By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Turkey’s central bank almost doubled interest rates to 15% Thursday in a dramatic reversal of its unorthodox policy of cutting the cost of borrowing to tame painfully high inflation. Annual consumer price inflation has come down from a two-decade high of 85.5% in October but was still 39.6%
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CNN By James Oware, Darren Lewis and Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — Andy Cole had a distinguished soccer career, scoring crucial goals to win five Premier League titles and a Champions League trophy, but to him, his father Lincoln’s legacy “comes first.” Speaking exclusively to CNN’s Senior Sports Analyst Darren Lewis, Cole reminisced on his father’s story
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN Business) — The Covid-19 pandemic exposed glaring weaknesses in America’s medical supply chains, causing a frantic scramble for masks, respirators and other gear needed to fight the virus. In the years since, Americans have faced periodic shortages of antibiotics, common pain relievers, baby formula and key components needed
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By Joseph Ataman, Niamh Kennedy and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Paris (CNN) — Six people remain in a critical condition and one person is missing after a gas explosion in central Paris on Wednesday, the Paris prosecutor’s office told CNN on Thursday. Some 50 people were injured in the incident, although the Paris prosecutor’s office, which
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By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s Supreme Court has on Thursday dismissed an appeal by jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny against restrictions imposed on access to writing materials in prison, according to Russian independent news site Mediazona. Navalny, who attended the hearing via video link, had been challenging the restrictions imposed on access
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By Anna Chernova, Sophie Tanno and Jo Shelley, CNN (CNN) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich lost his appeal against the extension of pre-trial detention in Moscow on Thursday on spying charges, which he denies. Gershkovich’s detention, at the notorious Lefortovo prison in Moscow, was extended last month to August 30. He faces up
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CNN By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Business rivalry seemingly isn’t enough for two of the tech industry’s most powerful billionaires. Now Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg say they want to settle their scores in a cage fight. Twitter owner and Tesla (TSLA) CEO Musk recently tweeted that he would be “up for a
Continue Reading By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Business rivalry seemingly isn’t enough for two of the tech industry’s most powerful billionaires. Now Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg say they want to settle their scores in a cage fight. Twitter owner and Tesla (TSLA) CEO Musk recently tweeted that he would be “up for a cage
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CNN By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Older adults may soon be eligible for a shot that could protect them from respiratory syncytial virus — or RSV — this fall. The CDC’s independent vaccine advisory committee voted Wednesday in favor of allowing adults 60 and older, in consultation with their doctors, to get the RSV
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Older adults may soon be eligible for a shot that could protect them from respiratory syncytial virus — or RSV — this fall. The CDC’s independent vaccine advisory committee voted Wednesday in favor of allowing adults 60 and older, in consultation with their doctors, to get the RSV vaccine.
Continue Reading By James Oware, Darren Lewis and Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — Andy Cole had a distinguished soccer career, scoring crucial goals to win five Premier League titles and a Champions League trophy, but to him, his father Lincoln’s legacy “comes first.” Speaking exclusively to CNN’s Senior Sports Analyst Darren Lewis, Cole reminisced on his father’s story as
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Stacker visualized how the number of extreme heat days in Los Angeles, California during 2022 compares to previous decades using data from Climate Central.
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Who’s the brainiest inventor in your state? ClickUp used data from the Patent and Trademark Office to find the top patent earner in California.
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By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Beaten-down stocks of smaller companies are finally making a comeback, underscoring Wall Street’s newfound optimism. The S&P 600 small-cap index has rebounded roughly 8% from its low in May, and is on pace to notch its first winning month since January. Small cap stocks are domestic bellwethers,
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters (Reuters) — Elite virtual archers, sharpshooters, race car drivers, cyclists and sailors are gathering in Singapore along with dancers and chess aficionados from Thursday for the first ever Olympic Esports Week. In keeping with the best Olympic traditions, there will be an opening ceremony before the competitors get down to action playing
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau Hong Kong (CNN) — Dubbed “the world’s hardest dish” – literally – a traditional stir-fry featuring stones as its key ingredient has sparked culinary curiosity on Chinese social media. Patrons are supposed to suck on the small rocks to relish the rich and spicy flavor of the dish, which originated in the
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By Devan Cole and Audrey Ash, CNN (CNN) — Concerns about ethics and transparency at the Supreme Court have been reignited this week after Justice Samuel Alito acknowledged attending a luxury fishing trip on the private jet of a conservative hedge fund manager. ProPublica detailed the 2008 trip with Paul Singer. Alito, the report said,
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv ¿Por qué es peligroso explorar las profundidades del océano? Hallan la cabeza de una rata en una comida escolar en China. Perú tiene el mejor restaurante del mundo y México, la mejor chef. Las mejores aerolíneas de 2023. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1. Las dudas sobre
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Aunque tiene aproximadamente el tamaño de una minivan, con cinco adultos a bordo, el sumergible del Titanic que desapareció este domingo puede parecer pequeño y estrecho. Y en la inmersión a miles de metros hacia el fondo del océano Atlántico Norte, la vida en su interior también puede pasar de
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La cantidad de oxígeno del sumergible desaparecido con cinco personas a bordo se está convirtiendo en una cuestión vital, según algunos expertos, a medida que se envían a toda prisa equipos más avanzados al océano Atlántico Norte en una compleja operación de búsqueda internacional, que se encuentra ahora en su
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