Germany moves to scrap ban on ‘advertising’ abortions
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s justice minister says he will present legislation next month to remove from the country’s criminal code a ban on…
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Police are searching for a 3-year-old girl after she disappeared from a playground in San Antonio
By Tina Burnside, CNN Authorities are searching for a 3-year-old girl who went missing from a San Antonio playground on Monday. Lina Sardar Khil was…
Continue ReadingAfter SCOTUS hearing, a new look at baby ‘safe haven’ laws
By ASTRID GALVAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Safe haven laws drew attention this month when U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett…
Continue ReadingSmall business owners rally in Seoul to protest virus curbs
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of small business owners have rallied in South Korea’s capital, calling for…
Continue ReadingSmall business owners rally in Seoul to protest virus curbs
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of small business owners have rallied in South Korea’s capital, calling for…
Continue ReadingMore tinsel and less tension: How to get the best out of the holiday season
CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN For many people, Covid-19 changed how they see the holiday season. Some ditched traditions to celebrate outside; some…
Continue ReadingMore tinsel and less tension: How to get the best out of the holiday season
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN For many people, Covid-19 changed how they see the holiday season. Some ditched traditions to celebrate outside; some…
Continue ReadingAncient human discoveries dominated 2021. Here’s what we learned
By Katie Hunt, CNN The human story — where we come from and how we evolved — got a new chapter in 2021. Thanks to new fossil finds and…
Continue ReadingBuy now, pay later is a huge hit with shoppers. Just how dangerous is it?
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Lissette Monzon still feels a little guilty about a “crazy” purchase she made three years ago. Monzon, 54, a…
Continue ReadingJapan confirms first known local omicron transmissions
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has confirmed its first known local transmissions of the new omicron variant of the…
Continue ReadingChina’s economic growth will slow sharply in 2022, World Bank says
CNN By Laura He, CNN Business The World Bank has cut its forecasts for China’s economic growth this year and next, as the world’s second…
Continue ReadingChina’s economic growth will slow sharply in 2022, World Bank says
By Laura He, CNN Business The World Bank has cut its forecasts for China’s economic growth this year and next, as the world’s second…
Continue ReadingSpain’s huge Christmas lottery offers distraction from virus
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spaniards looking for a respite from the pandemic’s gloom have found some cheer with a rite that…
Continue ReadingDanish parliament ousts convicted ex-immigration minister
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish parliament has voted to oust a former immigration minister who earlier this month was convicted by a rarely…
Continue ReadingFrom floods and wildfires to inaction and urgency: These are the top climate and weather stories of 2021
By Rachel Ramirez, Brandon Miller and Bill Weir, CNN The climate crisis took a catastrophic toll across the globe in 2021. From the Arctic to…
Continue ReadingLandslide in Myanmar mining area leaves dozens missing
BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue officials say a landslide at a remote jade mine in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state has left at least one person dead and 70…
Continue ReadingEl covid-19 fue la tercera causa principal de muerte en 2020 en Estados Unidos
olivertapia (CNN) — El covid-19 se cobró cientos de miles de vidas en Estados Unidos en 2020, lo que generó un aumento récord en la tasa de…
Continue ReadingLibya parliament says ‘impossible’ to hold presidential vote
By SAM MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan parliamentary committee says it’s become “impossible” to hold the country’s…
Continue ReadingCase drop may show South Africa’s omicron peak has passed
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal the country’s…
Continue ReadingFinding a Covid-19 test is a struggle right now in the US as Omicron and holiday plans collide
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN With coronavirus cases surging once again, frustrated Americans are struggling to get tested days before Christmas as long…
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