By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is calling for South Korea to provide direct military support to Ukraine, saying Kyiv is in urgent need of weapons to fight off the prolonged Russian invasion. South Korea, a growing arms exporter with a well-equipped, U.S.-backed military, has provided humanitarian
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Teenager Ilia Malinin won his first US figure skating championships title on Sunday, even though he was unable to nail his ambitious free skate program. Malinin, who has the Instagram handle “quadg0d” and became the first skater ever to land a quadruple Axel in competition last year, took gold in San
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN Ryanair expects it will be able to charge higher prices for flights over Easter and the summer, thanks to strong demand from American and Asian tourists and less competition from rivals. The low-cost European carrier told customers in an earnings statement on Monday to “book early” before cheaper tickets sell out.
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The Federal Reserve meets this week and announces its latest interest rate decision on Wednesday. Google’s parent, Alphabet, reports its latest financial results on Thursday. The Labor Department releases its closely watched monthly employment report on Friday.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Nota del editor: este artículo contiene videos y descripciones de violencia perturbadores. (CNN) — Semanas después de que los agentes de policía de Memphis maltrataran a Tyre Nichols, los funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley de la ciudad están siendo elogiados por su investigación inusualmente rápida y su transparencia en comparación
Continue ReadingBy Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Former New Zealand rugby player Campbell Johnstone became the first All Black to come out publicly as gay, in an interview with TVNZ’s Seven Sharp on Monday. Johnstone — who played three Test matches for New Zealand, including two against the British and Irish Lions in 2005 — said he told
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN With just days to go to Super Bowl LVII, it’s crunch time if you’re hosting a party this year. That means stocking up on essential game day food and drinks. The good news is that it’s likely to cost less than it did a year ago to serve up several big
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Investors are pretty bad at living in the moment. We’re currently in the thick of fourth quarter earnings reports, but traders don’t seem to care about how companies fared during the final months of 2022. They’re more focused on what’s going to happen in the future. Case-in-point: Earnings calls, where
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify at an upcoming hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, a committee spokesperson confirmed to CNN Monday. Chew will be the sole witness at the hearing, scheduled for March 23. He is expected to testify on TikTok’s privacy and data security practices, its
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — France has acquired a stunning Impressionist masterpiece for its national collection of art treasures, with a donation from luxury goods giant LVMH paying the 43 million euros (nearly $47 million) for “A Boating Party” by 19th-century French artist Gustave Caillebotte. The oil on canvas shows an oarsman in a top hat rowing
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Hace dos años, Moscú consideró el enfrentamiento entre Estados Unidos y Alemania por el gasoducto Nord Stream 2 como una prueba de fuego del poder transatlántico. Rusia había invertido mucho en el gasoducto submarino de más de 1.200 kilómetros (750 millas) que la unía a Alemania y quería aumentar las
Continue Reading By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Scams are common on peer-to-peer payment apps, but you can keep your money safe by avoiding questionable payment requests that may be fraudulent, only sending money to people you know and upgrading your privacy settings. While payment apps are convenient, they also carry risks if you use them without first
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China’s government has criticized U.S. controls on technology exports as a trade violation after Japan and the Netherlands agreed to join Washington in limiting Beijing’s access to materials to make advanced processor chips. The Foreign Ministry didn’t mention the latest development but accused Washington of abusing export controls and organizing other governments
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN Gucci has named fashion designer Sabato De Sarno as its new creative director, ending months of speculation about who would take on one of fashion’s most coveted roles. Announcing the move in a joint press release Saturday, the Italian label and its parent company, Kering, said the 39-year-old will be responsible for
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN The fallout from the egregious no-call in the final second of Saturday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers game and the Boston Celtics shows no sign of ending, with the official NBA Referees Twitter account admitting to the error on Sunday “Like everyone else, referees make mistakes,” the union wrote. “We
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ulysses S. Grant was still president when workers finished the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel, which connected Philadelphia and Washington through rail travel for the first time. But 150 years later, the tunnel that runs under some of Baltimore’s residential neighborhoods is more of a chokepoint than a
Continue ReadingCNN, GETTY IMAGES By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but it acknowledged the pandemic is at a “transition point.” WHO’s International Health Regulations Emergency Committee discussed the pandemic on Friday at its 14th meeting on Covid-19, and Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus concurred that the
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but it acknowledged the pandemic is at a “transition point.” WHO’s International Health Regulations Emergency Committee discussed the pandemic on Friday at its 14th meeting on Covid-19, and Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus concurred that the public health emergency
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN Queen of clean Marie Kondo admits that tidying up is no longer top of her to-do list. Posting on her website shortly after the birth of her third child in 2021, the Japanese organization expert reflected on motherhood, saying she had “eased up on herself” when it comes to tidying. “Just
Continue ReadingSamantha Tse, CNN While temperatures in Paris hit below or near freezing, editors, celebrities and influencers wrapped themselves up in balaclavas, blanket scarves and big coats ready for one of the most opulent affairs on the fashion calendar: Haute Couture Week. There was controversy at Schiaparelli, an ode to celebrated American-born French performer Josephine Baker
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