Chinese investors pour $1 billion into BlackRock’s new fund
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business BlackRock’s new investment fund in China — the first owned entirely by a foreign firm — has attracted $1…
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Man found guilty of Jewish restaurant attack in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A 30-year-old German man has been found guilty of an attack on a Jewish restaurant three years ago in the eastern German city of…
Continue ReadingMoroccans elect new leaders in shadow of virus
By TARIK EL BARAKAH Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccans are choosing a new parliament and local leaders in elections reshaped by the…
Continue ReadingMoroccans elect new leaders in shadow of virus
By TARIK EL BARAKAH Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccans are choosing a new parliament and local leaders in elections reshaped by the…
Continue ReadingHow to build a stronger brain, according to Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s book ‘Keep Sharp’
By Dana Santas, CNN Some forgetfulness — like occasionally forgetting to pay a bill or recall a word — can be expected at any age. But…
Continue ReadingChinese prosecutors drop sexual assault case against former Alibaba employee
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Business Police in China have released a former Alibaba employee accused of sexually assaulting a co-worker after prosecutors…
Continue ReadingClinton Portis and two other former NFL players plead guilty in multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme
By Steve Almasy and Christina Carrega, CNN Two-time Pro Bowl running back Clinton Portis and two other former NFL players have pleaded guilty for…
Continue ReadingBlinken to Taliban: Any legitimacy ‘will have to be earned’
By CHRISTOPH NOELTING and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that any…
Continue ReadingDuterte’s party picks him as VP candidate in Philippines
By KIKO ROSARIO and DAVID RISING Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ governing party has nominated President Rodrigo…
Continue ReadingLlamadas de emergencia describen una escena caótica en el almacén donde murieron varios evacuados de una residencia de ancianos por Ida
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Las llamadas al 911 realizadas desde un almacén de Louisiana donde más de 800 residentes de hogares de ancianos fueron…
Continue ReadingTaliban name ex-Guantanamo detainees and wanted man to new caretaker government
By Tim Lister and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN The Taliban on Tuesday announced the formation of a hardline interim government for Afghanistan, filling top…
Continue Reading2 Australian ministers begin 4-nation visit ending in US
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s foreign and defense ministers are visiting Indonesia, India, South Korea…
Continue ReadingPayPal snaps up Japanese buy-now-pay-later unicorn for $2.7 billion
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business PayPal is buying Japanese startup Paidy, marking the latest major tie-up in the fast-growing space of buy now, pay…
Continue ReadingGas explosion in apartment building outside Moscow kills 2
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian law enforcement officials say a gas explosion in an apartment building outside Moscow has killed two people and injured at…
Continue ReadingAmazon to open 2 cashier-less Whole Foods stores next year
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There will be something missing at two Whole Foods stores opening next year: the rows of…
Continue ReadingCandidates in Japan race call for stronger economy, security
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — One of the main candidates to be Japan’s next prime minister says the country needs a new type of…
Continue ReadingCandidates in Japan race call for stronger economy, security
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — One of the main candidates to be Japan’s next prime minister says the country needs a new type of…
Continue ReadingA dog that saved its owner’s life appointed South Korea’s first honorary rescue dog
By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN A plucky four-year-old dog named Baekgu has shown once again why dogs are man’s best friend. Baekgu’s…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s at stake in the 2015 Paris attacks trial?
By ARNO PEDRAM Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Twenty men accused in the Islamic State group’s 2015 attacks on Paris that left 130 people dead and…
Continue ReadingGiant ‘swimming head’ creature lived in our oceans 500 million years ago
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Half a billion years ago, the oceans were filled with life that looked more like aliens than the marine animals we know…
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