By Maggie Parkhill Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Cruise ships are set to return to Canada’s ports next month for the first time since 2020, with some rules still in place to guard against the spread of COVID-19. In the early days of the pandemic, cruise ships became epicentres
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business As expected, the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked its key short-term interest rate for the first time since 2018. The central bank is expected to raise rates several more times this year, but in small increments. Since those hikes are coming off a 0% rate today, by early 2023
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — CNN en Español cumple este 17 de marzo 25 años en el aire. Comenzó como un canal de noticias en español de 24 horas para suscriptores de cable y ahora es una gran plataforma de información que llega a 62 millones de hogares hispanoparlantes en América Latina y EE.UU. a través
Continue ReadingBy Blane Bachelor, CNN With many travel restrictions finally relaxing in early 2022, Gabriele Antoni booked a trip she’s been wanting to take for a while: several weeks in her home country of Germany, followed by a 12-day cruise in Norway with friends. The 64-year-old Florida resident and US green card holder hasn’t been back
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL By Blane Bachelor, CNN With many travel restrictions finally relaxing in early 2022, Gabriele Antoni booked a trip she’s been wanting to take for a while: several weeks in her home country of Germany, followed by a 12-day cruise in Norway with friends. The 64-year-old Florida resident and US green card holder hasn’t
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, CNN White House Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients will leave his job next month, President Joe Biden announced Thursday, after more than a year leading the US efforts to vaccinate Americans and manage the federal government’s response to coronavirus surges and as the US shifts to a new phase of the pandemic.
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado and Aaron Cooper, CNN It’s still not clear why someone would open fire on several homeless men in New York City and Washington, DC. But authorities in both cities say they believe the same man, 30-year-old Gerald Brevard III, is responsible for the shootings that left two men dead. Here’s
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says companies in Shenzhen, a major business center, will be allowed to reopen while efforts to contain outbreaks there progress. That follows a shutdown of the city of 17.5 million people that rattled financial markets. A deputy mayor said testing of every resident
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says companies in Shenzhen, a major business center, will be allowed to reopen while efforts to contain outbreaks there progress. That follows a shutdown of the city of 17.5 million people that rattled financial markets. A deputy mayor said testing of every resident
Continue ReadingBy Nikki Carvajal and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday for their first known discussion in months, the White House said Thursday. The announcement from White House press secretary Jen Psaki comes days after a US diplomatic cable suggested China has expressed some openness to providing Russia
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Drayer, CNN Guinness, like other Irish stouts, enjoys a seasonal popularity every St. Patrick’s Day. It has also been touted as being “good for you,” at least by its own advertising posters decades ago. But can this creamy, rich and filling beer really be added to a list of healthy beverages? Or is
Continue ReadingPHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has announced new measures that significantly ease pandemic-related restrictions for foreign visitors, including dropping mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers who have been vaccinated. Health Minister Mam Bunheng said in a statement Thursday that fully vaccinated passengers no longer need to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken 72 hours
Continue ReadingPHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has announced new measures that significantly ease pandemic-related restrictions for foreign visitors, including dropping mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers who have been vaccinated. Health Minister Mam Bunheng said in a statement Thursday that fully vaccinated passengers no longer need to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken 72 hours
Continue ReadingCOURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Vincent Kriechmayr won the super-G at the World Cup Finals one day after his downhill victory on the same Eclipse course that will stage the men’s races at the 2023 skiing world championships. The 30-year-old Austrian won both speed races at the 2021 worlds in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Kriechmayr earned his
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients and his deputy Natalie Quillian are leaving the administration next month. The White House announced Thursday that they will be replaced by Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. Biden, in a statement, praised Zients
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — There were expectations that Italy’s European Championship title would translate to success for the country’s clubs in continental competition. But the dazzling, quick-passing play of Roberto Mancini’s national team that gained admirers worldwide in June and July was nowhere to be seen when Juventus was eliminated
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Natasha Bertrand and Barbara Starr, CNN Last week, a drone flew more than 350 miles beyond Ukraine’s western border before crashing in Croatia, a NATO member country. The drone was carrying a bomb, Croatian officials said, and it’s still not clear whether it belonged to Ukrainian or Russian forces. Another drone
Continue ReadingCNN By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans’ support for economic sanctions on Russia is broad and bipartisan, according to new polling on the public’s response to the war in Ukraine. And so far, that’s the case even when the potential for higher gas prices is considered. At the same time, the American public largely continues to
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — Rusia está confiscando cientos de aviones comerciales propiedad de empresas de leasing estadounidenses y europeas, una señal más de los desafíos que enfrenta la industria aérea del país debido a las sanciones tras la invasión de Ucrania. El presidente Vladimir Putin firmó este lunes una ley como
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich’s uncharacteristic vulnerability has allowed some excitement to creep back into the Bundesliga title race with eight games to go. The Bavarian powerhouse remains the favorite for what would be a record-extending 10th consecutive German championship. But it has dropped points in three of its
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