By EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The United Nations’ atomic watchdog says it believes that Iran has significantly increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in breach of a 2015 accord with world powers. The International Atomic Energy Agency told member nations in its confidential quarterly report Thursday that Iran has an estimated
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Medicines Agency said it has authorized Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for children aged six to 11, in addition to recommending booster shots of Pfizer’s vaccine for those aged 12 and over. The decisions are aimed at providing further protection against COVID-19 for children across Europe. At a press briefing Thursday, the
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Medicines Agency said it has authorized Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for children aged six to 11, in addition to recommending booster shots of Pfizer’s vaccine for those aged 12 and over. The decisions are aimed at providing further protection against COVID-19 for children across Europe. At a press briefing Thursday, the
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A 28-year-old homeless man has been charged with hate crimes after a string of unprovoked attacks on women of Asian descent in New York City. Steven Zajonc was arrested Wednesday in connection with assaults on seven women in different Manhattan neighborhoods over a two-hour period on
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week reflecting a low level of layoffs across the economy. Jobless claimes fell by 18,000 to 215,000 for the week ending February 26, from 233,000 the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average for claims, which
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week reflecting a low level of layoffs across the economy. Jobless claimes fell by 18,000 to 215,000 for the week ending February 26, from 233,000 the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average for claims, which
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Hockey Federation says forward Ivan Miroshnichenko is experiencing “serious health problems” which could mean he isn’t able to play for more than a year. Miroshnichenko is a projected first-round pick in this year’s NHL draft. The federation says his unspecified health problems mean he may not be able to play
Continue ReadingCNN By Phil Mattingly and Betsy Klein, CNN The White House has asked lawmakers to approve $10 billion in lethal and humanitarian aid for Ukraine as part of a $32.5 billion emergency funding request sent to Capitol Hill. The request follows weeks of discussions between White House officials and lawmakers about the shape of any
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly and Betsy Klein, CNN The White House has asked lawmakers to approve $10 billion in lethal and humanitarian aid for Ukraine as part of a $32.5 billion emergency funding request sent to Capitol Hill. The request follows weeks of discussions between White House officials and lawmakers about the shape of any potential
Continue ReadingSURING, Wis. (AP) — A superintendent of a Wisconsin school district who is accused of illegally confining six female students has been placed on paid administrative leave. Suring Public Schools superintendent Kelly Casper is charged with false imprisonment after the students said she asked them to take off some of their clothes in a high
Continue ReadingBy NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Pres CAIRO (AP) — A newly appointed minister in one of Libya’s rival governments has resigned, alleging that the vote in the eastern city of Tobruk that ushered in the new administration failed to include all of the country’s factions. His resignation, which he explained in a video posted on social
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Governments aren’t alone in turning the screws on the Russian economy. Dozens of major multinational companies are doing the same. A growing number of businesses are choosing to shut down their operations in Russia — even if they aren’t required to. Companies in multiple industries are bowing out of Russia,
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — When a person falls ill with COVID-19, they may not just have one variant attacking them, according to a pair of new studies that suggest less dominant variants may be simultaneously present and hiding in the same infected individual. Researchers
Continue ReadingBy Ben Cousins Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — In the first few days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, military experts suggest the Russian military was underprepared for such an attack and underestimated the fallout they would receive. Walter Dorn, professor of defence studies at the Royal Military College, said
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The WTA Tour has agreed to a multi-year, multimillion-dollar title sponsorship deal with Hologic, a medical technology company. The agreement announced Thursday gives the women’s professional tennis tour its first title sponsor since a deal with Sony Ericsson ended in 2010. The WTA declined to say how long its contract
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have charged a Gambian man with crimes against humanity for his role in the killing of government critics in the West African country more than a decade ago. Federal prosecutors said Thursday that the suspect was a driver for a patrol team within the Gambian military also known
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Business) –– Las consecuencias comerciales de la invasión de Rusia a Ucrania están a punto de extenderse al espacio y los satélites de internet. Guerra Rusia – Ucrania: última hora y noticias de las negociaciones y la invasión OneWeb, un emprendimiento de satélites con sede en Londres que trabaja por la conectividad global
Continue ReadingSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said on a sports radio call-in show that there’s a plan in place for when he steps down. Boeheim did not reveal any details of the plan to ESPN Radio Syracuse because that could have an effect on recruiting. He said the university will decide when to
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Russia’s economy is under serious pressure from tough new Western sanctions. That’s forcing financial institutions to consider: Just how exposed are they if it implodes? What’s happening: Foreign banks had more than $120 billion in claims on Russian counterparties at the end of September 2021, according to the Bank for
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed the war in Ukraine is “going according to plan” Thursday, with residents of the key city of Mariupol facing a deteriorating humanitarian situation, as the city remains under siege by Russian forces determined to tighten their grip on Ukraine’s south. “The
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