BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say at least five construction workers died when scaffolding fell down a shaft at a building site in Hamburg. Several more people are missing. The fire service in Germany’s second-biggest city said that the building site was evacuated following Monday’s accident. Several hundred workers were gathered outside. The accident happened
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — HSBC warned Monday that China’s property market has “potential for a further deterioration” as it reported profits that fell short of expectations, partly because of a $500 million charge to cover potential losses on commercial real estate loans. Third quarter pre-tax profit at Europe’s biggest bank more
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By Simone McCarthy, Steven Jiang and Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — China is hosting defense officials from across the world for its flagship military diplomacy conference this week – a key opportunity for Beijing to promote its alternative vision for global security that has also underscored its increasing alignment with Moscow against the United States.
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to require private health insurance plans to fully cover the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, which is expected to hit store shelves starting early next year. The US Food and Drug Administration approved the medication Opill
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French police have detained nine people and are searching for other suspects after a violent attack on buses carrying the Lyon soccer team and fans. The attack Sunday left Lyon coach Fabio Grosso with a head injury and forced the postponement of the team’s game at Marseille. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials and even the sour sentiments that Americans themselves have
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say a lawmaker with the far-right Alternative for Germany party who was recently elected to the state legislature in Bavaria has been arrested. Prosecutors in the city of Wuerzburg said that Daniel Halemba was arrested in a neighboring region of southern Germany on Monday. They said he is under investigation on
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Minnesota’s Jordan Nubin began Saturday with just 15 career rushing attempts. He had 18 in the first half alone against Michigan State. The third-year player became the fifth Minnesota running back since 2000 to carry the ball at least 40 times in a game, according to Sportradar. He
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Russia’s defense minister says the United States is fueling geopolitical tensions to uphold its “global dominance by any means.” Monday’s remarks by Sergei Shoigu came at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, China’s biggest annual event centered on military diplomacy. The Russian minister also warned of the risk
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — A Norwegian blue cheese bested contenders from around the world Friday to become the world’s new No. 1 cheese. The cheese, Nidelven Blå from cheesemaker Gangstad Gårdsysteri, vied against the crème de la crème of the cheese world in Trondheim, Norway, in the world’s largest global cheese event. Organized
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday will sign a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence — requiring industry to develop safety and security standards, introducing new consumer protections and giving federal agencies an extensive to-do list to oversee the rapidly progressing
Continue Reading By Jadyn Beverley Sham and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Hong Kong court has dropped charges against an American politician who turned himself in to customs authorities after bringing a gun into the city’s airport in what he called “an honest mistake.” Washington State Senator Jeff Wilson appeared at the West Kowloon
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Authorities say several construction workers have fallen from scaffolding at a building site in Hamburg and five have died. The fire service in Germany’s second-biggest city said that the accident happened on Monday in the HafenCity district. HafenCity is a former port area on the Elbe river that is being redeveloped with
Continue Reading By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Golf courses, despite occupying large green spaces, are not necessarily good for the environment. Land is often cleared to make way for a fairway and maintaining the pristine turf often requires a lot of water, regular mowing and the spraying of fertilizers and pesticides – none of which is
Continue Reading CNN By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Golf courses, despite occupying large green spaces, are not necessarily good for the environment. Land is often cleared to make way for a fairway and maintaining the pristine turf often requires a lot of water, regular mowing and the spraying of fertilizers and pesticides – none of which
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China’s leaders are expected to search for ways to mend the country’s fractured property market, create jobs for millions of unemployed youths and spur faster growth in a meeting that reportedly began Monday in Beijing. The National Financial Work Conference, usually held twice a decade, is
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — European shares opened higher on Monday after a mixed trading session in Asia ahead of a Federal Reserve decision this week on interest rates. Germany’s DAX rose 0.5% to 14,757.59 and the CAC 40 in Paris advanced 0.4% to 6,823.22. Britain’s FTSE 100 surged 0.7% to
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Guardia Nacional de Maine pidió a la Policía local que investigara al reservista que mató a 18 personas después de que un soldado empezara a temer que iba a “estallar y cometer un tiroteo masivo”, según la información compartida con CNN. Agentes de las oficinas del sheriff de los
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La jueza que supervisa el caso penal federal de interferencia electoral de Donald Trump restableció la orden mordaza que dictó contra el expresidente a principios de este mes. La jueza de distrito Tanya Chutkan también denegó la petición de Trump de suspender a largo plazo la orden —que prohíbe al
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez 🔄 Haz clic aquí para ver las entradas más recientes Personas lloran mientras recogen los cadáveres de palestinos muertos en bombardeos aéreos israelíes el 27 de octubre de 2023 en Khan Yunis, Gaza. (Crédito: Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images) The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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