s East Village on Thursday at 4:20 p.m., hours after the first sale was made to a city official, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced. Housing Works Cannabis Company became the first
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By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed Friday to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscow’s 10-month war in Ukraine, which weathered another night of drone and rocket attacks following a massive missile bombardment. Putin and Xi made no direct mention
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said its prosecutor has filed indictments against two soldiers who allegedly hurled an explosive device at a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank, a rare instance of Israeli troops facing serious charges over an offense against Palestinians. Prosecutors charged the two soldiers with making
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Born into poverty — he used to kick a grapefruit around Brazil’s Minas Gerais state — Pelé finished his career as arguably soccer’s greatest ever player. He was that rarity; like Muhammad Ali, Pelé was a sports star, who transcended his sport. The Brazilian brought joy and creativity to a sport
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has started requiring COVID-19 tests for all passengers arriving from China as an emergency measure against surging infections there. Japan is facing rising case numbers and record-level deaths. The country reported a record 420 new coronavirus deaths Thursday. That’s one day after reaching an earlier single-day
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has started requiring COVID-19 tests for all passengers arriving from China as an emergency measure against surging infections there. Japan is facing rising case numbers and record-level deaths. The country reported a record 420 new coronavirus deaths Thursday. That’s one day after reaching an earlier single-day
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks rose Friday while Europe opened lower as most major markets headed for big annual losses following a year that was roiled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and interest rate hikes to cool surging inflation. Shanghai and Tokyo advanced. London and Frankfurt declined. U.S. futures
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks rose Friday while Europe opened lower as most major markets headed for big annual losses following a year that was roiled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and interest rate hikes to cool surging inflation. Shanghai and Tokyo advanced. London and Frankfurt declined. U.S. futures
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN In 2022, the world started traveling again — and with that came the return of all the usual misbehavior and antics abroad. But with nerves perhaps frayed by a record year for airline cancellations, delays, lost luggage and inflated prices, misconduct was a particularly strong theme. Here are the standout moments
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN Senior citizens and other Social Security recipients will start getting a heftier monthly benefit next month due to an 8.7% annual cost-of-living adjustment aimed at helping them cope with high inflation. The increase, the largest in more than 40 years, will boost retirees’ monthly payments by more than $140 to an
Continue Reading ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A defense lawyer says a prominent Algerian journalist is behind bars and the offices of his website and radio station have been shut down based on accusations that they threaten state security. Ihsane El-Kadi was detained on Dec. 23 at his home at midnight and held in a police facility until
Continue ReadingBy Azaz Syed, Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN The mutilated body of a Hindu woman was found in a field Thursday in southeastern Pakistan, police said, as they investigate her alleged murder in the latest suspected attack against minorities in the Muslim-majority country. The woman’s son, Somar Chand, said he found her disfigured body
Continue Reading By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A militant rocket attack in eastern Syria has struck a bus with oil industry employees, killing at least 10. To the north, Syrian Kurdish-led forces announced on Friday they arrested 52 militants in an operation against the extremist Islamic State group’s sleeper cells. Syria’s petroleum ministry said
Continue Reading BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, a divisive social media personality and former professional kickboxer, was detained in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape, an official said Friday. Tate, a British citizen who previously was banned from various social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech, was detained late Thursday along
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El Juzgado Octavo de Instrucción en lo Penal de la Paz, Bolivia resolvió este viernes decretar cuatro meses de prisión preventiva en contra de Luis Fernando Camacho, gobernador de Santa Cruz, por el delito de terrorismo relacionado con el caso “Golpe de Estado I”. El gobernador deberá cumplir su
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN Ask Southwest Airlines employees about their company’s technology, and one word keeps coming up: “antiquated.” While Southwest grew from a scrappy, Texas-based discount airline operating three planes into one of the nation’s largest — union officials representing Southwest workers say the company did not keep pace with technology changes. And they
Continue ReadingCNN By Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Her head cradled in a crash helmet, Dania Akeel’s voice crackles through the intercom above the roar of the engine and the rush of wind through the windowless cabin of her rugged, black UTV. “We’re so lucky,” Akeel tells CNN Sport. “I mean, look at this place, it’s so beautiful.”
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Her head cradled in a crash helmet, Dania Akeel’s voice crackles through the intercom above the roar of the engine and the rush of wind through the windowless cabin of her rugged, black UTV. “We’re so lucky,” Akeel tells CNN Sport. “I mean, look at this place, it’s so beautiful.” The
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