olivertapia (CNN) — España terminará la próxima semana con su requisito de usar máscaras al aire libre para protegerse contra el covid-19, dijo el viernes la ministra de Sanidad, Carolina Darias, en una entrevista. “El próximo martes llevaremos un decreto al Consejo de Ministros para eliminar el uso obligatorio de mascarillas al aire libre”, dijo
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The clock is ticking for American speedskater Casey Dawson to get to his first Olympics. He tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago but recently had been testing negative and believed that by producing two consecutive negative tests he would be cleared to join his teammates
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo and Christiane Amanpour, CNN | Henry Hullah, CNN As the Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway, artist Ai Weiwei is once again criticizing China’s ruling Communist Party — and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which he said is “ignoring” the safety of the country’s athletes by prioritizing business and “standing next to the authoritarians.”
Continue ReadingCNN Jacqui Palumbo and Christiane Amanpour, CNN | Henry Hullah, CNN As the Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway, artist Ai Weiwei is once again criticizing China’s ruling Communist Party — and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which he said is “ignoring” the safety of the country’s athletes by prioritizing business and “standing next to the
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — Prosecutors in Brussels say two people suspected of growing cannabis have been arrested this week in a Brussels apartment that contained a more unusual find: tarantulas, scorpions and bearded dragons. Prosecutors said Friday that local police made the unexpected discovery Wednesday after they were told a strong cannabis smell was coming from
Continue ReadingBy NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s leading pro-democracy group has lashed out at the United Nations, accusing it of failing to safeguard the country’s transition to democracy and being soft on the generals who led last year’s military coup. The Sudanese Professionals’ Association, which led dozens of protests since the military takeover
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban and Charles Riley, CNN Business Rotterdam is considering a request to dismantle part of a historic bridge to allow a yacht reportedly owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to leave the shipyard where it is being built. The Dutch city has received a request from a local shipbuilder to remove the central
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN After years of speculation, James McAvoy has confirmed that he is married to Lisa Liberati. The Scottish actor, best known for playing a young Charles Xavier in the X-Men franchise, revealed in an interview with the UK’s Guardian newspaper Thursday that he secretly married his American partner after meeting her on
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Just getting started? Here are the absolute basics to prepare you for luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — A freak of nature. A beast. Ironman. The Arnold Schwarzenegger of skiing. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has been called each of those names and more for his unusually high ability to withstand pain and set lifting records in the weight room. It’s a big part of what
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Moroccan rescuers are continuing rescue efforts to reach a 5-year-old boy who is trapped in a well in the north of the African country. The child, identified only as Rayan, is stuck in the well which reaches more than 100 feet (30 meters) underground in Chefchaouen province. Machines
Continue Readingolivertapia Moscú (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, y el presidente de China, Xi Jinping, hicieron un llamado a la OTAN para que detenga una mayor expansión durante una reunión al margen de los Juegos Olímpicos el viernes, según una declaración conjunta emitida por el Kremlin. La cumbre de los dos líderes, celebrada
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A running list of updates of the Parade of Nations, lighting of the Olympic cauldron, Team USA and all the pageantry of the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s next central bank governor will be NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. His tenure at NATO ends later this year. Norway’s government announced his appointment at the central bank in a statement Friday and said it hopes he can start in his new role around Dec.
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s next central bank governor will be NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. His tenure at NATO ends later this year. Norway’s government announced his appointment at the central bank in a statement Friday and said it hopes he can start in his new role around Dec.
Continue ReadingREYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Rescue teams in Iceland are searching for a small plane that is thought to have crashed while carrying three foreign tourists on a sightseeing trip. More than 500 members of Iceland’s Search and Rescue organization along with divers and two Icelandic Coast Guard helicopters were combing the Thingvellir National Park area
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Three members of an Iranian separatist group have been found guilty by a Danish court of gathering information for an unnamed Saudi intelligence service. A court west of Copenhagen said Friday they gathered information about individuals and organizations in Denmark and abroad. The men, who were not identified, face up to
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks CNN America’s jobs recovery got an unexpected boost in January despite the Omicron variant spreading rapidly throughout the country. The economy added 467,000 jobs last month, which is significantly better than most economists had expected. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks CNN America’s jobs recovery got an unexpected boost in January despite the Omicron variant spreading rapidly throughout the country. The economy added 467,000 jobs last month, which is significantly better than most economists had expected. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks CNN America’s jobs recovery got an unexpected boost in January despite the Omicron variant spreading rapidly throughout the country. The economy added 467,000 jobs last month, which is significantly better than most economists had expected. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
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