Relive all the best action from an action-packed Day 12 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, including Alexander Hall and Nicholas Goepper securing gold and silver in freeski men’s slopestyle and more.
Continue ReadingBy Selina Wang, Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Kamila Valieva — the teenage Russian figure skater at the center of a doping controversy roiling the Beijing Olympics — had three substances that can be used to aid the heart in her testing sample, according to a report in the New York Times, which cited
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Somalia say an attack by the al-Shabab extremist group has killed five people and wounded 16 on the outskirts of the capital of Mogadishu. The government said the attack targeted police and checkpoints outside of the city. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab often targets Mogadishu, and the United Nations and other
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Apunten sus cámaras hacia el cielo mientras la luna llena de febrero, conocida como la luna de nieve, hará su aparición desde la medianoche del martes hasta la medianoche del jueves, según la NASA. La luna de nieve estará en su punto más brillante el 16 de febrero a las 11:57 am
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has accused China of failing to meet its commitments to the World Trade Organization. It says will explore new ways to combat aggressive Chinese trade practices. In its annual report on Chinese compliance with WTO rules Wednesday, the Office of the U.S. Trade
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has accused China of failing to meet its commitments to the World Trade Organization. It says will explore new ways to combat aggressive Chinese trade practices. In its annual report on Chinese compliance with WTO rules Wednesday, the Office of the U.S. Trade
Continue ReadingBy MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo completed a second straight cross-country sprint double by teaming with Erik Valnes to give Norway the Olympic gold medal at the Beijing Games. Klaebo also won the individual sprint and is the first man to win both at two straight Olympics. Klaebo and
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Curling ice has come a long way in the 600 years since the Scottish began sliding stones across frozen lochs. A modern curling sheet like one at the Ice Cube venue in Beijing is made with ultra-purified water and maintained at a precise range of temperature
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Curling ice has come a long way in the 600 years since the Scottish began sliding stones across frozen lochs. A modern curling sheet like one at the Ice Cube venue in Beijing is made with ultra-purified water and maintained at a precise range of temperature
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — American figure skater Vincent Zhou is out of quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 at the Beijing Games. He plans to perform in the exhibition gala that traditionally closes the Olympic program. Zhou had just helped the U.S. win team silver on Feb. 7 when he
Continue ReadingBy MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Elvira Oeberg anchored the Swedish team to Olympic gold in the four-woman biathlon relay and won her third medal of the Beijing Games. Oeberg put the Swedes across the line 1 hour, 11 minutes, 3.9 seconds. She also won silver in the sprint and pursuit races
Continue ReadingBy Jacque Smith, CNN I deleted Instagram and TikTok. I logged out of Facebook and Twitter. I vaguely remembered I still had a Snapchat account and removed it from my app library before I put my phone down. Then I took a deep breath. It was January 1, 2022, and my New Year’s “micro-resolution” was
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Canadian rescuers have recovered more bodies from a Spanish fishing vessel that sank in rough seas off Newfoundland, bringing the confirmed death toll to nine. But the search for 12 missing sailors was called off Wednesday afternoon. A Canadian official said high winds and 10-metre seas
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Great Britain defeated the ROC and China defeated Switzerland, making the road to the semifinals for both teams much more complicated with one session of games remaining.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Un inspector de seguridad estadounidense que trabajaba en México recibió una amenaza creíble de muerte después de negar el permiso para enviar un cargamento de aguacate a Estados Unidos desde el estado mexicano de Michoacán, según un funcionario de EE.UU. con conocimiento del asunto. No está claro en este momento quién hizo
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American speed skater Joey Mantia, 36, earned his first career Olympic medal in the men’s team pursuit.
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has dismissed former President Jacob Zuma’s attempt to remove the prosecutor from his upcoming corruption trial. Zuma’s effort to have the prosecutor taken off his corruption case was rejected Wednesday by Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Piet Koen who said it “lacks reasonable prospects
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France is hosting a dinner summit devoted to the fight against Islamic extremists in West Africa. French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with African and European counterparts at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on Wednesday. The discussion will address France’s potential troop withdrawal from Mali, the
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It only took seven ends for the Italy men’s curling team to put ten points on the board in a win over Denmark during Session 11 of play Wednesday.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Un ciudadano mexicano arrestado por las autoridades estadounidenses en 2020 y acusado de ayudar a la inteligencia rusa se declaró culpable el martes de un cargo de actuar como agente de un gobierno extranjero en Estados Unidos, según documentos judiciales. Como informó anteriormente CNN, el gobierno estadounidense alegó que Héctor Alejandro Cabrera
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