By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy has tested a laser weapon and destroyed a floating target in the Mideast. The test Tuesday saw the USS Portland test-fire its Laser Weapon System Demonstrator at the target in the Gulf of Aden, the body of water separating East Africa
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN It’s undoubtedly one of the coolest hotels in the world, and Sweden’s ICEHOTEL has just launched its 32nd incarnation with a touch of royal magic. The world’s first hotel built out of snow and ice has unveiled a brand new suite designed by Prince Carl Philip Bernadotte, or Prince Carl Philip of
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s data privacy watchdog fined gay dating app Grindr $7.16 million for sending sensitive personal data to hundreds of potential advertising partners without users’ consent. The Norwegian Data Protection Authority said Wednesday that it imposed its highest fine to date because the
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s data privacy watchdog fined gay dating app Grindr $7.16 million for sending sensitive personal data to hundreds of potential advertising partners without users’ consent. The Norwegian Data Protection Authority said Wednesday that it imposed its highest fine to date because the
Continue ReadingBy Charles Riley, CNN Business Talk of stagflation has been brewing for months. Now that toxic combination of stagnant economic growth and high inflation appears to have arrived in the United Kingdom. UK consumer price inflation surged to 5.1% in November, its highest level in more than a decade, according to the Office for National
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La variante ómicron del nuevo coronavirus se convertirá en la variante dominante en Europa a mediados de enero, dijo el miércoles la jefa de la Comisión Europea Ursula von der Leyen. Durante un debate parlamentario en Bruselas, Von der Leyen dijo que el bloque se enfrenta actualmente a un “doble desafío” debido
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business China’s economy is still struggling with real estate woes and fallout from sporadic Covid-19 lockdowns. Throw the global spread of the Omicron variant into the mix and it could be looking at a sharp slowdown next year. Government data released Wednesday showed trouble spots for the world’s second largest economy
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China has reported its economy slowed in November, buffeted by coronavirus outbreaks, weak demand and supply chain disruptions. Retail sales were weaker than in October and inflationary pressures are complicating efforts to boost growth. The spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics, Fu Linghui, said the global environment was becoming “more complex
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China has reported its economy slowed in November, buffeted by coronavirus outbreaks, weak demand and supply chain disruptions. Retail sales were weaker than in October and inflationary pressures are complicating efforts to boost growth. The spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics, Fu Linghui, said the global environment was becoming “more complex
Continue ReadingAssociated Press IDI, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has handed down prison sentences for five men accused of being involved in killing a Sumatran elephant and illegally trading its ivory, as local conservation authorities look to protect the endangered species. The court in Aceh on Wednesday sentenced the men for violating Indonesian laws protecting
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Un inusual concurso en un juego de hockey en Dakota del Sur terminó con un grupo de maestros de escuela compitiendo por un montón de dinero, arrodillados para agarrar puñados de billetes de un dólar. El evento “Dash for Cash” (correr por dinero en efectivo) en el juego de hockey juvenil Sioux
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his latest wave of nine judicial nominees, capping a year where the selections — and an effort to establish an imprint on the federal courts — served as a focal point for his administration. Biden announced his intent to nominate nine district court nominees, bringing
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Frustrated JFK researchers say there is little new to learn in Wednesday’s release of previously classified documents collected as part of the government review into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The vast majority of the almost 1,500 documents released by the National Archives as new appear to
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, Kate Sullivan, Betsy Klein and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden traveled to Kentucky on Wednesday in the wake of deadly tornadoes and severe storms that devastated the area, announcing that the federal government would cover 100% of costs of emergency work for the first 30 days after the extreme weather event.
Continue ReadingCNN By Maegan Vazquez, Kate Sullivan, Betsy Klein and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden traveled to Kentucky on Wednesday in the wake of deadly tornadoes and severe storms that devastated the area to survey storm damage, meet with victims and deliver remarks. At a storm briefing in Mayfield, Kentucky, with local leaders, the President
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greenpeace has renewed calls against proposed deep-sea oil and gas exploration off southwest Greece, warning of “unbearable” consequences to endangered Mediterranean whales and dolphins. A Greenpeace Greece official said Wednesday the project should be scrapped before “it starts to wreck the Mediterranean.” The appeal came as
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greenpeace has renewed calls against proposed deep-sea oil and gas exploration off southwest Greece, warning of “unbearable” consequences to endangered Mediterranean whales and dolphins. A Greenpeace Greece official said Wednesday the project should be scrapped before “it starts to wreck the Mediterranean.” The appeal came as
Continue ReadingBy Sharif Paget and Travis Caldwell, CNN Shawn Triplett knew there was a desperate need to help the children of Mayfield, Kentucky, after a deadly storm wiped out most of the town. “I’ve been deployed three times, I’ve seen war zones, I’ve seen absolute destruction, and nothing compared to it. I mean, the whole town
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Robert Lewandowski equaled Gerd Muller’s Bundesliga record for most goals scored in a single calendar year after Bayern Munich crushedd Stuttgart 5-0 on Wednesday. The Polish international netted twice in the demolition, his second bringing him level with the record, 42 goals, which has stood since 1972. The striker now has
Continue ReadingCNN By Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist Tropical Storm Rai is steadily strengthening east of the southern Philippines and is on the verge of becoming a typhoon. The storm is on track to reach the southern and central portions of the country Thursday. Rai currently has sustained winds of 110 kph (70 mph), putting it just
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